Originally Posted by soonerguru

You mention this tax increase, yet I haven't heard of it. What, specifically, is this tax increase? Can you provide a link?

If it is a TIF projects, Oklahoma City has passed several of those as well, and all cities are using them to improve specific districts within a city.

If it is a TIF, it's not really a tax increase; in the case of TIF, property taxes WHICH ARE ALREADY LEVIED are set aside to go back to the district itself.

I'm getting the idea you're turning this into an anti-Kathy Taylor rant. I can't imagine she would punish one part of the city over another. That is highly suspect.

If your employer is against simple TIF financing than he/she is part of the problem in Tulsa, and represents the viewpoint in Tulsa that is preventing improvement. There is nothing unusual about TIF projects. They've been happening in great cities across the country for years, and they are a novel and fair approach to business district improvement.