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Topeka amends CID, TIF and RHID policies to align fees, add transparency and spotlight affordable housing
Summary
The governing body of the City of Topeka on Feb. 18 approved coordinated revisions to three development incentive policies — the community improvement district (CID), tax increment financing (TIF) and reinvestment housing incentive district (RHID) rules — intended to standardize fees and review procedures and to add affordable‑housing and transparency provisions.
The governing body of the City of Topeka on Feb. 18 approved coordinated revisions to three development incentive policies — the community improvement district (CID), tax increment financing (TIF) and reinvestment housing incentive district (RHID) rules — intended to standardize fees and review procedures and to add affordable‑housing and transparency provisions.
City planner Rhiannon Freeman, director of development services and planning, told the council the package brings the three programs into alignment. "Putting [a $25,000] funding agreement into the CID makes it even across all of our incentive programs," she said, describing the deposit as a way to cover…
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