City officials gave developers a tight, two-month time frame to come up with a second round of proposals to redevelop the
Market Square Arena site. 
The RFP was issued Feb. 21, and proposals were due April 18. A decision was promised by
late June or early July. Guess what? The city missed its deadline. Don't expect an answer until next month, at the earliest.
They're still saying summer, but a little later in the summer. "We're just making sure we get all our questions answered and
know everything that's going on," said Department of Metropolitan Development spokeswoman Anne Coffey. For a refresher on
the two proposals, check here and here. Tick, tock.
The RFP was issued Feb. 21, and proposals were due April 18. A decision was promised by
late June or early July. Guess what? The city missed its deadline. Don't expect an answer until next month, at the earliest.
They're still saying summer, but a little later in the summer. "We're just making sure we get all our questions answered and
know everything that's going on," said Department of Metropolitan Development spokeswoman Anne Coffey. For a refresher on
the two proposals, check here and here. Tick, tock.
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(Corollary: Since the City has missed this deadline so many times, does that mean I'm in the clear paying my property tax bill a few months late, too?)
Tax abatements for business for the right deals are good, because they spur development, job growth, etc. And I think they are ok, but less defensible, for residential or retail redevelopment projects in rough areas. With reason, of course.
Now, don't get me started on the failure of our glorious public officials to reassess business property. Wait, we were supposed to do that?
But with property taxes as high as they are now, I see a decline in the d'town condo market coming on.