Our note: The spike in applications and developer claims are strikingly similar to the pattern in other cities including KC. Many say...

Blogger's note: It's a big change: Eco Devo being held accountable for delivering equity and public benefits. Not easy but worth it. ...

The Enhanced Enterprise Zone, or "EEZ" as it is more commonly known, is a special incentive program to entice developers who are building...

Ordinance 211016 passed with an 11-1 vote. We thank Councilwoman Ryana Parks-Shaw for having the courage to walk her talk. Fidelity...

Below is the testimony in opposition by two residents living within the projects boundaries, both with grave concerns over issuing of...

Below is the written transcript of the testimony given in opposition to incentives for Fidelity Security Life by a former Urban Planner...

Following is the written transcript taken from the testimony given in opposition to incentives for Fidelity Security Life by a resident...

Below is the written transcript of the testimony given by KC TIF Watch in opposition for incentives for Fidelity Security Life. Much of...

Below is the written testimony given by the Kansas City Public Schools District Advisory Committee Chair Hello again, Chairman Barnes and...

Below is the written transcript for Kansas City Public Library Hello, I'm Janice Bolin, the director of finance at Kansas City Public...

Below is the written transcript for Kansas City Public Schools. Hi Kathleen Pointer Kansas City Public Schools. Sorry not to be joining...

Hallmark is privately owned, so we don’t know their financial position. But to put it bluntly, from several indirect indications, one of...

Below is the written transcript from Councilmember Ryana Parks-Shaw's testimony in opposition to incentives for Fidelity Security Life...

Below is the written transcript for Union Hill Neighborhood Association's testimony. Mr. Chairman and committee, my name is Adam...

November 30, 2021 The grassy area near 27th Street, between Main and Grand, could soon be home to a new office tower — one funded in part...

Urban Myth, TIF Humor, Moral Allegory, or Conspiracy Theory that makes too much sense? You choose. We keep hearing versions of this...

We sat down with the director of a local health fund for the uninsured to ask about proposed property tax abatement for the Fidelity...

Welcome to our world. Payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTS) are required. Yes, Fidelity Security Life even promises more than the minimum -...

We are not experts in bioethics. We have seen quite a few TIFs though, and this one should be put out of its misery. Even Mayor Lucas...

Neighborhood Planning & Development Committee Meeting - October 29, 2021 Thank you Chairman Barnes and committee for hearing my...