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Council pushes for proactive economic development; housing funds, Northpointe cited as tools
Summary
Council and staff discussed economic development and workforce housing: DMO contract and marketing, affiliated agency funding, Northpointe groundbreaking and options to set aside proceeds from the Novant site sale as seed funding for local economic development.
Council and staff focused much of the workshop on economic development and workforce housing, identifying Northpointe and the recently negotiated Novant site sale as potential catalysts. Mark said the town is aligning a point person to link housing and economic development work and highlighted outreach to small and minority businesses.
Why it matters: Councilors argued that without proactive town…
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