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Council approves $2.6 million Independence Square streetscape project amid public questions about TIF spending
Summary
Council approved an infrastructure and streetscape project for Independence Square, funded partially by grant dollars and local contributions; a public commenter questioned why the city's TIF had not paid for previously promised improvements.
The Independence City Council on April 21 approved item number 2, authorizing more than $2.6 million for streetscape and underlying infrastructure work on Independence Square. The measure passed 7-0.
During public comment Becky Hake raised questions about the project’s funding and the performance of the Independence Square Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district, saying the TIF — established in December 2013 — had contributed little to visible streetscape work and asking why city funds were being used while TIF funds sit unused. “In the past 11 years, all that can be found completed is some windows painted and a few facades on buildings redone,” Hake said, adding…
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