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Residents press for TIF transparency and debate city-owned supportive housing at Marshall Avenue
Summary
Public testimony included calls for greater transparency in the city’s use of tax-increment financing (TIF) and mixed views on the proposed city acquisition of Marshall Avenue for a Familiar Faces supportive-housing project, with speakers asking for clearer operating-cost plans.
At the hearing, Bob Meschewski of the Citizen Insight Committee urged the city to disclose annual district-level TIF data and publish consistent criteria for using TIF, arguing some current TIF districts may not meet 'blight' definitions and that transparency is needed to evaluate effectiveness. "I ask that the city of St. Paul website provide…
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