Legal Opinion
Concerned Citizens of Southeast Polk School District v. City of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, and the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 22, 2016No. 14–1362PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Justice.
This case presents important issues relating to the use of tax increment financing (TIF) for economic development purposes. A citizens group and a school district havé challenged a city’s urban' renewal plan. They claim the plan violates Iowa law because it (1) unlawfully extends the duration of a TIF area, (2) unlawfully uses revenue from that TIF ■ area to support development in other parts of the city, and (3) fails to conform to the terms of the city’s general plan.
Both the district court and the court of appeals rejected these challenges. On further review, we conclude…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Richards v. City of MuscatineSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- State v. FindersSupreme Court of Iowa · 2008
- Concerned Citizens of Southeast Polk School District and Jessman Smith v. City Development Board of the State of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2015
- Robert Oberbillig and Patricia Oberbillig and Frank Scaglione and Melba Scaglione v. West Grand Towers Condominium AssociationSupreme Court of Iowa · 2011
- Knudson v. City of DecorahSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Al Brueggeman, Dan Breuker, Tom Bremer, Roger Bosma, Mark Dillehay, Randy Rowe, Allen Rowe, and Jarrod Wallace v. Osceola County, Iowa and City of Harris, IowaCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2020
- Al Brueggeman, Dan Breuker, Tom Bremer, Roger Bosma, Mark Dillehay, Randy Rowe, Allen Rowe, and Jarrod Wallace v. Osceola County, Iowa and the City of Harris, IowaCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2017
- Amended May 15, 2017 Dutrac Community Credit Union and Kwik Trip, Inc. v. Radiology Group Real Estate, L.C. Shamrock Properties, L.C. Duffy Family Limited Partnership Bigger Better Betty Building, L.L.C. and Quad City OMS, L.C.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2017