Amendment One, otherwise known as Tax Increment Financing (TIFs), will be on the ballot this Fall for the voters of NC. There is a massive publicity campaign underway to ensure passage of this bad idea.
It was failed by NC voters in 1982 and 1993. Chamber of Commerce organizations, Economic Development Corporations, Home Builders and elected boards are being strongly being asked to pass resolutions in support of this concept without a full understanding of what they’re voting on. This page is dedicated to shedding light on what TIFs may actuatlly mean for NC.
Opinions on Amendment One
Cleveland Gets Stiffed by TIFs
So what does ‘tool’ really mean?
Can we afford more public debt?
Fayetteville Observer‘s Forum on Amendment One
Affects of TIF’s on Minneapolis
Preserve democracy; reject Amendment One
Amendment One Still a Bad Idea
Eminent Domain and Amendment One
Studies on Why TIFs are Bad
Do TIF Districts in Iowa Spur Regional Economic and Demographic Growth?
Presentation papers from a conference at the Humphrey Institute at the U of Minn.
Some ‘Fellow Behind a Tree’ Pays for Bonds by Roy Cordato
Editorials in Other States about TIFs
Coralville Should Have Sold It Better
News Stories about TIFs
County Fears City Addicted to TIFs
Letter to the Editor about TIFs
A special letter to the State Treasurer’s Office
Presentation information on TIFs