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Council grants narrow waiver under Responsible Business Ordinance to allow tax‑incentive project to proceed; administration to streamline waiver notifications
Summary
The council granted a waiver to Chester's (general contractor for a tax‑incentivized project) from an apprenticeship submission requirement under the city's Responsible Business Ordinance and approved an expedited process for minor waiver requests to be circulated to council and signed by the council president if no objections were raised.
The council reviewed early implementation of Ordinance 6 (Responsible Business Practices) tied to a recent tax‑incentive award and granted a specific waiver to Chester's (the project’s named general contractor) for one apprenticeship reporting requirement.
City staff and the building commissioner explained the practical problem: a general contractor that will manage the project on behalf of an owner but not…
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