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Council reviews multiple tax abatements, developer support letters and land-sale procedures
Summary
At a Feb. 19 pre-meeting the Newark Municipal Council discussed two tax-abatement ordinances, multiple private-sale redevelopment resolutions (some with developers present), and a resolution of support for a proposed cannabis microbusiness; councilmembers pressed staff on transparency in the city's land-sale evaluation process.
City officials reviewed a bundle of development-related items at the Newark Municipal Council pre-meeting on Feb. 19, including proposed tax abatements for two redevelopment projects, several private-sale redevelopment resolutions, and a request for a council resolution supporting a proposed cannabis retail microbusiness.
Councilmembers asked for clarification about what the city considers a community benefit in tax-abatement deals and pressed staff for more transparency about how private-sale proposals are evaluated and selected.
The most-discussed tax item was ordinance 6PSFA, a proposed 30-year tax abatement for 20 Brantford Urban Renewal LLC to redevelop a site into an 81-unit, five-story residential building with 11 units restricted at 80% of area median income (AMI), three at 60% AMI and two at 40% AMI in the Central Ward. Councilman Gonzales asked whether the city's practice of taking reduced tax payments over 30 years effectively finances the developer's provision of rent-free first-floor…
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