Title
A RESOLUTION CONCERNING LARGO TOWN CENTER METRO DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT for the purpose of designating a contiguous area within Prince George’s County, Maryland (the “County”) as a “development district” as that term is used in Sections 12-201 through 12-213, inclusive, of the Economic Development Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended (the “Tax Increment Financing Act”), such development district to be located in a contiguous unincorporated area of the County known as Largo, Maryland and to be known as the “Largo Town Center Metro Development District” (the “Development District”); providing for, and determining, various matters in connection with the establishment of a development district, creating a tax increment fund with respect to the Development District, and allocating certain property taxes with respect to the Development District to be paid over to the tax increment fund as provided in the Tax Increment Financing Act; making certain findings and determinations with respect to the tax increment fund and the uses of such fund; providing that special obligation bonds may be issued from time to time pursuant to an ordinance or ordinances enacted in accordance with the Tax Increment Financing Act and secured by the tax increment fund; and generally relating to the Largo Town Center Metro Development District.
Background
The proposed resolution designates the Largo Town Center Metro Development District, pursuant to Sections 12-201 through 12-213, inclusive, of the Economic Development Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended (the “Tax Increment Financing Act”), provides for the creation of a tax increment fund with respect to the Development District and allocates certain property taxes with respect to the Development District to be paid over to the tax increment fund. Pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Increment Financing Act, the County may determine to issue special obligation bonds to finance the costs of parking facil...
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