Comments on: Ann Arbor DDA Updates: Budget, TIF Talk

By: Leah Gunn

Leah Gunn — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:38:29 +0000

Actually, historically, the DDA DID rely on TIF revenues to finance parking structures. Those at Ann/Ashley and Liberty Square were financed with TIF because they were built before the DDA took over the management of the parking system (1992).

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:00:13 +0000

I’m generally pro-density downtown, but I have to hope that 618 S. Main falls through. It’s just so out of scale with the rest of the neighborhood, just like the Moravian etc. were. I’m not sure exactly where my intuitive boundary of downtown is, but it’s certainly north of Madison.

By: Vivienne Armentrout

Vivienne Armentrout — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:30:26 +0000

Thank you for this careful review of the DDA grant/partnership process. I’m glad that the board is proceeding carefully with it. This is not the first time that Newcombe Clark has brought up some very good cogent points about DDA development support.