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Redevelopment agencies: what they are, how they operate and how Salt Lake City’s RDA is changing its name
Summary
Salt Lake City’s redevelopment agency director outlined how RDAs are structured under Utah law, how they differ from city departments and why Salt Lake’s agency is adopting the “community reinvestment agency” name.
Danny Waltz, director of the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City, told a Utah League of Cities and Towns webinar that redevelopment agencies (RDAs) are a statutory tool cities use to carry out targeted real estate and revitalization projects. "RDAs are a tool," Waltz said, adding that how an agency is structured and used determines its outcomes.
Waltz said RDAs are separate legal entities created under state statute but are often governed by city officials "wearing a different hat." In Utah, he said, the RDA executive director is appointed by the mayor or city manager and the board of directors is typically the city council acting in an RDA capacity. He described staffing…
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