March 17, 2026 · 6:00 PM

City Council

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The council voted to shut down two underperforming tax-increment districts (TID 13 and TID 16), sending future property tax growth back to the regular tax rolls starting in 2027. They also went into closed session to discuss a management-level employee’s employment/compensation/performance.

Key Decisions

Council voted to terminate TID 13, created for a Culver’s project that isn’t happening anytime soon, so future tax growth in that area will start flowing back to the city and other taxing bodies in 2027. Staff said the city’s ongoing gain is about $4,100/year for the general fund, plus a one-time split of remaining balances across the city/county/schools/tech college.

Council voted to terminate TID 16, which staff said has no active project and sits by the former Hamilton property; the city’s stated plan is to retire this now and potentially create a larger new TID later tied to Hamilton/East River redevelopment.

Council entered closed session to discuss employment/compensation/performance evaluation information for a management-level employee, citing Wisconsin’s closed-meeting law.

Public Input

No public comments or communications recorded for this meeting.

Agenda Items

Resolution terminating tax incremental district 13 in the city of Two Rivers

Passed 6-0

Council agreed to end TID 13 after staff said the district’s intended anchor project (a Culver’s at Washington and 22nd) is not moving forward in the near term. Ending it means the property tax growth in that area stops being walled off for TID purposes and starts flowing back to the city, schools, county, and tech college beginning in 2027. Staff framed this as a “financial sustainability” step and hinted more early TID closures could follow if promised development doesn’t materialize—an implicit admission that some past TID bets haven’t paid off.

📄 See in official document: Page 1

tid Full history → tax increment financing Full history →

Resolution terminating tax incremental district 16 in the city of Two Rivers

Passed 6-0

Council also ended TID 16, which staff said has no active project and has only run up small administrative/audit costs, leaving it slightly negative. Staff argued it makes sense to retire it now because it’s next to the former Hamilton property, and the city may later create a new, larger TID tied to Hamilton/East River redevelopment. The key takeaway for residents: the city is clearing out old, unproductive TIDs now while keeping the door open to use TIF again for a bigger redevelopment push later.

📄 See in official document: Page 1

tid Full history → tax increment financing Full history →

Closed Session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(c) considering employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of a management-level employee

Council voted to go into closed session under the state’s personnel exception to discuss employment/compensation/performance evaluation information for a management-level employee. The meeting transcript does not identify the position or what decision, if any, was made afterward in open session. When councils use this exception, residents should expect a clear public follow-up later if any contract change, raise, discipline, or separation requires an open vote.

📄 See in official document: Page 1

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