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Commission approves 15-year extension for White Oaks tax-increment financing district
Summary
The Harrison County Commission voted to approve an order extending the termination date of the White Oaks Business Park tax-increment financing (TIF) district by 15 years after state approval; bond counsel said the extension follows recent state legislation and was approved by the Department of Economic Development.
Jason Turner, bond counsel with the law firm Steptoe & Johnson, told the Harrison County Commission on Nov. 20 that the county’s application to extend the White Oaks Business Park tax-increment financing district termination date had been approved by the state and that the commission needed to enter a final order to complete the process.
Turner said the request follows legislation enacted in Charleston that permits certain district extensions and that the county submitted its application earlier this fall. "The approval from the state, Department of Economic Development, was received in early November," Turner said. He described this meeting as the third official action on the matter and called the proposed 15-year extension of Harrison County Development District No. 3 (White Oaks) the final administrative step needed.
The presiding commissioner moved to approve the order and affix signatures. Commissioners did not raise substantive questions during the presentation; a commissioner on Zoom signaled no questions. The motion carried by voice vote.
Why it matters: Extending the TIF district’s termination date allows the county to continue capturing incremental tax revenue tied to the White Oaks Business Park project area, which can be used to finance infrastructure and development-related costs associated with the district. Bond counsel said state approval was already secured, so the commission’s action completes the local process.
What was recorded: The commission’s action was an order to extend the termination date by 15 years for the White Oaks Business Park TIF (referred to in the record as Harrison County Development District No. 3). The transcript records the presentation by Jason Turner and the subsequent motion and unanimous voice approval; no roll-call vote or individual tallies were recorded in the transcript.
Next steps: The clerk was directed to affix the proper signatures to the order and file the necessary documents. No further public hearings were announced in the transcript.
