Notes
Slide Show
Outline
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BRAC Impact
  • presented by Mayor Arthur S. “Sandy” Kirkindall
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Base Realignment & Closure (BRAC)
  • Bringing additional major commands & thousands of new jobs to our area in the very near future
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Our Civic Responsibilities
  • Sustainable growth
    • Prevent new development from overloading schools & roads
    • Place the community’s needs first
  • Economic Development
    • Bring a greater variety of businesses to Madison & increase sales tax revenues
  • Education
    • Keep City schools among best in the state
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BRAC Impacts of Development
  • The estimated cost of initial capital needed to prepare for BRAC is broken down into 6 general categories:
    • Road construction & improvements
    • Public Safety buildings & vehicles
    • Public Works building & equipment
    • Park acreage (3 per 100 residents)
    • Additional public school classrooms
    • Water & wastewater infrastructure expansion/enhancements
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BRAC Impacts of Development
(per new household)
  • Roads:  $  2,246
  • Public Safety:  $    653
  • Public Works:  $    245
  • Parks & Recreation:  $    510
  • Schools:  $  7,150
  • Water & Wastewater $  3,000
  • Total new household impact: $ 13,804
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Cost Recovery
  • Total Capital Cost Impact of BRAC (2,500 households) = $34.51 million
  • Cost Recovery
    • Water & Sewer Impact Fees $6.25 million
    • Sales tax on building materials $5.25 million
  • Net Non-recovered Cost = $23.01 million ($9,204 per household)
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Preparing for BRAC
  • Working closely with leaders at local, state & national level to prioritize & coordinate BRAC planning activities
  • Restructuring Capital Improvement Project (CIP) list to focus on essential infrastructure needed to accommodate growth acceleration
  • Continuing to develop & enforce “smart growth” policies & programs
  • Incorporating BRAC-related growth projections into economic development initiatives
  • Coordinating with local, State & Federal leadership to fund & construct I-565/County Line Road interchange.