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County staff to monitor proposed TIDs in West Bend and Slinger; board raises fiscal, land-use concerns
Summary
Washington County executive committee members discussed guidance for joint review board participation on a proposed West Bend tax incremental district and amendments in Slinger, raising questions about fiscal sustainability, farmland loss and incentives for downtown redevelopment.
WASHINGTON COUNTY — County staff briefed the executive committee on a proposed Tax Incremental District (TID) in West Bend and two amendments in the Village of Slinger and sought guidance for the county’s participation on joint review boards. Aaron Dahl, a county staff member, described West Bend’s proposed TID No. 18 along Rusco Road between River Road and County Highway P. The proposal included a large residential component — Dahl said the plan proposes about 315 owner-occupied next-generation housing units — and an industrial component with roughly 860,000 square feet of industrial project plan area. Road reconstruction on Rusco Road and roundabouts were listed as primary infrastructure costs; one roundabout would require county involvement because it sits on a county-controlled road. Why it matters: TIDs use future property-tax increment to finance infrastructure and incentives.…
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