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Commerce City economic-development team says city captures strong sales tax but retail gaps remain on the north side
Summary
Economic Development staff reported a competitive per‑capita sales-tax performance driven by large employers and online/destination sales, but identified retail gaps — groceries, restaurants and home‑improvement retail — and recommended faster permitting and clearer incentive policy to attract retail investment.
Commerce City’s economic development director and team gave a market briefing April 14 showing the city collects more sales tax per resident than most nearby suburbs but still lacks key retail services on the north side, including a full grocery and large home‑improvement stores.
Garrett Anderson, economic development director, told council the city’s per‑capita sales tax receipts are higher than nearby Thornton, Brighton and Westminster once population is taken into account; the city’s strong showing reflects a heavy concentration of primary employers, transport‑sector activity and online/destination sales. Anderson said a large share of the city’s sales tax now comes from non‑retail categories such as manufacturing, wholesale and vehicle fleets.
Grocery, restaurant and building-materials retail are the categories where local demand exceeds…
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