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Town staff defends Pioneer Grant track record; council directs EDC/CDC on SAS Boutique repayment
Summary
Economic‑development staff told the council Pioneer Grants have yielded net positive sales‑tax returns in aggregate; the council directed the EDC/CDC to accept a repayment plan (final direction to accept $100/month over 20 months) in the SAS Boutique case after the business paid $10,000 toward its $12,000 obligation.
At a briefing on Oct. 10, Nathan (economic‑development staff) reviewed the Pioneer Grant program history and recent changes and told the council the program has been largely successful in attracting restaurants and retail.
Nathan said the EDC/CDC approved 13 grants (11 actually awarded) with awards totaling just over $900,000 and that the town has recouped nearly $1.2 million in aggregate sales‑tax and repayments. He explained the program was revised earlier this year to remove fixed…
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