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Marathon County debates TIF oversight; public commenter calls current practice "out of control"
Summary
A public commentator urged the county board to strengthen guidance for the county's representative on tax-increment districts (TIDs). Supervisors debated the resolution's language on required considerations and the meaning of a proposed 38-year payback.
A Marathon County resident criticized local use of tax-increment financing and urged supervisors on June 19 to adopt stronger county guidance for the county's representative on TID joint review boards.
Peter Weinshank, a resident of Edgar, told the board that "Marathon County TIF right now is pretty much out of control," and urged board members to reject or amend Resolution 36-25, which had been drafted by the Extension Education and Economic Development Committee. Weinshank said his preferred language would direct the county finance director to vote for or against TID proposals based on the Department of Revenue's joint review board best practices and to require any new TID to repay taxpayers within 38 years.
Weinshank noted several specific figures: he…
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