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Traverse City adopts implementation policy for TIF-related charter amendments after heated debate
Summary
After lengthy public comment and commissioner debate about ballot clarity, repeat filings and initiative exemptions, the commission voted Oct. 6 to adopt an implementation policy governing tax-increment financing (TIF/TIFF) and related charter amendments.
Traverse City commissioners narrowly approved an implementation policy on Oct. 6 that sets procedures for charter-section 28 measures tied to tax-increment financing and similar district proposals. The measure prompted extensive public comment and a lengthy commission exchange about voters'rights, ballot clarity and whether identical proposals should be permitted to return to the ballot repeatedly.
Opponents of the draft urged additional voter protections. Commissioner Stanley and members of the public argued for clearer "purpose" language on the ballot and a pause before identical proposals can be resubmitted. Local resident Judy Nelson and others warned that…
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