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Residents press council on PILOTs and parking as multiple development agreements advance
Summary
At the July 16 meeting residents criticized the number and length of long-term tax-exemption agreements (PILOTs) and raised concerns about insufficient parking, street congestion and planning-board outreach; developers and council members responded, citing community-benefit payments and planning-board processes.
Multiple residents used the July 16 public-comment period to press the council about the city’s long-term tax-exemption agreements (PILOTs) and the effects of recent development on parking and traffic.
Sharon Nedrowski told the council the city “currently have about 47 pilots active” and argued that the city should not continue to offer long-term incentives; she asked why pilots continue when, she said, development “is doing great.” Nedrowski said she understood some pilots were 20 or 25 years and criticized the perceived length of those terms.
Anna Delicato, an infrastructure designer,…
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