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Org./Source: Brandywine Conservancy
Year: 2004

In Chester County, PA, between Route 1 and Route 30, Route 41 passes through or near nine communities with high development pressure that also contain extensive prime farmland, headwaters to five significant stream systems, and/or vibrant downtowns and villages. The Brandywine Conservancy used a cost of community services study to examine how potential development would affect the ability of local governments and school district to provide community services. In these communities, $1.17 was spent for every dollar received from residential land, $.05 spent for every dollar received from commercial land, $.02 spent for every dollar received for industrial land, and $.04 spent for each dollar received for farmland.

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CostofCommunityServices_FullReport_final.pdf (161.0 KB)

Item type(s): Case Study, Report or Research Paper
Topic tags: Cost of Community Services, Costs of Community Services: Case Studies
Related guides: Cost of Community Services Studies

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