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Showing posts with label TIRZ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TIRZ. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

From the Houston Chronicle: Don't blame Mother Nature for flooding. Blame City Council. The disasters are predictable. Why aren't we preventing them?

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Rain doesn't necessarily lead to flooding, unless there is nowhere for water to go due to careless development. That seems to be the poi...
Friday, June 12, 2015

From the Houston Press: HOW HOUSTON USES THE TIRZ SYSTEM TO BENEFIT HIGH-DOLLAR AREAS AND IGNORE POORER NEIGHBORHOODS

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Early on in GOVT 2306 - in the discussion on local governments - the concept of a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone is introduced. Simply put,...
Friday, April 12, 2013

Two local items from Houston

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1 - Houston's mayor announced two related projects . One designed to reforest Memorial Park - which was hit hard by Hurricane Ike and th...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

A New Soccer Stadium in Houston

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Despite budget woes, th e Dynamo find ways to finance a new stadium .
Monday, November 2, 2009

TIRZ No.7: The OST/Almeda Corridor

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A Chron story on a TIRZ and the redevelopment of Almeda Road . - description . - early controversy .
Thursday, March 26, 2009

Local Government and the Dynamo Stadium

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The ongoing controversy over how the Houston Dynamo's proposed stadium will be financed provides a terrific example of the cumbersome na...
Monday, February 9, 2009

Manvel Town Center

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Despite the bad economy, long awaited development on the corner of highways 6 and 288 may be set to begin. From Mayor Martin's Blog : Je...