The Indianapolis City-County Council held its first full meeting of 2023 Monday and approved numerous proposals to address a housing shortage.

A new measure will allow for an increase in TIF funding to provide up to $25 million for the Pan Am Plaza redevelopment, other projects also move through commission.

The council finished business for 2022 at its last full meeting.

The council heard a number of special resolutions at its monthly meeting.

Three new TIF districts under consideration by the Indianapolis City-County Council back redevelopment projects that will add affordable housing inventory.

The Metropolitan and Economic Development Committee of the Indianapolis City-County Council heard presentations from two developers who laid out plans for improvements for 16 Tech and the Stutz Building.

State lawmakers have repeatedly proposed legislation that would restrict local governments' ability to use Tax Increment Finance (TIF) districts to improve communities and attract businesses.

How is Tax Increment Financing changing the Near Eastside?

A Ball State study finds that use of tax increment funding is diverting hundreds of millions of dollars away from the local governments that use.