Angola redevelopment commission adopts confirmatory resolution to expand TIF district

The Angola Redevelopment Commission voted to adopt a confirmatory resolution confirming a declaratory resolution and an amended plan to expand an existing tax-increment financing (TIF) district, commissioners said after a public hearing in which staff and consultants explained how the district will operate and what it may fund.

Commission member Aretha Hicks told the audience the notice many residents received was required by statute but ‘‘does not change the property tax applicable to your property’’ and ‘‘will not authorize the commission to take any action to acquire your property.’’ Hicks read language from a letter prepared by the commission’s attorney explaining those limits.

Attorney Tom Pittman, who the commission identified as counsel for the redevelopment effort, told attendees the statutory notice requirement often alarms property owners; he called the notice ‘‘a nothing burger’’…