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Discussion: Rehabbing Old Iowa Malls
Duration: 14:29
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Program: The Iowa Journal #145
Broadcast Date: Mar. 27, 2008
Critics contend TIFs are handed out like party favors. Tax increment financing is a favored instrument of development for many communities. But at the core lies the questions we’ll explore tonight:
What do TIFs and other economic development tools cost? Is the return on the investment worth the cost? And how do citizens keep score?
Alan Kemp is Executive Director of the Iowa League of Cities. Peter Fisher is Research Director, Iowa Policy Project.
Post Date: March 28, 2008
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