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Debate over county guidance on tax-increment financing surfaces at Marathon County meeting
Summary
County supervisors discussed a resolution (Res. 36-25) that would direct Marathon County's representative on tax-increment district joint review boards; public comment and several supervisors pressed for stricter controls on TIF payback periods and adherence to Department of Revenue guidance, while others defended TIF as essential to development.
Peter Weinshank, a resident of Edgar, asked the Marathon County Board of Supervisors on July 17 to reject a committee-backed resolution on tax-increment financing and instead send the measure to the Human Resources, Finance and Property Committee or amend it to require stricter limits and mandatory Department of Revenue practices.
Weinshank told the board, “TIF in Marathon County is out of control. There's $1,400,000,000 worth of county TIF property in 2024,” and urged supervisors to require joint review boards to follow Department of Revenue recommended best practices and to mandate taxpayer repayment within 38 years for new tax-increment districts.
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