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Special Districts 📐

the alphabet soup of incentives and abatements.

🔖 Articles of Note

The Lowdown on TIF, the Developer's Friend	CityLab	2019-11-11
Symbol of ’80s Greed Stands to Profit From Trump Tax Break for Poor Areas	The New York Times	2019-10-26
Wentzville wanted a rec center. It offered $23 million in tax money to Kroenke associates to get it.	STLtoday	2019-09-16
The Rockefeller Foundation Awards Grants to Fuel Plans for Equitable Investment in Opportunity Zones in St. Louis, Oakland, and Dallas		2019-09-07
Opportunity Zones May Someday Help Poor Communities.	Forbes	2019-09-07
How a Trump Tax Break to Help Poor Communities Became a Windfall for the Rich	The New York Times	2019-09-01
St Louis releases Opportunity Zone Prospectus for developers and investors	STL City Website	2019-04-10
New Opportunity Zone fund includes Clayco, CRG	STLtoday	2019-04-05
HUD Secretary touts Opportunity Zones in St. Louis	STLtoday	2019-03-29
Bill To Amend Argyle TIF Would Send Millions to City and Its Schools	McPherson	2019-01-19

🏢 Departments

Clean Energy Development Board	stlouis-mo.gov
Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority	stlouis-mo.gov
Planned Industrial Expansion Authority	stlouis-mo.gov
St. Louis Development Corporation	stlouis-mo.gov
St. Louis Port Authority	stlouis-mo.gov

📋 Divisions

Clean Energy Development Board	stlouis-mo.gov
Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority	stlouis-mo.gov
Planned Industrial Expansion Authority	stlouis-mo.gov
St. Louis Development Corporation	stlouis-mo.gov
St. Louis Port Authority	stlouis-mo.gov

🐝 Related Orgs

Cherokee Street CID	Website
CWE Business Community Improvement District	cwescene.com
Downtown STL, Inc.	downtownstl.org
Dutchtown Community Improvement District	dtcid.org
Gateway Opportunity Fund	gatewayopfund.com
Park Central Development	parkcentraldevelopment.org
Team TIF	teamtifstl.com

🔗 Resources

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SLDC Summary Report 2020	City Website
SLDC Reorganization Presentation 2021
SLDC FY2020 Audit
Port Authority Expansion Meeting Materials
Opportunity Zone Districts	stlopportunityzones.org
MLS Presentation to HUDZ
LCRA MLS Tax Credit Application
Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas	stlouis-mo.gov
Meeting Materials \| Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority	stlouis-mo.gov
Special Business Districts Map	stlouis-mo.gov

🗓 Past Events

Tax Increment Financing Commission	10-14
Tax Increment Financing Commission	01-15
Tax Increment Financing Commission Meeting	12-11
Central West End Southeast SBD Monthly Meeting	11-19
Board of Aldermen Full Board Meeting	11-01