1. Request to Waive Impact Fees - Northwest Montana Human ResourcesNorthwest Montana Human Resources, Inc.
214 Main Street
Kalispell, Montana
Phone: 406-752-6565
P.O. Box 8300
59904-1. 300
Fax: 406-752-6582
E-mail: nmhr kalhrdc.hhs-state .mt. us
www.nrnhr-distIO.org
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for Disadvantaged Citizens to Become Self -Sufficient
February 12, 2007
James Patrick, City Manager
City of Kalispell
P.O. Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
RE: Request for Waiver of New Impact Fees
Dar Mr. Patrick:
As discussed in our phone conversations of last Friday, I am requesting the City
Council approve a waiver of the recent and new impact fees for police ($533), fire
($43) and storm water ($1092) on the 16 mutual self-help housing homes which
are about to start construction in Empire Estates.
These homes have been in the planning and budgeting phase for the past 8
months. We have worked with Dwain Elkins very closely. Last fall we got quotes
from the City Building Department for the costs to be included in each home's
budget to then submit to USDA for approval. The new impact fees were not
included in the budgets at that time. The budgets have now gone through the
entire approval process, closing on mortgages for 18 low-income families have
occurred and no additional dollars are available to pay for the new impact fees.
The Mutual Self-help Housing program has built 72 homes for low-income families
in the last 4 years in the Flathead. All participating families are below 30% of
local -area median income and most are below 50% of LMI. Sixteen homes are in
Kalispell, 8 on Buttercup Loop and 8 on Coot Court. We, along with 10 new
families, are desperately trying to start construction on 8 more in Kalispell on
Rockefeller Drive and 8 on Vanderbilt Drive in Empire Estates. The new impact
fees are a major obstacle.
I would hope that this waiver request can be put on the City Council's agenda for
February 20, 2007. 1 will plan to attend that meeting to answer questions. If you
have questions, please call me at 752-6555. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
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Dougl D. Rauthe
Executive Director
District X HRDC
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