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Council reviews draft economic‑development incentive concepts: façade grants, construction tax reimbursements, fee waivers
Summary
Staff introduced a three‑pronged incentive concept — façade grants, construction‑sales‑tax reimbursements for targeted industries, and building/plan‑review fee waivers — and invited feedback as it develops eligibility, clawbacks and performance measures.
Town staff presented conceptual incentive tools to support business attraction at a Sept. 8 study session: a façade grant for qualifying commercial properties, a targeted construction‑sales‑tax reimbursement program for priority industries, and waivers for community-development fees tied to qualifying projects.
Staff said the three-pronged approach is intended to attract new investment in Sahuarita that advances the town’s economic goals: workforce development (people), industry growth and capital investment (prosperity) and placemaking (place). The façade grant concept would reimburse up to 50% of eligible…
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