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Economic Development Tool Selected Examples
  • January 2008
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Tax Abatement
  • All or a portion of property taxes are forgiven to a maximum of 10 years
  • Kansas Constitution permits abatements for manufacturing, distribution, research and development activities
  • May be provided in conjunction with issuance of industrial revenue bonds, which adds flexibility to eligibility of tax abatement
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Corporate Ridge Office Park, Olathe K-10 and Ridgeview
  • Several office buildings by Opus Development, each approximately $20 M and a bit over 100,000 square feet
  • IRB financing and 55% abatement
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Garmin International, Olathe
  • 151st Street east of I-35
  • Approximately $190 M in industrial revenue bond financing
  • 55% tax abatement for 10 years
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Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
  • Added valuation associated with a development creates an increment that can be utilized to fund certain public improvements associated within the development
  • District can be in place up to 20 years
  • Incremental taxes are then collected yet segregated into a special fund to be used to fund certain public improvements associated with the development.
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Lenexa City Center TIF District
  • Lenexa project to create mixed use downtown at 87th & Renner off of I-435
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Manhattan Downtown TIF/STAR Bond Project
  • Redevelopment project north and south of mall to include mixed use retail, residential, convention center and Discovery Center
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Speedway/Legends TIF/STAR Bond Project
  • Unified Government STAR bond project at I-70 and I-435
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Olathe Gateway TIF/TDD
  • Bass Pro Shop and associated retail development at 119th and I-35
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Transportation Development District (TDD)
  • Property owner can petition the City to place special assessment or special sales tax
    (up to 1%) on a district to fund public transportation-related infrastructure in the vicinity of the district
  • Can fund things such as streets, geometric improvements, signals, parking garage, utility relocation associated with infrastructure improvements
  • Requires that 100% of the property owners sign a petition
  • District can be in place up to 22 years
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Olathe Pointe TDD
  • Olathe Pointe TDD 119th & I-35
  • 290,000 square feet of out lots, 290,000 square feet of inline shops
  • Petition cap $30 M
  • Estimated funded cost $12.5 M at full build out