PILOT reform discussions try to avoid PowerPoints and path of past efforts
Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer (center) proposed a six-month moratorium on any new PILOTs to be issued by the nine boards that have the power to award the incentives. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Before Shelby County Commissioners and Memphis City Council members get together to talk about changing the most used tax incentive in local economic development, they want to do more than watch PowerPoint presentations on PILOTs – payments in lieu of taxes.
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