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Do you agree that Austin desperately needs a united front of officeholders, local businesses and voters to “make growth pay for itself?” (Note: An example is the passage of full water impact fees implemented on new developments in 2013. See the huge benefits below. Mind you, these benefits would have disappeared had the “Pilot Knob fiasco” been allowed to stand.) $300 million collections years 1-10 (already raised $150M in first 5 years) $45 million less debt service Fiscal Year 2018 15% lower customer bills Rate your support on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the most support and 1 being the least.

City of Austin : City Council, District 1

But I don’t support growth because there are no checks and balances, it’s ruining our environment, and it’s displacing our …

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Mitrah Elizabeth Avini

We believe this speaks for itself. Rate your support: 10

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Lewis Conway Jr.

This is a very complicated issue, and while I do believe that growth should pay for itself, I do believe …

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Natasha Harper-Madison

I believe in smart and innovative growth. Sometimes it may require a public/private partnership and sometimes it may not. We …

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Reedy Macque Spigner III

City of Austin : City Council, District 3

If developers don’t pay their share of fees to the city, then those fees fall upon tax payers. Increased property …

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Susana Almanza

I don’t want to subsidize the profits for anyone at the expense of our city’s limited resources. However, I think …

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Justin Jacobson

Absolutely, growth needs to pay for itself. This is felt in many ways because when we talk about the types …

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James Valadez

City of Austin : City Council, District 8

As a policy advisor for Council Member Morrison, I helped push for increases in our development impact fees and other …

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Bobby Levinski

City of Austin : City Council, District 9

Making growth pay for itself and having a united front among voters and local businesses sounds AWESOME. But I don’t …

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Linda O’Neal

Every candidate is running on affordability. City politicians are happy to run off a list of things that they are …

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Linda O’Neal

Rating: 6 Water impact fees make sense because they are focused on building a sustainable future for our city. I do …

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Danielle Skidmore

I sponsored the resolution for full cost recovery for Austin Energy fees (at the suggestion of former Commissioner Shudde Fath), …

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Kathie Tovo

City of Austin : Mayor

Placing the cost of growth on the backs of those who live here is not only unfair, but it is …

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Laura Morrison

I believe there is common infrastructure required for the future growth of Austin, that everyone should participate in. Impact fees …

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Todd Phelps