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Council designates part of 70th–Second corridor a Community Redevelopment Area after contested public comments
Summary
City planning recommended and the council approved a Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) designation for part of Block Group 3 in Census Tract 68.06 (70 Second/Cedar area), with supporters citing low incomes and high unemployment in the study area and opponents challenging the data and scope.
The Omaha City Council voted 6–0 on March 4 to designate a portion of the 70 Second/Cedar area as a Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), a step that enables the potential use of tax increment financing (TIF) for redevelopment within the designated boundaries.
Don Seaton of the Planning Department told the council the department had focused on Block Group 3 within Census Tract 68.06 and prepared a study showing the area meets state-law criteria for CRA designation. Seaton highlighted socioeconomic indicators cited in the staff study: a per-capita income in the block group of about $15,600 (compared with a citywide figure near $40,000) and a notably higher unemployment rate in the study area. The planning recommendation excluded a…
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