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Public raises alarm over proposed Lakeview TIF capture during Battle Creek hearing
Summary
A public hearing on an amendment to the Lakeview Downtown Development Authority tax-increment financing plan drew a resident's warning that a proposed 35% tax capture over 35 years could divert an estimated $46 million from local services.
The Battle Creek City Commission held a public hearing Sept. 2 on a proposed amendment to the tax-increment financing development plan for the Lakeview Downtown Development Authority (LVDA). The hearing was opened and closed after public comment.
Joe Harris, a resident who identified himself during the hearing, urged commissioners to consider the fiscal impact of a proposed 35% capture of property taxes within the district. Harris said: “What this plan…
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