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Oro Valley participants push for clearer "speed to business" and raise annexation, growth trade-offs
Summary
Economic development staff and residents discussed tools to attract employers—including the Economic Expansion Zone overlay and marketing—and debated whether and where to pursue annexation to expand retail opportunities and customer base.
Paul Melcher, Oro Valley’s community and economic development director, said one definition of a "business friendly" approach is speed: shortening the path from entitlement to operation so employers can plan revenue and staffing timelines. "The path doing from entitlement to construction, the briefest that we can make that path is the most beneficial to a business," Melcher told the group.
Participants recommended a mix of marketing and permitting reforms. The Economic Expansion Zone (an overlay district…
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