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)
• 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)

UniQure TIF

• 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 10, 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)