Kansas City Star: TIF Projects in Kansas City http://www.kansascity.com/698/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star TIF Projects in Kansas City 60 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:47:55 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com Spree of tax breaks has some wondering if KC has gone overboard http://www.kansascity.com/698/story/247624.html http://www.kansascity.com/698/story/247624.html Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:57 CDT Look across Kansas City, and it's easy to see we're on a roll. Long-vacant buildings are coming back to life downtown and an entertainment district is opening next year. New shopping centers are reviving urban neighborhoods and adding some pizzazz to the Northland. Corporations are choosing to move in or expand. Big profit margins for some TIF projects raise questions about taxpayer support http://www.kansascity.com/698/story/248494.html http://www.kansascity.com/698/story/248494.html Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:58 CDT The Blue Ridge Mall is one in a long string of TIF projects that show Kansas City’s approval process is often driven by developers who get good deals while taxpayers’ interests aren’t always adequately protected. Funkhouser hopes report provides TIF policy http://www.kansascity.com/698/story/249769.html http://www.kansascity.com/698/story/249769.html Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:04 CDT Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser said Monday that he expected a task force report this week would help give Kansas City its first coherent economic development policy in 10 years.