School board Presidents Ken Kaczynski said the district, which recently laid off nearly 350 teachers, could better use the $500,000 additional tax revenue it would collect if the TIF district was dissolved.

With real estate where it is now, I don’t think there’s much debate about TIFs anymore. But considering that the incoming city manager once said he would like to see the whole city covered by TIFs, it’s worthwhile reading this article.