It was a pretty full house in the council chambers for the TIF meeting Tuesday. Those in attendance had plenty of questions about the tax increment financing plan, and there were concerns from those representing junior taxing districts who see some of their levy revenue at risk, such as the fire district. Chelan 7 Fire Commissioner Russ Jones was one of them:
Also commenting at the meeting was Lake Chelan Health CEO Aaron Edwards, who represents not one, but two taxing districts: the hospital and EMS services:
Trying to put a positive spin on things was Chelan Mayor Bob Goedde, who acknowledged there are issues:
But the mayor and other city officials say there are still a lot of questions to be answered before they go forward with the TIF plan.