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Fort Pierce staff urge tightening eligibility for infill lien-reduction program
Summary
Staff reported four approved infill-lien applications since 2022 and recommended changes — an application fee, interdepartmental review, reversion clauses and eligibility thresholds (suggested 50–75% lien-to-value) — to limit gaming and protect the city’s interests.
City staff told the commission the infill lien‑reduction program adopted in March 2022 has produced four approved applications and $130,027 in lien reductions for three completed single‑family projects. Sean Cost, director of community response, said recent 2024 procedural changes (Resolution 24‑R‑38) created faster alternatives that reduced demand for the program.
Cost recommended fiscal and procedural safeguards before continuing the program unchanged: impose a modest application…
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