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Florence City grants final extension for Urban Square development; developer to provide monthly updates
Summary
Council granted the Urban Square developer a final extension to begin multifamily construction by Oct. 1, 2025, extended other incentive-agreement deadlines by six months, and required monthly updates to the Business Committee; developer David Tuttle and his attorney attended an executive session prior to the public update.
The Florence City Council voted to grant the developer of Project Urban Square a final extension to begin construction of the project’s multifamily portion by Oct. 1, 2025, and to extend other deadlines in the project’s incentive agreement by six months.
Council members held an executive session that included the project’s principal developer, David Tuttle, and his attorney. In open session the mayor said the city and residents are “excited about the prospects of Urban Square,” while also expressing frustration that the development had not proceeded on the originally agreed schedule.
David Tuttle updated the council, saying, “I'll give you guys a quick update on where we are ... we're moving forward with design work on the office building. We're very excited about the prospect of a new office building in Florence.” He added that the team is “parallel to that working with townhome builders in developing the townhome section of Urban Square as well” and that he was “very excited about the days ahead.”
The council noted the developer had previously been granted three extensions for project benchmarks and concluded that, although hesitant to grant further extensions, the city’s investment in the project supported granting a final extension. The council recorded that Mr. Tuttle “personally represented to council that these new deadlines will be met.” As part of the agreement, Urban Square will provide monthly updates to the council’s Business Committee.
A council member asked for a motion on the agreement; a motion was made and the council recorded the motion as approved.
Why it matters: Project Urban Square is a locally significant economic development effort for Florence City; deadline extensions, monitoring provisions and the developer’s commitments affect the timetable for construction and city investments.
Details: The transcript excerpt records (1) three prior extensions had been granted for project benchmarks, (2) the city granted a final extension to Oct. 1, 2025 to commence multifamily construction, (3) all other deadlines in the incentive agreement were extended by six months, and (4) the developer will provide monthly updates to the Business Committee. The developer and his attorney attended the executive session but no vote was taken in executive session; the extension was approved in open session.
