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Neighbors and advocates urge council to reject $20 million TIF for Urban Government Center redevelopment
Summary
Residents and community representatives told the council the Urban Government Center (UGC) redevelopment should prioritize affordable housing, green space, and transparency; several speakers urged a 'no' vote on the $20 million tax-increment financing subsidy and criticized the CBA process for losing neighborhood representation.
Multiple residents and neighborhood representatives used the addresses-to-council period on June 20 to press the council on the future of the Urban Government Center (UGC) site and the proposed $20 million tax-increment financing (TIF) subsidy.
Shannon Musselman, identified as convenor of a five-neighborhood group that worked on a community benefits agreement (CBA), said the public land should be developed to higher standards than private sites and argued that the CBA process had been…
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