Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Near Northwest residents urge coordinated advocacy as TIF sunsets and development accelerates
Summary
At a monthly HOPE Team meeting at the Bradley Center, resident Tyrone Chandler urged neighborhood leaders to unite around a quality-of-life plan and build coalitions to protect long-term residents as Tax Increment Financing (TIF) sunsets and major development projects arrive in the Near Northwest/Riverside area.
At a monthly HOPE Team meeting held at the Bradley Center, resident Tyrone Chandler urged neighborhood leaders to strengthen coordinated advocacy and use existing neighborhood structures as development accelerates in the Near Northwest (formerly called United Northwest). Chandler said the area—enefited from a local TIF fund years ago but that those development dollars are winding down.
Chandler said the neighborhood once had a TIF "that had like $6,000,000 into it when it first started," which funded projects such as structural fixes to Riverside High School and other local investments. He described long-term community…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
