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Council approves bed-tax economic-development grants amid calls for more applicant transparency
Summary
Council approved Resolution 2025-46 to fund two bed-tax-funded economic development grants; members pressed staff for more transparency about applicant selection and asked for applicant presentations at future meetings. Two other applications remain pending.
Worcester City Council approved a resolution authorizing bed-tax-funded economic development grants for two applicants and discussed process improvements for future rounds.
Administration staff explained the application review: applicants submit budgets and financial records and generally show matching funds; the city's process aims to spread limited bed-tax dollars across qualifying projects. For this round, staff said applicants demonstrated capacity to provide…
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