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JEDO board sets aside $575,000 for site‑prep redevelopment fund; requires board‑approved parameters before any disbursement
Summary
The JEDO board voted to reserve $575,000 from redevelopment incentives for a site‑preparation fund to help small and mid‑size projects. The board directed Go Topeka to return with program parameters before any money is released.
The JEDO board on Feb. 26 voted to set aside $575,000 as a one‑time site‑preparation redevelopment fund and directed that no funds be dispersed until the board approves program parameters.
Board members said the proposed fund is intended to help small and mid‑size developers and nonprofits cover early site costs — for example, blight or environmental studies or demolition — that can block projects from moving from concept to shovel‑ready status.
The measure matters because proponents said the costs targeted by the fund are common, immediate barriers to revitalization in low‑ and moderate‑income neighborhoods across Shawnee County and Topeka. Go Topeka staff told the board the dollars are intended as a single, catalytic pool of money, not an ongoing entitlement.
Council Member Duncan,…
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