Disagreement on Proposed Bradley Developer Fees May Not Be Over

After two failed attempts by the Bradley Village Board to agree on an ordinance that would establish developer fees for future construction, the matter was not on the agenda of the panel’s Monday, August 26, meeting.

Economic Development Committee Chairman Gene Jordan said his committee met for a second time on Monday, August 19, over disagreements about ordinance language he and fellow trustee Brian Teiri felt would create an unfavorable environment for future projects in Bradley.

Teiri said the threshold for projects that would be impacted by a proposed $10,000 fee, at $1 million, was too low.  Jordan said most of the matters of contention were worked out in committee, but he and the other five members of the board had not seen the final third draft of the ordinance yet. Jordan said it was not clear when the proposed ordinance will be brought back to the full board for consideration for a third time.

Jordan said other trustees, whom he would not name, have concerns about the developer fees, not just he and Teiri. At the August 12 Bradley Village Board meeting, Teiri likened the fee proposal as a return to the impact fees that were levied in Bradley during the tenure of former Mayor Bruce Adams that Mayor Mike Watson worked successfully to rescind.