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Urbandale hires AECOM to verify Merle Hay sales-tax allocation; city to cover $27,900 fee
Summary
Urbandale hired AECOM for $27,900 to update the sales‑tax economic analysis for the Merle Hay Reinvestment District, a study the city says is needed after changes to the project and to verify a previously allocated $26.5 million under the Iowa Reinvestment Act.
Urbandale officials approved hiring AECOM on a $27,900 contract to reanalyze how much incremental sales tax the Merle Hay Reinvestment District is likely to generate, Assistant City Manager Curtis Brown told the City Council on May 5.
The analysis is intended to verify an earlier allocation of $26.5 million in incremental sales tax tied to an application under the Iowa Reinvestment Act administered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IDA). Brown said the Merle Hay project has changed substantially since the city’s…
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