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Economic development department seeks staff for TIF oversight as housing and Central Avenue projects advance
Summary
Economic development staff told the council they are pursuing housing creation, childcare expansion and downtown revitalization and recommended adding a full‑time position to manage an expanding portfolio of TIF agreements.
Jill Grover (presenting as economic development director) and Ian Hatch summarized the Economic Development Department’s FY26 work, highlighting housing production, small business grant programs, childcare initiatives and downtown revitalization efforts.
Grover explained the city uses tax increment financing (TIF) extensively to leverage private investment and cited figures showing $154 million in public investment generating roughly $1.1 billion in private investment over 30 years of TIF projects. She described recent development agreements that produced 158 new rental units and that the department had entered 15 development agreements and one grant agreement in the…
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