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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) the costs of growth for low density development <br /> in the Townships of Otsego and Silver Creek <br /> are extremely high when count <br /> and school district costs and crevenueswnsare <br /> g per unit <br /> considered. The average art <br /> g <br /> deficit for Otsego isrevenue/cost <br /> Creek, the per unitdeficit$is5$499 .22 .For Silver <br /> 2) 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) 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 /> 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) besides proving the least cost effective, the <br /> Silver Creek scenario used up more land and con- <br /> tributed to the decimation of farmland. <br /> density development in the City of Buffalo xipre- <br /> served land without threatening existing farmland <br /> or forestland. <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 since 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 /> M <br /> ,••• <br />