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provide infrastructure for the new development, there is likely another revenue shortfall that has to be paid from the county.
• In other states, TIFs are often designed to channel funding toward improvements in distressed, underdeveloped, or underutilized parts of an area where development might otherwise not occur. This may not be the more common reason in South Dakota for establishing the TIF. We all believe in economic development and bringing more jobs into our area, but we want a fair system which doesn't benefit one government entity to the detriment of another. True economic development must be a wise use of taxpayer's limited resources and mutually benefit the community of the new development as much as the private developer.
• Thank you so much for the opportunity to serve you, the residents of District 1.  I welcome your input on this issue or any other you wish to comment on. I regret that I won't be able to attend the Cracker Barrel on Feb. 2 in Aberdeen because I will be out of town over the week end. Please feel free to contact me at rep.feickert@state.sd.us or call me at 605-216-3451 with any questions.

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