Foxconn Technology Group's massive Mount Pleasant factory — and the development expected to follow it — could drive a nearby village to become the poster child for the use of a form of tax incentive that's becoming ever more common in Wisconsin.

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Nearly 100 Wisconsin tax incremental financing districts are failing to collect any of the money they were supposed to, leaving it to general taxpayers to make up the deficit.

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By Sean Ryan A public notice snafu sabotaged the village of Kimberly’s request for a development district. A math dispute between Union Grove and the state Department of Revenue undid the village’s attempt to create a similar district. Milwaukee simply ...

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By Paul Snyder Johnson Creek’s local economy would get a boost from a $20.1 million school district referendum, according to village leaders. Johnson Creek/School Expansion Jefferson/High School Addition & Renovation Sharon/School Improvements Pewaukee/School Building Projects Fox Point & Bayside/Energy Projects ...

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By Paul Snyder State lawmakers, tired of dealing with every tax-incremental financing hiccup from every city, village and town in the state, just want to make it easier to create TIF districts. “Usually what happens when municipalities run into problems ...

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