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in their Council packets, that if the City decides to approve the concept of school impact fees, the Council could authorize Davidson to sign and send on the BV Board of Education. Davidson called for Council comments. Mayer was supported the Mayor's letter. He felt that, if Louisville could work with the School District, so that the feeder system would separate those who are participating in the impact fee and those who aren't, there might be a workable solution, with the exception of No. 3, which he felt the Council needed to discuss. Davidson read his letter (SEE ATTACHED). Howard was concerned that, if the City of Louisville were to provide land for school site similar to what has been proposed by the City of Superior, he felt that it would be an unfair burden for Louisville to provide double its fair share. He stated that, if Louisville is going to increase its mill levy, then he wanted to be assured that the money is not just going for Administration, but into the classrooms. He urged the School Board and all of the school staff to stop with all of the divisiveness, playing one community against the other. Sisk did not like the divisiveness either. He understood the inequities of impact fees, but felt that they are necessary. He cautioned that the monies Louisville appropriates will find a way to be funneled into Louisville. Hedding philosophically opposes the impact fee. He stated that he could support this only because of the Mayor's letter, which he felt was well written. He liked No. 3 in the letter, which he stated had swayed him in favor of supporting the this and No. 5, the voters having a say in this matter. Lathrop philosophically opposes the impact fee and on a factual basis, as well. Since there is no longer a typical $100,000.00 house, something higher will have to be used. He stated that the person struggling with a young family trying to buy a $150,000.00 house is going to be hit with a $3, $4, $5, or $6,000.00 impact fee, the same as a person, who isn't struggling as hard, that is looking to buy a $400,000.00 house. He felt that was an inequity. Fees or taxes, no matter what people choose to call them, should be equitable. He understood the pressing need, but the impact fees wouldn't change the present needs or deficiencies. He had asked why not a fee or a tax that is proportional to the person's ability to pay. The only answer that Lathrop has gotten is that it appears that you can't do that legally. He stated that an impact fee can be done legally, even though it's not equitable. He stated that, as an elected official, he would not support something that he perceives as not fair. He could support a concept of a use tax, a real estate transfer fee, some type of fee or tax based on assessment, etc., so long as they are tied to some basis that makes 4