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Committee recommends annexing about 640 acres into enterprise zone to spur housing and commercial projects
Summary
The committee recommended sending an annexation request to the full board to add approximately 640 acres (about 1 square mile) to the county enterprise zone, aiming to encourage multifamily and infill development and provide tax incentives for qualifying projects.
The Tax and Finance Committee recommended that the full county board approve an annexation of about 640 acres into the county's enterprise zone, a change the presenter said would make sites eligible for property-tax abatements and sales-tax exemptions to encourage redevelopment and new construction.
The presenter said the annexation includes a one-square-mile area along Heritage Avenue where the city has constructed a street and where the county anticipates requests for duplex and multifamily development. The annexation packet also includes individual…
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