Tyler Council approved creation of TIF district Monday, July 12
By Robert Wolfington
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A new Tax Increment Finance District was formed during the Tyler City Council meeting Monday, July 12.
The district was formed following a public hearing at the city council meeting.
MLSPC Properties will be the first business to take advantage of the TIF district with a 6,000 square foot office facility along Highway 14.
Through the TIF district, the property taxes on a new or upgraded property will be set at its previous rate with any increase going into improvements.
The Tyler Lumber Company is another group that could utilize the TIF district formed Monday night.
The council agreed to hold a public hearing about a possible conditional use permit for Karen Meyer, who has requested to house one horse on her property on the east side of Tyler.
Meyer has been in front of the council a number of times over the last six months requesting the ability to house a horse on property she recently purchased.
The property has had horses on it in the past but rezoning from 2006 made it so the property could no longer have horses.
Meyer said only one neighbor objects to her having horses on the property. Meyer presented the council with signatures from all but that neighbor saying they would have no problem if a horse was housed on the land.
Mic VanDeVere was not on the council when the Meyer issue was last discussed.
VanDeVere said he would have no problem issuing a conditional use permit.
The rest of the council had previously maintained the position of the rezoned status.
The issue will be discussed at a public hearing during the next Tyler City Council meeting.
The Council voted to allow the Tyler Police Department to hand out administrative citations for people speeding in town and other infractions that would previous be given a standard ticket.
The administrative citation is for $60 and those given the citation will not have it count against the points on their license.
Police Chief John Spindler said the citations will cut down on the need for Tyler law enforcement officers to go to court as much for tickets.
The police department will have the discretion on when to hand out an administrative citation or to give a traditional ticket.
The Police Department and city are still working on how the policy will work.
City crews are still working on getting the baby pool to be usable.
Utilities superintendent Dean Beck said the construction on the baby pool is complete but they are working to make the water usable in the pool.
The council has issued the Æbleskiver Days committee a 3.2 temporary liquor license for Friday, July 23 through Sunday, July 25 as part of Æbleskiver Days.
The committee will be serving beer at the baseball fields during the weekend.
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