Letters to the Editor
March 22, 2025

Writer believes time for TIFs is over

Dear Editor,

In regards to the City of Marysville and the MEVSD disagreement on TIFs and how they are used, yes the school district agreed to the TIF, but at that time they probably didn’t expect the amount of development and what some of the TIF (money) is being used for.

Seems like Marysville is c...

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