Victor's Perspective on Growth:

"My goal for Nampa's citizens is to protect their families and property, to contribute positively to the community, and ensure Nampa maintains its character without experiencing undesirable changes, like newcomers have witnessed in the neighborhoods and cities they moved away from. I want to support growth in Nampa without it becoming just another densely populated city. The peoples' discussions, testimonies, and petitions have clearly indicated that the desired direction is to manage growth so it is balanced and sustainable.

 

However, approval of developments in recent years has been easily decided based on the ideology of 'Growth will increase our tax base'. This concept has not proved itself. It requires city financing of the parts of infrastructure that impact fees don't cover, rather than enabling growth to be self-sustaining. 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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The Cost of Growth and Burden on Taxpayers:

"Although infrastructure demands and street maintenance are essential, the gap between the property tax revenue and the funds required for fundamental needs forces the City of Nampa to prioritize projects. As a result, some necessary initiatives are deferred. 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. I say, 'If you can’t afford it, don’t buy it.'"

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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."

 

​Victor's Solutions for Balanced, Sustainable 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, so that residents can continue to call Nampa home.

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To address growth challenges and ease taxpayer burdens, I will continue to address solutions I thought of that will put the brakes on runaway growth:

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

• Regulate zonal growth and city expansion - especially to the west

• Increase developer impact fees as possible, including a new, one-time fee to fund new police officers 

• Reduce subdivision density

• Design homes and neighborhoods according to geographic and land constraints

• Prioritize home quality over quantity

• Manage development by encouraging infill rather than sprawl, especially for mixed use and multi-family units