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Taft council hears retail-recruitment plan and regional outlook as SB 237 opens permit opportunities
Summary
Consultants told the Taft City Council that retail recruitment work will begin this spring and a county economic developer said new permit thresholds from SB 237 could boost local drilling activity; consultants advised ready sites and housing to retain jobs.
City of Taft council members heard two study-session presentations on Feb. 17 about retail recruitment and regional economic trends tied to recent state permitting changes.
Barry Foster, principal with HDL Econ Solutions, outlined a two-task program the firm will deliver for Taft: a market-insight and leakage/void analysis focused on downtown and the Albertsons-anchored shopping center (Task 1, $20,000 fixed fee) and ongoing retail-recruitment outreach (Task 2) billed hourly up to a not-to-exceed total of $45,000 for both tasks. Foster said the work will produce a list of “probably 15 to 20 or maybe 25 potential…
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