Increasing Public Service Costs
n Population growth in the outer areas
increases the costs of providing services.
n Public infrastructure = roads, schools, sewer
and water, fire, police, and emergency
medical services.
n Estimated costs of each new household under
current development trends in Florida: Roads:
$7,014; Schools: $6,079; Utilities: $2,187.
(Burchell,  and Shad, 1998)