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The township is using tax increment financing dollars (TIF) to pay for the turf, a worthy expenditure of those funds, according to Township Administrator Judi Boyko.
“When the previous board of trustees decided to build the complex and the previous board of trustees decided to partner with a nonprofit to operate the complex, one of the major obligations of that partnership was to promote the select baseball opportunities through tournaments and mostly out-of-state tournaments, bringing in teams, bringing in visitor industry and staying at the hotels, patronizing the stores, eating at the restaurants,” Boyko said. “So that stimulates the economy of West Chester’s business, therefore it is an eligible TIF expense.”
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