A fiscal-impact model created by Dr. Alfie Meek and licensed by communities across the country. LOCI® helps local governments see what a new development or incentive actually costs — and what it returns.
When a factory, subdivision, or incentive package lands on a local government's desk, the headline is usually jobs and investment. The harder question is fiscal: over time, will the new activity generate more in revenue than it costs to serve? LOCI® is built to answer exactly that.
Fiscal-impact analysis weighs the public revenues a project generates — property, sales, and other local taxes and fees — against the public cost of serving it: roads, public safety, schools, utilities, and general government. LOCI® brings that calculation into a single, defensible model so decision-makers can compare scenarios before committing.
Whether a proposed development is expected to be a net contributor or a net cost to the local budget over the analysis horizon.
The revenues a project generates set against the cost of the public services it requires — the two sides local officials have to balance.
What a tax abatement or incentive package means for the community's bottom line, so the trade-off is explicit rather than assumed.
A consistent framework for comparing projects and options side by side, grounded in the same methodology every time.
Dr. Meek created LOCI® out of 30 years of fiscal and economic impact work — including years as Chief Economist for Gwinnett County and testimony before state legislatures on the fiscal impact of tax credits. LOCI® is the model that work runs on.