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Neighbors ask Provo for answers as Walmart site moves forward; city says incentives talks are informal
Summary
Residents at the District 3 meeting pressed the city about reports that funds intended for a West Side grocery might be used to incentivize the new Walmart; staff said any incentive discussions with Walmart are informal and will be handled publicly, while economic-development staff emphasized the location would capture sales tax leakage.
Residents at a Provo neighborhood meeting pressed city staff about whether public funds earmarked for a neighborhood grocery would instead benefit the proposed Walmart at the city's south border.
Karen Waite, a long-time West Side resident, said she had heard rumors that roughly $1 million set aside years ago for a proposed Center Street grocery (the Smiths project) could now be redirected to assist the Walmart development. "I've called 311 and asked them," Waite said, "and I have never been able to get any kind of answer about that. I would like it if someone could…
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