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Thrive asks county to pay remaining $18,000 pledge from Yes 3 campaign
Summary
A Thrive representative asked the commission to remit the outstanding $18,000 from a prior five-year 'Yes 3' pledge, citing community projects funded through the campaign and describing current development initiatives including Garden Estates and a potential multifamily project tied to donated land.
A representative of Thrive (Speaker 16) asked the commission to honor the remaining $18,000 of a five-year pledge (part of the Yes 3 campaign approved in 2017) and summarized how prior county commitments supported projects including the Field House, aquatic center improvements, housing study work and workforce development efforts.
Speaker 16 said the county is the only outstanding pledge on that campaign and described Thrive’s ongoing projects, notably Garden Estates (89 single-family lots) and an infrastructure-financed TIF approach for future lots. Commissioners asked about accounting and what projects county pledge dollars supported; Speaker 16 offered to provide an accounting and reiterated that the campaign raised about $2.8 million between 2017 and 2021 and that the Thrive organization also receives separate tourism/development funds from the city.
Commission discussion noted TIF timing and the long-term nature of tax increment financing agreements; commissioners did not vote on a new commitment during this meeting but asked for documentation and clarification of past contributions and the planned use of funds.
Next steps: Thrive will provide follow-up accounting and the commission will consider whether to pay the outstanding pledge as part of the external-agency funding decisions scheduled in the next agenda cycle.
