Jun. 26—TRAVERSE CITY — The field of candidates to lead the city’s Downtown Development Authority continues to shrink. Laura Kingman, a local Realtor in Traverse City who also worked in marketing and business development for Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, dropped out of Friday’s scheduled interviews at a special meeting of the DDA Board. […]
Apr. 6—TRAVERSE CITY — The city’s Downtown Development Authority Board took another step toward approving its updated Tax Increment Financing (TIF) plan as it moves closer to submitting the 30-year plan extension to the City Commission. The DDA Board at a Friday study session readied the plan — that’s been more than two years in […]
Mar. 15—TRAVERSE CITY — An indefinite postponement of the city’s “Moving Downtown Forward” tax increment financing plan is being recommended by the chair and vice-chair of the Downtown Development Authority Board. A memo sent this week to the DDA Board from board Chair Gabe Schneider and Vice-chair Scott Hardy proposed delaying action on the revised […]
Dec. 16—TRAVERSE CITY — The city is officially moving forward with a 30-extension of a Tax Increment Financing plan. The city’s Downtown Development Authority board Friday morning formally started the clock ticking toward a decision on a proposed 30-year extension of the TIF plan — formerly known as TIF ’97 — outlining tens of millions […]