Tag Archives: TIF

Where was the opposition?

By Adam Beam | Published: February 5, 2010
In case you missed it, City Council members approved a special tax district last night by a 4-2 vote (as I had predicted earlier). But what was most surprising was the fact that no one spoke against the tax district. The State’s opinion pages have published several editorials and letters to the editor opposing the tax [...]
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Columbia reaching out to county for tax district

By adam beam | Published: July 21, 2009
Last week, I wrote about some City Council members pushing for a special tax district that would funnel money into North Columbia for things like roads and water and sewer lines. Tonight, Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine will make a pitch to Richland County Council members about joining the city in this tax district. If Richland County [...]
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Tameika explains her TIF

By adam beam | Published: July 13, 2009
I wrote a story today about a proposed Tax Increment Finance District for North Columbia. What’s that? Never heard of a TIF before? You can listen to Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine explain it to you over at TheMetroDesk channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaoTC2kuKkU EDITOR’S NOTE: We’re taking a break this week, so this will probably be the [...]
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