community improvement districts

There's been a lot of debate lately over proposed Community Improvement Districts (CIDs) — namely, over two luxury hotels who were approved to establish…

Earlier this month, it was revealed that the Plaza’s InterContinental would seek blight status from Kansas City so it could establish a special sales tax…

In Kansas City these days, the phrase “tax-increment financing” generates lively conversation. But a different type of economic development tool, called…

Whenever you make a purchase at the Ward Parkway Center, say a pair of shoes or a dress, you pay the customary 8.35 percent Kansas City sales tax on every…

A Kansas City council committee continued to hear from the public on plans to tighten rules on community improvement districts. CIDs are areas the city…

The Kansas City Council has been talking about tightening up on community improvement districts since this summer, but the talk goes on with no decision…

A first look at the proposed budget for Johnson County shows no property tax increase. Ameristar Casino is looking to raise the sales tax on its customers…