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Commission introduces economic‑development rubric, proposes community benefits fund and advisory board
Summary
After a year of community engagement, the commission introduced a framework to tie county incentives to community benefits — a scoring rubric, a proposed pilot fund drawn from PILOT collections, and a permanent advisory board — and sent the draft back to staff and the steering committee for refinement.
The Bernalillo County Commission moved to introduce a proposed economic‑development strategy that would standardize how the county evaluates projects seeking incentives and tie public support to measurable community benefits. Commissioner Barbara Baca, sponsor of the resolution, said the rubric — organized around workers, small business, community investment, environment and community engagement — is designed to create predictability for both developers and residents. "If you work with us and you use this rubric and you have these scores, you have the opportunity to have even a higher level of support and tax abatement,"…
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