tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post2045826945511292345..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: The Road To Sprawlville, Chapter IV, Rolls Through Waukesha County's "Cow Corner"James Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-33042356912081123212007-09-26T13:38:00.000-05:002007-09-26T13:38:00.000-05:00The City of Milwaukee should be lobbying to end th...The City of Milwaukee should be lobbying to end the use of TIF financing for greenfield developmentsDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689928015042507584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-52847248724131909792007-09-20T13:48:00.000-05:002007-09-20T13:48:00.000-05:00I totally agree with Geoff. The state's TIF law n...I totally agree with Geoff. The state's TIF law needs another round of reform, restricting TIF use in agricultural areas. It's highly doubtful though... <BR/><BR/>So here's a question for all. If suburbs are using TIF ubiquitously, and in order to compete effectively, should the City of Milw be more aggressive with TIF use? My hunch is - absolutely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-89448350169828436772007-09-20T11:46:00.000-05:002007-09-20T11:46:00.000-05:00The destruction of century-old family farms for th...The destruction of century-old family farms for the golf course and condos (how are they selling) on the other side of Wales, on historic amd once-lovely Brandybrook Road, is heartbreaking.<BR/><BR/>Just wait until toxic chemicals are used to keep that golf course green -- and then they run into the brook and then into the Fox River. . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-34801168031160346362007-09-20T09:16:00.000-05:002007-09-20T09:16:00.000-05:00Geoff is absolutely right.Can you say "Pabst Farms...Geoff is absolutely right.<BR/>Can you say "Pabst Farms?"James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-36309691925278211952007-09-20T08:05:00.000-05:002007-09-20T08:05:00.000-05:00Remember the days when TIF districts were limited ...Remember the days when TIF districts were limited to helping blighted urban areas become cost neutral with cornfield developments? Ironic that a blight elimination tool has now become the preferred tool for promoting sprawl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com