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Garner council approves E District incentive, two annexations; refers zoning text updates and delays large apartment SUP
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting, Garner Town Council approved an economic development incentive for E District Phase 1 and two voluntary annexations, referred multiple zoning items to the planning commission, and continued a separate special‑use permit for a 257‑unit apartment project to Dec. 16.
Garner Town Council on Nov. 18 approved several development actions and advanced multiple planning items while postponing a contentious apartment permit.
E District Phase 1 incentive: The council unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing the town manager to negotiate and execute an economic development incentive agreement with E District Phase 1. Economic Development Director Nate Groover described phase 1 as part of an approximately 225‑acre, medical‑anchored mixed‑use activity center that includes about 100,000 square feet of retail (including a national grocer) and 280 multifamily units. Groover said the town’s investment grant is capped at $5,000,000 (net present value) and is structured to reimburse public infrastructure costs — roads, sewers and related improvements — after the developer pays the first tax…
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