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On Tuesday, the Worcester City Council unanimously voted to decertify a property tax break for Tennessee insurer Unum, after the company failed to meet the requirements of its tax-increment financing agreement. The move by the City defied its long-held stance on property tax breaks for businesses, which typically remain in place regardless of whether the companies meet the requirements. This came after the City of Worcester created an inclusionary zoning policy to require multi-family housing developers to include affordable units in their projects

Is your community more or less receptive to business development than it was five years ago?
More receptive (41%, 33 VOTES)
Less receptive (24%, 19 VOTES)
The same (35%, 28 VOTES)
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On Tuesday, the Worcester City Council unanimously voted to decertify a property tax break for Tennessee insurer Unum, after the company failed to meet the requirements of its tax-increment financing agreement. The move by the City defied its long-held stance on property tax breaks for businesses, which typically remain in place regardless of whether the companies meet the requirements. This came after the City of Worcester created an inclusionary zoning policy to require multi-family housing developers to include affordable units in their projects

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