Revised TIF policy – will it take 3 years, or more?
Q: How long could it possibly take for the City of Madison to pass revisions to the TIF policy?A: An unbelieveably long...
TIF Policy – What’s Next?
The committee finally finished its report! Only a year late!The report is done and now it goes off to the Board of Estimates...
End of the Week Round Up
Now taking suggestions for a better title for these random comments on the things going on in Madison. Today, the post includes Soglin/Skidmore...
Board of Estimates – Council preview of a few issues
Often, what happens at Board of Estimates is considered to be a preview of what will happen at the Common Council . . ....
Board of Estimates (Preview of Issues to Come) Recap
Mark Clear violates ethics ordinance?, TIF falling out of favor with Madison School District and County (could future TIF districts and expansions . ....
That darn tortuous TIF process . . .
Oh, that poor, much maligned, Joe Gromacki, the City of Madison TIF Coordinator . . . he gets it from everyone. And now, it...
TIF for . . . whatever you want, no strings attached.
Sometimes, I miss Zach Brandon.Last night, the Economic Development Commission recommended that we gut the TIF policy. In particular, they voted to eliminate...
TIF Assistance for the Gorman Project (800 E Washington Ave.)
So, apparently everyone wants to hear from me what I think about supporting TIF for the Gorman & Co project for the 800 block...
Who gets our TIF dollars? Who decides and how?
Today, on the longest Board of Estimates agenda of the year, the mayor has placed it on the agenda as item number ...
Best bang for the (TIF) buck!
This morning's WSJ article on TIF got me thinking . . . about something we did alot of thinking about months ago. If...
TIF Stalled – Again
Apparently, its too hard for some people to read a TIF policy document that's been around since last June and a memo to the...
The problem with TIF policy
Some things, require no explanation . . .*******************April 16, 2007 - Cancelled*******************May 14, 2007 - Cancelled*******************Meeting held June 4- Absent Sanborn, Konkel*******************June 18...