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Wagoner County Commission's second thoughts

When you've been away from blogging for almost a week, it's hard to know where to begin again. We returned Thursday night from a week-long family vacation in Branson. We spent several days at Silver Dollar City, visited Branson Landing one night, went to the Butterfly Palace, and swam in...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 5, 2010 10:12 PM

TIF 201; Perry responds to "Realistic River Development"

Last week I wrote a primer on tax increment financing (TIF) districts. My column in this week's issue of Urban Tulsa Weekly is the advanced course: TIF districts as applied to Jenks' proposed billion-dollar River District development and a Branson Landing-type development on Tulsa's west bank. You can read all...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 12, 2007 11:10 PM

Tax Increment Financing (TIF): The Basics

An edited version of this column appeared in the October 31, 2007, issue of Urban Tulsa Weekly. The published version is available online courtesy of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. Posted online September 9, 2017. Infrequently Asked Questions about Tax Increment Financing: The Basics By Michael D. Bates What's all...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 31, 2007 9:50 PM