In the case of the new White Rock Addition, maybe that’s not a bad thing
Spread the good news, the old Walmart building is dead! You might even say a house fell on it.
Make that 17 houses, in the $600,000 to $700,000 price range. Good riddance to the old eyesore, and a cautious hello to our new upscale neighborhood.
Three builders (Highland Classic Homes, Nobility Homes, and New Leaf Construction) are investing in the new White Rock Addition south of Walnut Hill and west of Audelia, a 3.5-acre piece of land that is included in the Skillman Corridor TIF.
The “T” in TIF stands for tax — a word that can cause distress, especially if it seems private developers might get rewarded with public dollars. “I” is for incremental, and “F” is for finance — now do you get it? No? Don’t feel bad — it’s similar to working with imaginary numbers in algebra. You know it’s a useful concept