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Developers pitch Osage Beach Marketplace and Bass Pro plan; board appoints TIF commission representatives
Summary
Developers outlined a large Osage Beach Marketplace project featuring an expanded Bass Pro Shop and related retail/hospitality, described job and payroll projections and asked for local support. The board appointed two representatives to the TIF commission and discussed community benefits and school impacts.
Developers presented the Osage Beach Marketplace project March 2, describing a redeveloped retail/entertainment complex anchored by a significantly larger Bass Pro Shop and associated hotels, restaurants and entertainment. The pitch emphasized local economic benefits, workforce and education partnerships, and the project's use of a state-level Tax Increment Financing (TIF) structure.
Chris Foster (speaker 7), representing the development team, told the board the project would include national tenants, substantial on-site payroll and thousands of temporary construction jobs. Developers cited figures including approximately $55…
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