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La Plata council declines immediate support for "Live, Work, Create" arts housing project pending more information
Summary
Phoenix International requested a letter of support for a predevelopment study toward a proposed mixed-income arts-focused housing and cultural center. Council members raised questions about location, costs, county alignment and local arts-group support; the mayor said she needed more information and the council did not grant consensus.
Angelica Jackson, CEO and cofounder of Phoenix International Incorporated, asked the La Plata Town Council for a letter of support on March 24 to accompany an earmark request to U.S. senators for predevelopment funding for a proposed "Live, Work, Create" project: an intergenerational, mixed-income workforce-housing development paired with a cultural center.
Jackson described the request as funding for predevelopment work — a feasibility study, surveying of local artists and early design artifacts. She said the model would target artists, educators and small-business owners and…
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