The Burden of Growth on the Taxpayers:

Uncontrolled growth imposes tax increases on Nampa's existing residents in order to support new infrastructure and city services. At the same time older infrastructure continues to wear out. New developments require roads, transportation connections, and water and sewer service. Plus, public safety and social services must be increased.

Quoting Nampa's CFO, Doug Racine:

"The cost of growth, while the costs of infrastructure’s growth are largely funded through impact fees, many impact fee projects require matching funds by city funds to complete. Additionally, growth-driven demands on the city’s aging infrastructure require annual funding increases to repair and maintain. Central services, public safety, street maintenance and development services are feeling cost pressure driven by growth."

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Quoting Victor:

"The upfront impact fees collected from developers do not cover these costs, so Nampa’s taxpayers end up subsidizing new development. Unfortunately, approval of new developments in recent years has been supported with the erroneous ideology that 'Growth will increase our tax base'. In addition, a 'standard population prediction rubric' has been used to determine how many new homes are needed, instead of evaluating Nampa's existing, actual needs. It is imperative for the City to regulate growth to effectively stabilize property taxes. We all have to live within our means, and the City of Nampa is no exception. My voting record proves my belief that growth must be responsibly balanced with our city's needs and infrastructure. We must always first consider whether growth is fiscally responsible, then who benefits from it: Is it good for the community? Is it good for the homeowner? Or does it mostly serve the developer?"

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​Victor's Solutions for Achieving Balanced, Responsible Growth:

"The bottom line is, when growth increases budgets and taxes on residents we need to reconsider its direction.

​As a Nampa City Councilman for eight years, I have focused on policies aimed at protecting families, properties, and neighborhoods. My goal is to manage growth while preserving property values and ensuring safety. I also want to preserve social values and our 'community friendly' character, so that residents can continue to call Nampa home."

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To address growth challenges and ease taxpayer burdens Victor will continue to: 

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• Demand fiscal responsibility and accountability

• Adjust growth to accommodate Nampa's actual needs - not those projected from a standardized rubric

• Regulate zonal growth and city expansion - especially to the South and West

• Manage development by encouraging infill rather than sprawl

• Increase developer impact fees as much as possible

• Introduce the requirement of a one-time development fee to fund new police officers 

• Reduce subdivision density

• Require new developments be compatible with existing neighborhoods and / or geographic constraints