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Council hearing exposes split over using TIF for workforce housing; DCD warns files premature, developers press for clearer, faster guidance
Summary
A prolonged committee debate about proposed TIF amendments for workforce housing ended with the sponsor asking the committee to hold the files to the call of the chair while staff and developers continue to negotiate guidance and project plans.
Committee members and city staff debated how and whether to expand Milwaukee’s use of tax-increment financing (TIF) to support “workforce” or “attainable” housing after two resolutions directing DCD to finalize TIF amendments were introduced by the sponsor.
Sponsor Alderman Michael Perez said developers and community advocates had asked for clearer, predictable city guidance and more active aldermanic involvement in TIF decisions. “No one disputes that the city lacks affordable workforce housing,” Perez said, calling for a regularized TIF approach to unlock projects outside the downtown core.
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