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Committee discusses city anchor sponsorship for incremental-development training; $50,000 anchor fee noted

5839404 · September 4, 2025
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Summary

A council member proposed the City of Norman serve as anchor sponsor for training delivered by the Incremental Development Alliance to train small-scale developers; staff and councilors discussed scope, timeline and potential financing incentives.

A council member identified as Sarah proposed at the Business and Community Affairs Committee meeting on Sept. 4 that the City of Norman act as the anchor sponsor for a three-stage training program run by the Incremental Development Alliance (IncDev) to equip small-scale, local developers.

Sarah (Council member) said the IncDev program would include an initial public lecture for 200–300 people, a full-day workshop for 100–150 attendees, and a hands-on boot camp for 35–50 aspiring small developers. "If we only got 50 projects, it'd be a success," Sarah said, describing the goal of generating multiple small infill…

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