Reports

A selection of some of the research papers the Free Enterprise Forum has written (or commissioned).

2023 Local Government Spending Index (LGSI) Choices and Decisions

2023 LGSI Data Set 2023 edition

“Five Aces” report – Albemarle ACE Program Miscalculating Development Rights

2021 Local Government Spending Index (LGSI)

2021 LGSI Data Set (Excel format)

Density Deferred Density Denied White Paper

The 2020 Revenue Report “Where Do Local Taxes Come From?”

Revenue Report FY20 Data

The Retail Report 2Q 2020Revenue Report FY20 Data

The Retail Report – June 2020

The Revenue Report FY18 “Where Do Local Taxes Come From?

The Revenue Report FY18 Data Tables

2019 Local Government Spending Index (LGSI) Report 

2019 LGSI Tables

2017 Local Government Spending Index (LGSI) Report

2017 LGSI tables

2017 Hindsight Report

2015 Local Government Spending Index (LGSI) Report

2015 LGSI tables

Eye of the Beholder Report – Albemarle ARB

Charlottesville Chamber  2014-JobsReport3 (FINAL)

VDOT US29 Travel Time Comparative Study Bypass/No Bypass

Volkert Report Feb 7 2008 re: Rio/US29 Interchange Viability

FY2012 Per Capita Local Revenue

FY2012 Per Capita Spending

Local Government Spending Index 2013 Choices and Decisions 

Local Government Spending Index 2013 Choices and Decisions Data Tables

Common Wealth Report January 2013

Contradictory Consequences Cash Proffers White Paper 2013

Local Government Spending Index 2010 Choices and Decisions

Local Government Spending Index 2008 Choices and Decisions

Community Land Trust White Paper

WorkPlace29 Report

Places29 “Reality Check” Report

“Locked Out” Report

Albemarle Community Development Workplan 2020-2023