Special Taxing Districts

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Corporate Welfare
Mar 16, 2021
Kirkwood Should Consider a Local Fuel Tax to Fund Its Transportation Needs, Not a TDD
The City of Kirkwood says it needs money to fund road maintenance and safety projects, and it wants to fill that funding gap with a transportation development district (TDD). Kirkwood […]
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Corporate Welfare
Mar 12, 2021
An Update on the University City Development
On Friday, March 12, David Stokes joined The McGraw Show on The Big 550 KTRS to discuss a judge ruling against Maryland Heights over a floodplain subsidy district it wanted, […]
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Corporate Welfare
Feb 8, 2021
CID Dies
I don’t know what the City of Chesterfield is thinking by rejecting the recent community improvement district (CID) proposal for the Wildhorse Village Development. Look, people, when Ruth’s Chris Steak […]
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Corporate Welfare
Jan 20, 2021
Lake Ozark Area Going in the Wrong Direction with Transportation Funding
It is disappointing to read that Lake Ozark leaders want to address legitimate road issues along the heavily used Bagnell Dam and Valley roads with a new transportation development district […]
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Corporate Welfare
Oct 26, 2020
The Burden of Special Taxing Districts
I recently wrote about Chesterfield’s plans to hike taxes during a pandemic. It looks like more tax increases could be coming, but this time in the form of a sales […]
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Corporate Welfare
Jul 16, 2020
Districts Denied Once Again
Unfortunately, it seems unlikely we’ll get reform for community improvement districts (CIDs) and transportation development districts (TDDs) this year. The governor has vetoed House Bill 1854, which passed the legislature earlier […]

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