Utah Homeowners Vow Suit Over 'Impact' Fees
School officials in a fast-growing Utah district are bracing for a class action amid complaints that they owe $2.5 million to local homeowners.
The dispute in the popular ski-resort town of Park City stems from school "impact" fees levied on new homes built in the area. Enrollment in the Park City schools has doubled to more than 3,000 students in the past seven years, and district officials in 1994 worked with city and county authorities to impose the fees to help pay for more classrooms. Park City is in Summit County, southeast of Salt Lake City.
State lawmakers quashed those fees effective next month, however, and some residents and developers in Park City are demanding refunds on the $2.5 million collected and put in escrow over...
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