I would hope they'd include affordable housing in a potential TIF district as all the 'new jobs' selling peanuts the stadium will create will likely pay just that. And slap me if I'm wrong, but I thought a project or any portion thereof that's publicly funded could potentially include a living-wage requirement, which I believe would require a living-wage be paid to everyone from plumbers and nail-pounders all the way down to the folks slinging 3.2 beer. Worse yet, the mantra of those seeking public money has frequently been that should they indeed be required to pay such a wage, the cost of the project skyrockets, and in essence, becomes undoable - oh, boo the hoo... I'm no guru though. Anyone know any details or wish to clarify? JHarmon Cleveland
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