Idaho Falls council debates new impact-fee method, torn over unfinished basements and housing equity Councilors and staff debated a draft 2026 development impact fee study that moves residential fees from 10 categories to three square-footage bands; key disputes were whether to include unfinished basements in assessed square footage and whether removing an affordable-housing exemption was appropriate. Planning commission and public hearings were scheduled for April.

Idaho Falls City Council is at a crossroads, debating a new impact fee system that could drastically change housing costs and ignite fierce discussions over unfinished basements and equity.

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