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EDC members question 99‑year, 90% commitment to city projects; wastewater bond highlighted
Summary
Board members discussed the MEDC–city performance agreement that commits 90% of EDC funds (for 99 years) to city projects, noting $1.1 million currently committed to bonded debt for a wastewater treatment plant and debating whether the EDC should seek a larger planning role or renegotiate the arrangement.
Board members spent a substantial portion of the meeting discussing a long‑term economic development agreement that commits 90% of EDC funds to the city for up to 99 years.
The conversation focused on how much of the EDC’s operating capacity is limited by that agreement. Staff explained that about $1,100,000 of the committed amount is currently pledged toward the annual debt service on a…
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