$3,500 Fee To Tear Down Arlington Heights Homes Discussed

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — The Arlington Heights Village Board discussed a proposal this week to enact a $3,500 impact fee for those who tear down old homes in Arlington Heights, the Daily Herald. As part of the draft proposal, village officials said there has been an increasing number of affordable, older homes being demolished in town and replaced with much more expensive ones, and the fee is meant to address that.

"I've watched them be torn down around the corner from me and put these homes up that are notaffordable," said Trustee Mary Beth Canty. "I think a $3,500 fee is a small fee to pay for the privilege to buy a home that somebody could have lived in at an affordable rate."

The impact fee is part of a proposed inclusionary housing ordinance, which will now be sent back to the advisory housing commission before going before the village board for a vote, according to the article.

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