Melissa Messina, a principal in the firm’s Public Finance practice group, spoke at the Council of Development Finance Agencies’ Advanced Tax Increment Finance Course. The topic was “Understanding Your TIF Statute.” The course was in conjunction with the2017 CDFA National Development Finance Summit.

Program Description:

Understanding your state’s TIF statute is essential to mastering the use of TIF as an economic development finance tool. We’ll look at common components of model TIF statutes from a variety of states. In addition, we’ll discuss issues related to the political process and recommended practices for formulating or revising a TIF statute.