Los Angeles Adds New Developer Fee to Pay for Parks

The city of Los Angeles has been improving its parks resources for several years, and a new funding mechanism should help continue that trend.

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September 11, 2016, 9:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

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"The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to increase parks fees for the first time in 31 years," according to an article on KPCC's website. "That means developers will have to pay more fees that are then used to develop parks."

The new fee will generate an estimated $30 million per year to the city's parks and park improvement program. In the past, the so-called Quimby Fees that funded parks and open space investments have languished unused while the city's park scores generally ranked worst in the country. In recent years, however, the city has climbed to 65th on the Park Score rankings.

FULL STORY: Increased parks fees for developers approved unanimously by LA City Council

Friday, September 9, 2016 in KPCC

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