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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
The second bridge is not being paid for by city taxpayers. It is getting paid for by CMLC - part of the east village project, which is financed by the future property taxes of whoever builds in the East village.
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Kinda splitting hairs, no? Taxpayers are financing the east villiage TIF in hopes it will be paid back by future property taxes.
I can buy a car tomorrow and say it's my future job I hope to get that is going to pay for it, but it's still me making the payments and on the hook for the cost.