Benefits of Well-Designed User Fees
December 2014
By: Brian Byrd, Cornell University
https://labs.aap.cornell.edu/sites/aap-labs/files/2022-10/Byrd_2014_Summary.pdf
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This briefing paper details what a user fee is and how local governments can implement them in a method that does not disproportionately affect those who cannot afford to pay. Looking at several examples, it is best understood that a transparent and evidence-based fee is more successful and accepted.

