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St John council advances several TIF and development ordinances, defers Unified Development Ordinance after transparency concerns
Summary
Council approved first readings for Ordinances 18-84 through 18-90 (economic-development TIF bonds, housing projects, a DORA and salary adjustments) and deferred the 245-page Unified Development Ordinance (18-83) after public commenters raised concerns about annexations and transparency.
St John — The St John Town Council on Jan. 28 moved forward on multiple development- and finance-related measures while deferring a large overhaul of land-use rules after members of the public raised transparency concerns.
The council voted to advance on first reading several ordinances that would authorize the town to issue economic-development tax-increment revenue bonds for projects in designated allocation areas. Councilors described Ordinance 18-84 as authorizing bonds for a mixed-use commercial project of roughly 120,000 square feet on 109th between Barish and Park, and said Ordinances 18-85, 18-86 and 18-87 relate to other commercial and housing projects in specified economic-development areas. Ordinance 18-88 designates an allocation area where TIF dollars for those projects will be drawn.
Tom Everett of Barnes &…
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