This Court gives deference to construction of a statute by the agency responsible for its administration absent an indication of legislative intent to the contrary. The record before us includes other examples of TIF plans that include direct repayments to developers, rather than bond repayments to implement the program. Nothing mandates the specific type of financing to be provided to accomplish the program objectives. Andrew M. Braceras, Esq. Jonathan A. Block, Esq.
Plaintiffs are sixteen individuals who are residents and taxpayers of the State of Maine.
Twelve of the plaintiffs are residents and taxpayers of the City of Bath. Orlando Delogu is a resident and taxpayer of the City of Portland. The defendants cross-appeal the court's decision that the plaintiffs' challenge to the tax increment financing part of the tax incentive package is timely under Rule 80B of the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure. We reach the merits of the appeal, as the complaint was timely filed within the period when a properly formulated complaint could have been drafted.