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Seaside plans new economic development department, hires consultants to recruit retailers
Summary
Council and staff outlined a split of economic and community development functions, plans to hire national retail-recruitment consultants and increase targeted marketing to attract businesses to downtown and major projects such as Campus Town and Main Gate.
Seaside city officials told the council June 12 that the FY 2025'26 budget includes a reorganization separating economic development from community development and funding for consultants to accelerate retail recruitment.
Why it matters: the newly framed economic development department is intended to focus on business attraction, downtown revitalization and support for major projects including Campus Town and Main Gate; staff said outside retail recruitment expertise can bring national contacts that may produce higher sales-tax revenue than the consultant cost.
What staff presented Economic Development Director Jose Bazuela outlined the department's work: business attraction and retention, downtown revitalization,…
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