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Controversial TIF is the core of Nampa redevelopment (access required)

by Sean Olson
Published: January 10,2012
Time posted: 5:16 pm

At the heart of Nampa's economic development efforts is a tax incentive that city leaders say is integral to rebuilding the historic downtown area. But critics call it a misleading tax mechanism that shorts existing businesses. It's called tax increment financing, or TIF, and it puts millions of property tax revenues into a quasi-governmental agency over decades. ...
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