[Winona Online Democracy] A clarification on Paul Double's explanation of tax increment financing (TIF): the property owners within the TIF district pay the higher tax - not the same taxes as before - based on the higher value of the land. This is the source of the "increment". But he is right that all this increment goes to the authority that created the district and the project, to pay for the project or to pay off bonds that fund the project, and not to the other taxing authorities, until the district is dissolved.
Phil Carlson, Mpls Example: * Ten parcels each pay $1,000/yr in taxes - $500 to the City, $300 to the school district, $200 to the County. * Total taxes: 10 lots x $1,000/yr = $10,000. * The City puts in a project (say a new road) that would not otherwise have happened, but that will increase the attractiveness and value of the properties nearby. Cost of road: $80,000. * With the new road the properties jump in value so that they each pay $2,000/yr in taxes, or $1,000 more each. * The first $1,000/yr per parcel ($10,000 total) of taxes is distributed as before to the City, County, and school district. * The City collects the extra $10,000/yr in taxes and pays for the road, and only for that project and its engineering and administrative costs. Over 10 years, they've collected $100,000, which with interest pays off the $80,000 road project. * When the 10 years are up and the project is paid off, the other jurisdictions get the extra taxes as well, so that their share is doubled - the $2,000/yr in taxes on each parcel is now distributed $1,000 to the City, $600 to the school district, $400 to the County. -------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Double Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 2:49 PM To: Online Democracy Subject: FW: [Winona] Paying for the Pelzer project [Winona Online Democracy] As I understand the process - the government unit which establishes the TIF locks in the tax values at the then current values. The county and schools continue to get taxes but at the locked in rate. All increase in value and the taxes over the base line go to the TIF until the TIF is reimbursed at which time the TIF is dissolved and the other government units then start to receive their fair share. During the process the owners of the property pay the same taxes as they would if the TIF didn't exist with the TIF capturing all the increases in taxes for the repayment. Paul Double -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 1:10 PM To: WOD Subject: [Winona] Paying for the Pelzer project [Winona Online Democracy] Could any of you WODs explain, in plain English, how establishing a Pelzer Street area tax increment district would make up for the six million dollar shortfall? And don't assume I know how a TIF works, because I keep forgetting. I sort of think that the money comes from the increased taxes that economic activity and property values that a project generates. Those taxes would be dedicated to paying off indebtedness incurred by the project. J. Finn _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
