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A Resolution of the County of the County of Allegheny authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County to develop amendments to the Tax Increment Financing Plan for the Deer Creek Crossing project in Harmar Township, Allegheny County.
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Whereas, Pennsylvania's Tax Increment Financing Act (Act of July 11, 1990, P.L. 465, No. 113) (the “Act”) provides local taxing bodies legal authority to cooperate in providing financing for development of blighted areas within their respective jurisdictions; and
Whereas, pursuant to the Act, the County of Allegheny (hereinafter the “County”) created the Deer Creek Crossing Tax Increment Financing District (the “TIF District”) on October 7, 1999 and adopted the Deer Creek Crossing Tax Increment Financing Plan (the “TIF Plan”) at Resolution No. 1067 to provide financing for construction of public infrastructure improvements within the TIF District; and
Whereas, ORIX Woodmont Deer Creek I Venture (the “Developer”), has requested that the TIF Plan be amended; and
Whereas, Section 6930.5(a)(8) of the TIF Act provides that the governing body of the municipality that created a tax increment district may, at any time, adopt an amendment to a project plan which shall be subject to approval in the same manner as the original project plan; and
Whereas, the County by this Resolution intends to authorize the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (the “Redevelopment Authority”) to work with the Developer and representatives of Harmar Township, the County and the Allegheny Valley School District to develop appropriate amendments to the TIF Plan, to reconstitute and reconvene a TIF committee for such purpose, to conduct any hearings required by the TIF Act with respect to an amended TIF Plan and to submit an amendment to the TIF Plan to this Council for its consideration.
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby resolves as follows
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The Redevelopment Authority is requ...
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