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Candidates spar over TIFs, vacant properties and parking in Neenah forum
Summary
At a League forum, candidates debated tax-increment financing, the city's approach to vacant properties and recent parking code changes that a challenger said were approved without public discussion.
Development tools and downtown vitality were a major focus as Carrie Lendram and Brian Deerting both offered competing views on how Neenah should support development and manage city-owned property.
Lendram defended the city's use of tax-increment financing (TIF/TID), saying it has funded projects that increased property values and delivered returned benefits; she noted the state allowed the city to retain one year of increment, providing $850,000 for a 'houses to homes' repair program. "TIFF is not a…
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