Presenter says ED funds can pay targeted infrastructure — Bass Pro cited as example
Attendees discussed using ED sales-tax proceeds for site-specific infrastructure that directly enables private retail development; the Bass Pro Shops infrastructure project was cited repeatedly as a precedent for allowable targeted spending.
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The presenter used the Bass Pro Shops project as an example of permitted ED spending: rather than funding retail directly, ED proceeds were applied to site-level infrastructure that opened land for development. "If you're doing infrastructure for the pad site, for, you know, a big retailer like Bass Pro, that's — that's — that's one thing," the presenter said.
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