Tax Incremental Districts in the City of Merrill, Wisconsin
The City of Merrill runs 11 active tax incremental districts. If your building sits inside one, the municipality has a pot of money it can put toward improving property there.
1 is past the original date but has been extended, so it is still running with years left.
The 11 districts
| District | Type | Base year | Original end date | Extended to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 extended | Mixed-use | 2005 | Sep 13, 2025 | Sep 13, 2028 |
| 4 | Mixed-use | 2007 | Sep 11, 2027 | Sep 11, 2030 |
| 6 | Blighted area | 2009 | May 12, 2036 | - |
| 7 | Blighted area | 2009 | Aug 11, 2036 | - |
| 8 | Blighted area | 2011 | Sep 27, 2038 | - |
| 9 | Blighted area | 2013 | Sep 24, 2040 | Sep 24, 2043 |
| 10 | Blighted area | 2015 | Sep 22, 2042 | - |
| 11 | Mixed-use | 2016 | May 10, 2037 | - |
| 12 | Mixed-use | 2017 | Aug 23, 2037 | - |
| 13 | Industrial (after Oct 1, 2004) | 2021 | Feb 9, 2042 | - |
| 14 | Blighted area | 2021 | Jun 8, 2048 | - |
What a tax incremental district is, in plain terms
When a municipality creates one, it freezes the property-tax base inside the boundary. Growth in value above that frozen line goes into a fund the municipality controls, instead of being split among the school district, the county and everyone else. That fund pays for things inside the district: roads and sewers, cleaning up contaminated ground, and in many places direct grants and low-interest loans to businesses improving a building.
So the practical question for a business owner is a narrow one. Is my address inside a district, and does this municipality use its fund for business projects? The first half is a boundary question. The second half is a conversation with the municipality, and it is the part we help with.
Find out if your address is inside one
The City of Merrill does not publish district boundaries in a form we can search yet, so this list is the district count, not a map. Tell us your address and what you are planning, and we will find out which district you are in and what the municipality funds.
A different kind of money, open anywhere in Wisconsin
A tax incremental district pays for buildings and property. There is a separate state grant that pays for training the people who already work for you, and your address has nothing to do with it. Wisconsin Fast Forward runs from $5,000 to $400,000, is open to employers in any industry, and reimburses you for the trainer's fees. The wages you already pay your people while they train count as your half. Applications are due 3:00 p.m. Central on Monday, October 5, 2026.
What Fast Forward covers, and who qualifies. Read from the state's own program announcement, DET-19973-FF263-P, on August 28, 2026.
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