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Paterson's UEZ five-year plan met with scrutiny as council presses for broader outreach and budget detail
Summary
Council members questioned the Urban Enterprise Zone director and consultant about limited business outreach, budget visibility and program delivery while the consultant said the draft plan includes public-survey appendices and that the consultant contract was capped at $123,000.
The council extensively questioned the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) director and the outside planning consultant about a draft five-year strategic master plan the city needs to maintain eligibility for UEZ funds.
Chris Dopney of CME Associates, the consultant on the project, told the council the plan reflects a year-long process that included public outreach and appendices with survey results. "I believe we had over 400 responses to the public survey, which is all in the appendices here," Dopney…
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