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Although the township's Board of Commissioners acknowledges the plan is not working, some believe there still could be time to salvage it. A committee has renewed conversations about the ordinance that made impact fees law in Lower Macungie. In the meantime, township staff has begun pursuing state it would need to supplement the developer funding in order to use it.A number of factors have contributed to the ineffectiveness of what the township dubbed its . For starters, the slowdown in development following the recession lessened the potential of the impact . By the end <a href=http://www.radiorcs.com/page.php?sale=Kate-Spade-Outlet-Coupons>Kate Spade Wallet</a> of 2013, the fund had accumulated nearly $196,000.In addition, the township hasn't made it a priority to set aside money to supplement the developer dollars. To make use of the developer money, the township is required to pay for a portion of projects with township and state dollars, and almost everyone agrees the well of potential state tax dollars had run practically dry. Developer dollars may only be used for up to 50 percent of a project's cost. We're just not doing a good job of funding , Commissioner Ron Beitler said.The township could have anticipated millions of dollars in traffic impact from the planned development on about 700 acres of farmland in the western part of the township, but the impact fees were waived as part of an agreement with developer David Jaindl.Jaindl negotiated zoning changes on the land to allow residential, industrial and commercial development, a deal approved by township commissioners to avoid a previously planned quarry on the land.And an estimated $2.7 million in fees that the township could have realized from the recently approved Costco-anchored Hamilton Crossings shopping center weren't in play because the township's attorney said the development proposal was submitted before the ordinance was enacted. Adding insult to injury, the ordinance approval was delayed for about a year after it was determined the original committee that came up with the plan was not legally created. Over the last three years, for all intents and purposes, we've waived <the>fees] for the biggest project on the western side of the map and the <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Tory-Burch-Reva-Clutch-Black>Tory Burch Reva Clutch Black</a> biggest project on the eastern side of the map, therefore forgoing millions of dollars, Beitler said. Essentially, we have an unfunded . Both the Jaindl land and shopping center projects have prompted widespread concern about added traffic to Lower Macungie roadways. We're struggling with the idea of having this money but not being able to use it, Commissioner Ryan Conrad said. We're collecting money that we really aren't able to utilize because of insufficient funding to complete projects. It's not as if no one saw this coming. Former Commissioner Deana Zosky was the lone commissioner to vote against the ordinance, primarily, she said, because the township hadn't budgeted money toward the traffic improvements outlined in the plan. How can we collect money from someone else if we're not willing to commit <township>money]? Zosky said at the time. I find that ridiculous, quite frankly. During one of <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=True-Religion-Belt>Black True Religion Jeans</a> its final meetings before the transportation impact fee ordinance was approved, members of the Traffic Fee Advisory Committee noted that commissioners would need to determine future budgeting for projects associated with the plan and set priorities. Little has been done along those lines since 2009.Allentown attorney Joseph A. Zator II, who has represented multiple Lower Macungie landowners, questioned in 2009 why the township would move forward with the fees if it was fairly certain it wouldn't receive much, if any, funding from the state.Zator also reminded commissioners that developers historically have paid for road-improvement projects and that the township shouldn't expect any offers to do that kind of work in . But with one of their members calling it a good plan, commissioners approved an that imposes an $1,800-plus fee for every new rush-hour trip developers add to township roads.