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RESOLUTION APPROVING THE USE OF THE “1/2 MILE RULE” FOR TID #45 (CAPITOL SQUARE WEST)
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison has planned to expend up to $3,400,000 to reconstruct the Capitol Square, and;
WHEREAS, the prospective expenditures would occur within ½ Mile of TID #45 (1/2 Mile expenditure area shown on the attached map attached); and
WHEREAS, the Tax Increment Finance District Joint Review Board for TID #45 held an organizational meeting on August 19, 2015 for the purpose of receiving an overview on the proposed use of the “1/2 Mile Rule”; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Review Board met on September 30, 2015 to review the record and found that but for the proposed use of the ½ Mile Rule, the projects described therein would not occur; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Review Board found that the economic benefits were sufficient to compensate the overlying taxing jurisdictions for the cost of improvements proposed in the amendment to the project plan for TID #45; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Review found that the benefits of the proposed amendment outweigh the anticipated tax increments to be paid by the owners of property within TID #45; and
NOW, THEREORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tax Increment Finance District Joint Review Board for TID #45 hereby approves the proposed expenditure of up to $3,400,000 for the reconstruction of the Capitol Square within ½ Mile of TID #45 as shown on the attached map.