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Council asks for clarity on economic development grants; downtown recruitment funding and geographic limits questioned

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Council reviewed the economic development budget, including roughly $1.2 million in targeted appropriations and a $500,000 downtown recruitment allocation for River City, and asked the administration for a full list of nonprofit recipients and funding sources.

Council members pressed administration for a transparent inventory of nonprofit recipients and the precise uses of proposed economic development funding, including a one-time set of appropriations staff described as totaling approximately $1.2 million for several initiatives and a separate $500,000 allocation proposed for downtown retail recruitment through River City.

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