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Billings council approves first reading to expand South Billings Boulevard Urban Renewal District amid public pushback
Summary
On first reading the council voted to expand the South Billings Boulevard Urban Renewal District (TIF), adopting a modified urban renewal plan after a long public hearing in which residents asked about notice, potential tax impacts and pollution; staff estimated roughly $25 million in potential projects including a $10 million South Park pool rehab.
The Billings City Council on Oct. 27 voted on first reading to expand the South Billings Boulevard Urban Renewal District and adopt a modified urban renewal plan that would extend the district boundary and add identified projects eligible for tax increment financing (TIF).
Planning director Wyeth Bridal presented the proposal’s history, outreach and statutory steps. He said the original district was created in 2007, is tied to bonding and will sunset in 2046. He said staff performed a blight analysis that identified infrastructure deficiencies, unsafe structures and excessive vacancies in parts of the proposed expansion,…
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