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In each case, the residential county, city, townshipand <br /> 111 school district costs are compared with local revenues <br /> venues col- <br /> lected to support these costs . The findings of this study <br /> y <br /> 1) the costs of growth for low density <br /> in the Townships of Otsego Silver deCreekre <br /> are extremely high when county, y, ship <br /> and school district costs and crew township <br /> considered. The average revenues are <br /> deficit for Otsego isg per unit revenue/cost <br /> Creek, the per unitgdeficit$iss$499 .22 .. 85 . For Silver <br /> 2) the costs of growth are much lower <br /> relatively high density subdivision in theorCity <br /> of Buffalo with established <br /> The average per unit revenue/costnfdeficittur is <br /> $114 . 62 . is <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 <br /> infra- <br /> structure will be adequate for the next <br /> deccadeade.. <br /> 4) besides proving the least cost effective <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 p - <br /> served land without threatening existing farmland <br /> or forestland. <br /> In sum, higher density y develo pment 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 /> • 1+ <br />