City Council passes Klondike tax vote, but residents’ concerns remain
The Works staff attorney Corey Davis breaks down the TIF process at a community meeting on the Klondike renovation TIF at Friendship Baptist Church Dec. 15, 2022. “I understand the concerns about displacement,” Davis said at the Memphis City Council vote Tuesday, Dec. 20. “The neighborhood is changing. Investment in Klondike has already begun.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The unanimous Memphis City Council vote approving the tax increment financing district in Klondike follows months of delay. Debates about residents’ displacement and representation will stick around into the new year.
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