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San Angelo planners say $1.1M in infill grants since 2019 returned taxable value and coincided with crime decreases in funded neighborhoods
Summary
City planners presented analysis showing 196 grants and four infrastructure projects funded 222 lots since 2019 (about $1.1M), reporting that completed infill lots rose to a median value near $183,000 and that funded neighborhoods saw steeper crime declines compared with non-infill areas.
City planning staff told the San Angelo City Council on March 3 that targeted infill funding since 2019 has converted vacant lots into homes, produced measurable tax returns, and correlated with reductions in some neighborhood crime rates.
Arden (planner, presenting the team's analysis) said the infill program produced 196 awards and four infrastructure projects covering 222 lots and that staff has spent just over $1,000,000 for the program through the study cutoff. Arden reported that a typical $5,000 grant to an infill lot was associated with a median completed-lot value of about $183,000 and, "When we invest $5,000, we receive an average tax return of $1,454 each year after it's completed." The presentation…
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