For residents of Iowa City, Ebola isn’t a lived experience. We don’t view it through the lens of hospitals overcrowded with the dead, dying and distressed, or faceless public workers in hazmat suits dragging black body bags out of our neighbor’s home, or border crossings shut down, manned by soldiers with loaded automatic weapons. With […]
Matthew Byrd
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Iowa City Marketplace: City Council’s approval of $1.75 million in TIF aid has some crying foul
At their bimonthly meeting this past Tuesday, the Iowa City Council voted 6-1 to allocate $1.75 million in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds for two…
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The truth about TIFs
In mid-July, the Iowa City City Council authorized $14.1 million dollars in TIF-funded financial aid to the $49 million dollar, 15-story luxury high-rise named The Chauncey. The debate over the city’s decision to essentially subsidize part of the construction of The Chauncey—which will include more screens for FilmScene, a bowling alley, art gallery space and […]
