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Council Discussion Suggests Openness Toward Residential TIF Deals
By Jim Dayton, Janesville Gazette While Janesville City Council members wanted more details on the use of tax increment financing for development of multifamily housing, they were all open to the idea during their meeting Monday night. The council took no action but discussed modifying city policy to give more...
Survey of Council Members Suggests City is Open to Residential TIF Deals
By Jim Dayton, Janesville Gazette If a project helps address Janesville’s housing shortage, and if the financial details make sense, city council members said they’re open to using tax increment financing to subsidize residential development. They stressed the council must unravel those ifs before approving any...
TIF Money Could Fix Janesville's Housing Shortage, Developers Say
By Jim Dayton, Janesville Gazette JANESVILLE To solve Janesville’s housing shortage, two real estate developers encouraged the city to consider using tax increment financing to spark new residential activity. That suggestion was one of the biggest takeaways from Wednesday’s community housing and development forum....
"Beer-Oriented Development" Fuels the Revitalization of Downtown Buffalo, NY
An energetic rebirth is taking place in an upstate New York city that was once very down on its luck. Millennials and young entrepreneurs are moving back to Buffalo as “re-pats,” staking their claim by helping revitalize a place they once fled. Thanks in part to Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s controversial Buffalo...
City Official: Janesville Will Emerge from Apartment Drought
JANESVILLE—It’s been nearly a decade since an apartment building has been constructed in Janesville, and the city has felt the effects of low vacancy. But with the recession in the rear-view mirror, Economic Development Director Gale Price predicts that new apartment buildings will be springing up soon. Read...