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Skokie zoning reform would make home renovations easier
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (226+ words) Homeowners in the suburb could soon have more freedom to renovate their homes without being forced to add parking spaces. A proposed zoning amendment in Skokie would allow residents to renovate or expand their homes without requiring them to add…...
Norwich Council To Consider Low-Income Housing Tax Breaks, Auction Of City Properties
1+ week, 1+ day ago (855+ words) NORWICH, CT — The Norwich City Council will consider creating a tax abatement program for low- and moderate-income housing and authorizing the December auction of more than two dozen city-owned properties when it meets Tuesday, Sept. 8. The council is also scheduled…...
The Public ROI Test: When Do Multifamily Development Incentives Make Economic Sense?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (899+ words) Development incentives tend to produce two predictable reactions. One side sees them as a practical tool to get difficult projects built. The other side sees them as a subsidy to private developers. In my experience, neither reaction is enough. The…...
Anchorage residents weigh in on 10,000 homes in 10 years plan
2+ week, 3+ day ago (100+ words) Anchorage residents had a chance to weigh in on the city’s housing challenges during an open house focused on the mayor’s 10,000 Homes in 10 Years effort. City leaders used the event to update residents on the plan and discuss renter protections,…...
Gig Harbor staff propose tax exemption for affordable housing
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Modular homes venture by Bunnings and Kmart owner receives $120m taxpayer boost
2+ week, 5+ day ago (594+ words) The federal government's National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) has struck a deal to provide a $120 million loan to the recently announced venture, which is 50 per cent owned by Aussie retail giant Wesfarmers. The CEO of NRFC, David Gall, told Yahoo…...
Editorial | Unit 4 building proposal will test limits of taxpayers' generosity
2+ week, 6+ day ago (573+ words) Ray Tolliver Jr., left, Unit 4's new chief business officer, responds to a question from board member Grace Kang. Getting property-tax-weary voters in Champaign to approve a huge building project is a big ask. The Champaign school board this week…...
Developer seeks tax breaks for $190M housing, retail development in Port Jeff Station
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (693+ words) A renendering of the $190 million complex developer Staller Associates hopes to build in Port Jefferson Station. Credit: NELSON Worldwide An Islandia-based developer is seeking millions in tax breaks to help build a $190 million housing and retail development at the site…...
A reality check for zoning-change opponents
3+ week, 4+ day ago (510+ words) A question for my NIMBY (Not in My Backyard) and MIMBY (Maybe in My Backyard) and Wright-Sized Oak Park friends who are against revising the current zoning code to allow more smaller multifamily housing in Oak Park as one way…...
Apartment developers could get tax incentives
4+ week, 2+ day ago (355+ words) Roane is one of the fastest growing counties in the state, according to the Industrial Development Board. Will the county government establish a tax incentive program for multi-family residential development? That question wasn’t answered during this month’s County Commission meeting,…...