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Small-business owners at Tulagi Place raise eviction, communication concerns; economic development officials respond
Summary
Local business owners in Tulagi Place told commissioners they had been given short notices to vacate amid a potential property sale; county economic development staff said private negotiations control lease terms but that staff has engaged with tenants and the property owner to limit displacement.
Several small-business owners at Tulagi Place attended the May 12, 2015 Commissioners meeting to report they had received notice from their landlord that leases would end and that they had limited time to move. Business owners said the uncertainty was hurting their livelihoods and raised concerns about how county government and the Department of Economic Development had handled communication.
Commissioners asked department staff to clarify the county's role. Acting Economic Development Director Miss Finnecom and staff explained that the property in question is privately owned and that the county is not the property owner. Department staff…
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