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Tax Break Tracker Individual Entry

Each individual entry is a single program reported by a single jurisdiction in a given fiscal year. Because we want to track the level and quality of disclosure as well as the content, the values below -- with the exception of program names -- are entered exactly as they are reported. See our user guide for more explanations.

State or TerritoryPennsylvania
Effected JurisdictionHamburg Area School District
Jurisdiction type: School district
Fiscal year ending In2019
Program nameTax Increment Financing (TIF)
Program purpose: General Economic Development
Statutory authority: Pennsylvania Tax Increment Financing Act, on September 1, 2003
Abating jurisdiction(s): Hamburg Area School District
Applicable taxesProperty Tax
Method of abatement: Tax diversion
Provisions for recapture: (not specified)
Gross revenue loss: $558,611
Reimbursement / offset: $0
Net revenue loss: $558,611
Type of loss: Active
Additional notes on dislosureAgreement with Cabela’s Retail, Inc., Berks County Development Authority, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Berks, and Tilden Township; agreement started in 2008.