Cheney moves on traffic fees

Cheney’s City Council voted unanimously at its April 23 meeting to follow recommendations by the Planning Commission and move forward to approve the establishment of traffic impact fees in the city municipal code.

The fees are aimed mainly at residential developments in the southeast portion of the city across the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroad tracks on land referred to as Terra Vista. The property is owned by Cheney developer Steve Emtman’s Defender Development.

The council approved the first of three readings of four ordinances related to the impact fees, three of w...