Why did the public hearing notice say that it won’t impose a new tax AND that taxes may go up?
You’re right to be confused by the public hearing notice saying your taxes won’t go up and then later saying they may go up. Urban renewal is bound by State law, which requires that the notice be mailed and that it contain the “taxes may go up” sentence [ORS 457.120(3)(b)]. For some urban renewal districts in the State, amending an urban renewal plan may increase taxes. As it happens for the proposed Downtown Urban Renewal District amendment, taxes won’t go up as a result of the amendment. This is confirmed by the Lane County Tax Assessor. Please see Chapter 9 of the Report on the 2016 Amendment (which starts on page 19), for more information on the impact to taxesReport on the 2016 Amendment

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1. Why did Council approve an ordinance? Why did the Plan need to be amended?
2. What is a spending limit? What have downtown urban renewal funds been spent on? What is the new spending limit?
3. If the spending limit approved by Council on June 13 is $19.4 million, why did the public notice list $48 million?
4. How does the Downtown Urban Renewal District impact local schools ?
5. What schools are included? Does it include rural schools?
6. Why did the public hearing notice say that it won’t impose a new tax AND that taxes may go up?
7. Why were no dollar amounts are listed for the four proposed UR downtown projects in the public hearing notice?
8. Does the redistribution of tax revenue impact rural property taxes---rates or amounts?
9. The Public Hearing Notice indicates that the high-speed fiber network will benefit the 4J and Bethel school districts. How will this occur if their facilities are not in the Downtown District?
10. What downtown sites, other than the Park Blocks along 8th Avenue, are being considered for the Farmer’s Market and are those areas within the Downtown Urban Renewal District?
11. What entities support the amendment?