HomeMy WebLinkAboutA014 - Letter from Julie Gould to Ames Community School District dated July 28, 2021 CITY OF
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July 28, 2021
Ames Community School District
2005 241h Street
Ames, IA 50010
RE: Proposed Urban Renewal Area
Dear Ames Community School District:
The City of Ames is preparing an Urban Renewal Area and considering the creation of a
Tax Increment Financing District as allowed by Code of Iowa 403.19. 1 am enclosing a
copy of the draft Urban Renewal Plan.
In accordance with Code of Iowa 403.5 (2), you or a representative you appoint, are
invited to attend a consultation with staff from the Planning & Housing Department,
appointed by the Ames City Council as their representative. The consultation will be held
in Room 235 of City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, Ames, Iowa on Thursday, August 5, 2021
at 1:00 P.M. In accordance with state law, the representative will have seven days
following the consultation to submit written recommendations for modifications to the
proposed Tax-Increment Financing. The City will review the written recommendations
and provide written responses no later than seven days before the public hearing
scheduled for August 24, 2021.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Julie Gould
Planner
CC: Kelly Diekmann, Planning & Housing Director
Diane Voss, City Clerk
Mark Lambert, City Attorney
Enclosure
Planning and Housing Department 515.239.5400 mart 515 Clark Ave.P.O.Box 811
515.239,5404 (ax Ames,IA 50010
www.Cityo1Ames.0rg