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Economic development staff reviews federal, state toolset; PACE program stakeholders thank city

5947727 · October 14, 2025
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Economic development staff summarized federal and state grant and incentive programs under review, noted outreach paused during the federal government shutdown and described plans for a centralized web clearinghouse; public commenters thanked the city for establishing a PACE program and a developer urged help completing a development agreement.

At the end of public comments and later in the meeting (agenda item 3F), city economic development staff presented a review of federal, state and local economic-development tools and the city's plans to centralize program information on a new web clearinghouse.

During public comment, Glenn Silva, chief operating officer for Lone Star PACE, thanked the committee for establishing the City of Garland PACE program and offered Lone Star PACE's assistance. Silva said, "Thank you all for establishing the City of Garland PACE program. I think that we go so fast these days, we forget…

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