John P. Danos

John serves as bond counsel and economic development counsel for several hundred cities and counties across Iowa.

In the arena of municipal debt, he has assisted issuer clients with refinancings, infrastructure development, facilities financings and cash flow needs through:

• Rated and unrated offerings to the municipal bond market through public sales and negotiated underwritings
• Tax exempt and taxable debt issues
• Negotiated private bank placements
• Government lending program placements through the Iowa SRF and USDA Rural Development programs
• General obligation debt issues
• Water, sewer, gas, electric and telecommunications utility revenue debt issues
• Tax increment financing secured debt issues
• Local option tax secured debt issues

In the arena of economic development, he assists public and private clients with:

• Structuring and establishment of urban renewal, urban revitalization areas and other special incentive districts
• Structuring grant, loan and forgivable loan programs
• Negotiated tax increment financing contracts for commercial, industrial and housing development/redevelopment projects
• Structuring local government incentive programs for business development through tax increment financing, tax abatement and infrastructure assistance
• Main street redevelopment incentive programs

On related matters, John advises municipal clients on complex municipal matters, including:

• Special assessments
• Public construction contracting
• Annexations
• Public real estate disposition
• Negotiated public/private contracts, including infrastructure development, take or pay arrangements and PILOT payment arrangements