TIF Ballot Language, Two-Way Streets on City Agenda
By Beth Milligan | July 20, 2026
Traverse City commissioners will take another stab at approving language for a tax increment financing (TIF) ballot proposal tonight (Monday) – something they failed to do at their July 6 meeting and are now facing a looming deadline to approve. Commissioners are legally required to put the proposal to voters this fall. Commissioners will also vote tonight to make the two-way traffic flow on State Street, Pine Street, and Boardman Avenue permanent.
TIF Ballot Language
A new TIF plan – called the Infrastructure First TIF Plan, which would replace the soon-to-be-expired TIF 97 plan in downtown Traverse City – is headed to voters for approval this fall.
But first, …
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