What is Transformation?

Projects can fall into five project areas

Originally published January 22, 2012 at 5:59 a.m., updated February 5, 2012 at 2:11 a.m.

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Transformation projects

Transformation, now known as the Transform Jeff City campaign, is the economic development strategic plan put forward by the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce that proposes a 10-year half-cent economic development sales tax, which is being sponsored by the city and is on the Feb. 7 ballot.

The News Tribune has broken down the list of 30 projects, with a total price tag of $40.987 million, into five different categories, summarizing each project and showing the individual costs associated with each.

Summaries of these five different categories:

Summaries of MSP/Conference Center projects

Summaries of Retail and Angel Network projects

Summaries of riverfront development projects

Summaries of St. Mary's Redevelopment and Lincoln University Transformation projects

Summaries of Old Town, Capitol Avenue and Downtown Transformation projects

Additional articles about the Transformation proposal:

PRO: Transformation is good for Jefferson City

CON: Sales tax puts undue burden on citizens

Readers ask plan’s fans: Is Transformation really a wise investment?

Readers ask Transformation plan’s critics: What is your biggest objection?

Ownership of MSP, old St. Mary’s site at issue under Transformation

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lovemykids 1 year, 4 months ago

Have you all ever played the game Sim City? If you raise taxes too much (usually above 8%) the people start moving away. It doesn't matter what attractions you add to the city, once the people are pinched that hard, they start relocating to the neighboring cities.

JCLifer 1 year, 4 months ago

$25,000 to develop a smart phone app for the downtown merchants?!?! Are they planning to hire Steve Jobs to write it? Let a Lincoln student write it fo free.

The plan is full of waste. Vote NO.

JCLifer 1 year, 4 months ago

Who retains ownership of the old St. Marys campus after we sink several millions of taxpayer dolleras into that private property?

JCsleeper 1 year, 4 months ago

Not a problem to shop Columbia if this passes.

melbrooks 1 year, 3 months ago

Not a problem to pay more in Columbia, regardless of what happens with Transformation. There are currently 11 TDDs in Columbia which are affiliated with many of the major retail locations there, and most levy an additional 1%--not the half of a percent Transformation is proposing.

dor.mo.gov/business/sales/tdd/list/

Gabrielle 1 year, 3 months ago

what are '11 TDDs'?

melbrooks 1 year, 3 months ago

TDDs are Transportation Development Districts. TDDs pay for public improvements associated with a development--such as a highway overpass, etc.

There are 11 of them in Columbia.

JCsleeper 1 year, 3 months ago

Don't feel like funding this.

viktorkowski 1 year, 4 months ago

it looks like if this passes the sales tax in jc will be one of the highest sales tax rate in the state. my kid is already begging to move to columbia, maybe I should

gofish 1 year, 3 months ago

$100,000 for signs in a flood plain (Millbottom)? $4 MILLION for "streetscapes"??? $8 Million to renovate private property at St. Mary's? And $25,000 to "study" a mall with a failed business plan? This isn't monopoly money, it's MY money and I SAY NO! HECK NO!

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