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Showing posts with label TIF Districts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TIF Districts. Show all posts

Sunday, August 9, 2009

TIF Funds, But Not for Us

Tax Increment Financing is supposed to help struggling neighborhoods—but under Alderman Joe Moore, TIF funds in Rogers Park often seem to bypass the community entirely.

Big developers get funding. Well-connected businesses get breaks. Meanwhile, residents wait for basic improvements that never come.

Public money should serve the public good—not private gain.

We need transparency, not secrecy. We need investment in people—not just properties.


Bill Morton
Rogers Park Resident & Advocate