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Consultants tell Delaware council the city can be selective with incentives; recommend matrix and transparency
Summary
Bricker Grama consultants told council the city's economic development program is strong but recommended refining the CRA ordinance, adopting a decision matrix for incentives, and publishing public-facing templates and data; they cited 2024 figures of roughly $1.8M in CRA foregone revenue and about $10.4M redirected into TIF funds.
Consultants from Bricker Grama told the Delaware City Council on Nov. 24 that the city lready performs well on economic development but should adopt clearer standards for when to use taxpayer-funded incentives.
"One is the city knows what it's doing," Jeff Harris said in a blunt opening that praised city staff and framed the consultants' work as an assessment rather than a critique. Harris and Mike Jacoby outlined three takeaways: the city has core competencies, the CRA ordinance needs…
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