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"The idea is not to collect more taxes, city leaders emphasized."
I'll believe it when I see it.
The problem is, politicians can not be trusted. They've learned to double-speak or worse. They will say anything to get elected or to get legislation passed.
In my suburban county, they proposed (and got passed) a sales tax increase which would be matched by a reduction of property taxes: "let the spenders pay, not our property owners". After the next election, they found a loop hole, and now we have both - and more or both.
Most commonly, toll road fees "will be eliminated after the road is paid for." I've only seen this happen once, in KY where the toll sections of I-65 went free.
I do think an "impact fee" for new housing is appropriate, since every new house, and especially every new 400-home subdivision, immediately costs the government roads and traffic signals, water, gas and sewer lines, and especially schools. Let the newcomers pay an addl. $4,000 - $5,000 for their share of the fixed costs.
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