Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
News
This is a selective listing of news articles on Tax Increment Financing (TIF) in the Lexington area.
2013
- Lexington Minuteman: VistaPrint to leave Lexington, by Marc Filippino (May 09, 2013)
- Complaint filed by One Ledgemont, LLC, c/o Beal Companies, LLC, against the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals (Feb 12, 2013)
- Lexington Minuteman: VistaPrint still deciding to stay or go, by Marc Filippino (Apr 29, 2013)
2012
- Lexington Minuteman: State approves tax incentives for Vistaprint to expand in Lexington, by Marc Filippino (Dec 26, 2012)
- Lexington Minuteman: State to review Lexington's Vistaprint tax relief plan, by Marc Filippino (Dec 13, 2012)
- Boston Globe: Mixed findings on tax breaks, by Calvin Hennick (Nov 21, 2012)
- Lexington Patch: Town Meeting Approves TIF. Town Hopes Will Keep Vistaprint in Lexington, by Patrick Ball (Nov 20, 2012)
- Lexington Minuteman: Lexington Town Meeting approves tax relief for Vistaprint, by Marc Filippino (Nov 20, 2012)
- Lexington Patch: A Peek at Vistaprint's Expansion Plans, by Jonathan Pickering (Oct 5, 2012)
- Lexington Minuteman: Vistaprint seeks tax incentives to expand Lexington headquarters, by Hannah McGoldrick (Oct 4, 2012)
- Boston Globe: Property tax giveaways in Boston are a popular, and flawed, business lure, by Daphne A. Kenyon and Adam H. Langley (Jun 26, 2012)
2011
- Lexington Minuteman: Accounting error related to tax incentive deal with Shire, by Michael Phillis (Jan 07, 2011)
2010
- Lexington Minuteman: Bill would give Lexington second shot at tax rate, by Michael Phillis (Dec 29, 2010)
- Lexington Minuteman: Accounting error could cost Lexington $535,000 in tax revenue, by Michael Phillis (Dec 22, 2010)
2009
- Lexington Minuteman: Neighbors dissect Patriot Partners' expansion plans, by Jason Crotty (Apr 22, 2009)
2007
- Lexington Minuteman: TIF package in Shire’s hands, by Ian Murphy (Nov 2, 2007)
- Boston.com: Shire deal might create 650 jobs, by Connie Paige (Sept 20, 2007)
UniQure TIF
- Official web page of the Special Town Meeting on June 17, 2013, where the UniQure TIF was adopted
- Proposed UniQure TIF Agreement, presented by Selectman Joe Pato during the June 17th Special Town Meeting session
- TMMA Special Information Session (Jun 13, 2013): Video
- Selectmen TIF packet (June 10, 2013)
- Selectmen letter to UniQure (May 9, 2013)
Vistaprint TIF
- TIF Plan (Nov 14, 2012)
- EOA Application (Nov 14, 2012)
- Property Description (Nov 14, 2012)
- TIF Agreement Execution Copy (Nov 14, 2012)
- Property Tax Analysis of TIF (Nov 14, 2012)
- Vistaprint Information (Nov 14, 2012)
- TIF Q&A (Nov 14, 2012)
Shire TIF
- TIF Agreement between the Town of Lexington, Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc. and Patriot Partners Lexington LLC (Oct 17, 2007)
- The Lexington Shire TIF - Frequently Asked Questions, Patriot Partners Q&A on TIF (Oct 10, 2007)
- Patriot Way TIF Zone Plan, draft (Oct 10, 2007)
Massachusetts Economic Development information
- MA IRS: Business Related Deductions
- EDIP Program Information on the MA Housing and Economic Development web page.