Editorial: Giving TIF commissions more power protects voters By the Editorial Board Mar 14, 2012 Mar 14, 2012 0 SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By the Editorial Board Mike Jones noticed change in the air at a recent public meeting. kAm%96 E@A 2:56 E@ $E] {@F:D r@F?EJ tI64FE:G6 r92C=:6 s@@=6J H2D k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]DE=E@52J]4@>^DF3FC32?\;@FC?2=D^>6EC@^?6HD^E:7\4@>>:DD:@?\@AA@D6D\7:?2?4:?8\7@C\6==:DG:==6\H2=>2CE^2CE:4=60ha2_5635\4b6a\da47\g26c\e6eaefh2a5ef]9E>=QmD:EE:?8 @? 2 E2I :?4C6>6?E 7:?2?46 4@>>:DD:@?k^2m 564:5:?8 H96E96C @C ?@E E@ DFAA@CE 2 56G6=@A>6?E :? t==:DG:==6 D66<:?8 E2I :?46?E:G6D]k^Am kAm%96 4@>>:DD:@? G@E65 282:?DE 8:G:?8 E96 56G6=@A>6?E[ 2 A@E6?E:2= (2=>2CE D:E6[ >:==:@?D @7 5@==2CD :? 7FEFC6 D2=6D E2I C6G6?F6D 7C@> 2C62 E2IA2J6CD[ 3FE ?@E 367@C6 D6G6C2= 2C62 C6D:56?ED @776C65 E96:C @A:?:@?D @? 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