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Why City Fees Keep Rising Instead of Taxes

No overall source of city revenue has steadily increased as much in recent years.
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Between 2007 and 2012, through the Great Recession and into the recovery, fees on everything from hospitals and airports to schools and social services increased by more than 7 percent. In tough times—in particular, tough times brought on by a national mortgage crisis—property taxes and other revenue sources declined.

Now that the economy is on the mend, all those annoying fees are going to fall back to normal levels, right? Not exactly.