State Ex Rel. Schneider v. City of Topeka

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This case involves the constitutionality of tax increment financing of programs designed to redevelop blighted business areas in Kansas cities as authorized by K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 12-1770 et seq. There is no factual dispute. The city of Topeka, by resolution No. 3241, adopted a redevelopment plan for a two-block downtown commercial area. At the same time, the city declared its intent to issue special obligation bonds in the amount of $18,000,000 to finance the redevelopment.

The urban redevelopment act, K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 12-1770 et seq., was…