Evanston's Early TIF Termination Review: The Process Itself Is the Model
Issue 6 flagged Evanston considering ending TIF districts ahead of their statutory expiration. For districts elsewhere facing the "TIF cliff" problem, a structured early-termination review, rather than just letting a plan run to its full term regardless of whether captured revenue is still needed, is a governance tool most districts have not considered using proactively. The process itself is the transferable model, not whatever specific outcome Evanston reaches.
Source: Issue 6 RW feature
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Evanston's published criteria for which TIFs qualify for early termination, once released.
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