Comments on: Clearing the Air on redevelopment debt

By: Stop, Drop and Roll » Redevelopment Risks

Stop, Drop and Roll » Redevelopment Risks — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:57:53 +0000

[...] overall discussion began with my post Clearing the Air on RedevelopmentM, which was acknowledged as factually correct, but was concerned that it might lead one to assume [...]

By: Stop, Drop and Roll » Clearing the Air, part 3

Stop, Drop and Roll » Clearing the Air, part 3 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:17:39 +0000

[...] response to Monday’s Clearing the air post has been [...]

By: Stop, Drop and Roll » Clearing the air, part 2

Stop, Drop and Roll » Clearing the air, part 2 — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:54:59 +0000

[...] wanted to take a minute and thank reader Gretchen Lipow who writes in with concerns about my education. In one of my favorite rhetorical devices, she offers up two [...]

By: Gretchen Lipow

Gretchen Lipow — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:58:40 +0000

John;
You really need to educate yourself on this very important issue. As an experienced lobbyist for
schoold budgets I wince when I read your words. I think you either think you are fooling those who don’t understand or you have failed to grasp the complexities of tax increment financing. Rather than my spending a volume to explain this, and you probably wouldn’t consider my remarks valid. For starters read Michael Dardia’s study on the impact of redevelopment “Subsidizing Redevelopment in California.” of the Public Policy Institute of California, S.F. CA 1998. Dardia began his study to show what he soon discovered was the opposite …that redevelopment ends up as net drain on public resources …that redevelopment was being subsidzed by taxes drained from the schools, etc.
If you want more data email me or look on Dardia’s
bibliography.
GL