Imagine that you are trying to develop a piece of vacant land into an apartment complex to meet the community’s dire need for affordable, quality housing for teachers, first responders and our workforce.

By the time the permits to begin construction are issued, you have already invested money in the property, hired engineers and architects, developed and revised site plans, met with county and city administrators, submitted applications and plans to manage storm water, performed traffic studies and ensured that there is capacity in the public schools to meet the number of new students this housing development is expected to generate.