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• In each case, the residential county, city, township and <br />school district costs are compared with local revenues col- <br />lected to support these costs. The findings of this study <br />illustrate: <br />1) <br />the costs of growth for low density development <br />in the Townships of Otsego and Silver Creek <br />are extremely high when county, city, township <br />and school district costs and revenues are <br />considered. The average per unit revenue /cost <br />deficit for Otsego is $485.85. For Silver <br />Creek, the per unit deficit is $499.22. <br />2) <br />the costs of growth are much lower for a <br />relatively high density subdivision in the City <br />of Buffalo with established infrastructure. <br />The average per unit revenue /cost deficit is <br />$114.62. <br />3) <br />the differences will be even more marked in the <br />near future. Otsego and Silver Creek face sub - <br />stantially higher capital costs within the next <br />• <br />two to three years (sewage treatment, water and <br />added schools for Otsego and added schools and <br />roads for Silver Creek). Buffalo City's infra - <br />structure will be adequate for the next decade. <br />4) <br />besides proving the least .cost effective, the <br />Silver Creek scenario used up more -land and con- <br />tributed to the decimation of farmland. Higher <br />density development in the City of Buffalo pre- <br />served land without threatening existing farmland <br />or forestland. <br />• <br />In sum, higher density development close to existing <br />,urban infrastructure proved less expensive than low density <br />development in areas with no established infrastructure. The <br />differences are exacerbated in the near term zince the Town- <br />ships of Otsego and Silver Creek face sharply higher capital <br />investment within the next two to three years. On the other <br />ii <br />