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TIF tax increment rebate

Big Country Seeds (2013 expansion rebate)

Big Country Seeds (seed processing; the minutes call it an industrial recycling center) · 1050 Greenfield Drive

Unofficial register compiled from the ordinances, resolutions, minutes, certifications and urban renewal reports in this archive. Every figure is as printed, with its page. Payments are the ones the archive shows (state reports from FY2021, claims lists and payables lists); a year or payment the archive does not hold is missing, so totals here are a lower bound. The City of Tiffin's records govern.

Aug 14, 2013approved by the council
$250,000plan amendment cap As printed
$13,147paid, found in the archive Derived
Payments completeThe FY2021 urban renewal report gives FY2021 as its final year.

Party: Big Country Properties, LLC · Property: “1050 Greenfield Dr” p. 9 · PDF

Terms as printed

  • Rebate term: “Authorizing the City Administrator to sign an agreement with Big Country for a tax rebate for five (5) years with TIF funds” p. 1 · PDF
  • Plan amendment cap: “the City's total commitment of incremental property tax revenues with respect to the Big Seeds Project will not exceed $250,000” p. 11 · PDF
  • As reported to the state: “Five (5) year property tax rebate - building expansion” p. 4 · PDF

Council actions

DateActionInstrumentSource
Jul 24, 2013Hearing setRes. 2013-142p. 1 · meeting
Aug 14, 2013Agreement approvedRes. 2013-145p. 1 · meeting

From the minutes

  • July 9, 2014 — Iowa City Area Development asks about another rebate; the council is not interested at that time.
    “inquired to Council their thoughts on the possibility of another Big Country rebate agreement” p. 1 · PDF

Payments found

YearDateAmount As printedSourceAs printed
FY2017Jan 17, 2017$1,860.99Claims list in the minutes · p. 5BIG COUNTRY SEED 2016 TIF REIMB-BIG COUNTRY 1,860.99
The minutes' own header dates the meeting January 17, 2017 (the file is dated November 7, 2017).
FY2018Mar 6, 2018$1,859.60Claims list in the minutes · p. 9BIG COUNTRY SEED BIG COUNTRY - TIF REBATE 1,859.60
FY2019Jan 8, 2019$2,263.33Claims list in the minutes · p. 4BIG COUNTRY SEED BIG COUNTRY DEC 2018 TIF 2,263.33
The first of the two Big Country TIF lines on this list; taken to be the first agreement (inferred).
FY2021—$7,163.00Annual Urban Renewal Report · p. 91050 Greenfield Dr TIF Expenditure Amount: 7,163 Rebate Paid To: Big Country Properties LLC Tied To Debt: Big Country Tied To Project: Big Country Projected Final FY of Rebate: 2021

Timeline

  1. Jul 24, 2013 — Hearing set: Res. 2013-142 (source)
  2. Aug 14, 2013 — Agreement approved: Res. 2013-145 (source)
  3. Jul 9, 2014 — Iowa City Area Development asks about another rebate; the council is not interested at that time. (source)
  4. Jan 17, 2017 — Payment $1,860.99 (Claims list in the minutes) (source)
  5. Mar 6, 2018 — Payment $1,859.60 (Claims list in the minutes) (source)
  6. Jan 8, 2019 — Payment $2,263.33 (Claims list in the minutes) (source)

Data last updated October 17, 2026. Built from the archive's documents; see how the data is built.