This paper outlines a method for assessing experts' evaluation of how municipal revenues and expenditures are allocated across land use categories. The method includes selection of experts, the nature of their interactions, and the process by which their diverse opinions may be meaningfully aggregated. This method is implemented for the City of Vancouver, using two distinct groups of experts. The results from these two groups' efforts are strikingly similar, suggesting that vacant and commercial land uses are net fiscal contributors, while residential and industrial uses do not on average contribute revenues that cover the cost of services rendered by the municipality.
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