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Developers and community groups urge Council to approve Viva White Oak district and TIF; traffic and BRT concerns raised
Summary
County officials, the developer and business groups urged creation of the Viva White Oak development district and TIF financing to fund necessary horizontal infrastructure (developers cited roughly $444 million of site/infrastructure costs and $2.8 billion in projected private investment); residents and advisory boards urged detailed traffic mitigation and BRT planning.
The County Council heard testimony on Jan. 13 about a resolution to create the Viva White Oak Development District and approve tax increment financing (TIF) to fund required public infrastructure.
County staff and the developer described the 280–294 acre site and the scale of needed public work: mass grading, environmental remediation, road realignments and utility upsizing. Developer and county witnesses quantified the…
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