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Senate Taxes Committee lays over four local TIF special‑legislation requests for omnibus tax bill
Summary
On Feb. 6 the committee laid over local bills from Plymouth, Maple Grove, Brooklyn Center and Eden Prairie that would allow special rules or extended timelines for tax increment financing districts; each bill was laid over for inclusion in the omnibus Senate tax bill.
The Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee on Feb. 6 laid over four local bills that would permit special tax increment financing (TIF) rules or extended timelines for redevelopment in Plymouth, Maple Grove, Brooklyn Center and Eden Prairie.
The committee took no final votes on the measures; each bill was “laid over for consideration in the omnibus Senate tax bill,” the chair said after the local presentations.
Plymouth (Senate File 63): Sponsor Senator Westlund presented a bill authorizing the city to create up to two redevelopment districts in Plymouth City Center under special rules. The bill would exempt the districts from several standard statutory requirements and extend a 5‑year reporting/construction rule to 10 years for those districts. Plymouth City Manager Dave Callister told the committee the district would support pedestrian safety, walkability, transit planning and housing near the Plymouth Ice Center and other attractions. “Using TIF within Plymouth City Center…
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