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Fire commissioners urge council to oppose Port of Woodland TIF, warn of long-term impact on emergency services
Summary
At its March 17 meeting, speakers from local fire districts told the Woodland City Council they oppose a proposed Port of Woodland tax-increment financing plan, saying junior taxing districts would lose revenue and that the fire district could see multimillion-dollar shortfalls over 25 years.
Fire commissioners from the region told the Woodland City Council on March 17 they oppose a proposed Port of Woodland tax-increment financing plan, saying it would shift future property-tax growth away from local emergency services.
At the meeting, Dave Towne, identifying himself as an elected commissioner with Clark Kallitz Fire Rescue, said the district’s share under the proposed TIF would be “about $13,000,000 over the next 25 years.” He urged residents and council members to attend a March 24 workshop the fire district is holding to discuss the issue.
Why it matters: Tax-increment financing freezes the taxable base for participating taxing…
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