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Mesa staff detail $3 million redevelopment toolkit including demolition grants and vacancy registry
Summary
Mesa staff presented a redevelopment toolkit and proposed a three‑year, $3 million pilot that includes demolition/remediation and code compliance grants, a vacancy registration ordinance, strategic acquisition analysis, public infrastructure funds, and an EDA revolving loan fund; councilmembers pressed staff on demolition cost assumptions, enforcement equity, and program metrics.
Mesa City Council members on March 26 heard a detailed presentation from city staff on a proposed redevelopment toolkit and a recommended three‑year pilot with an annual general‑fund request of $3 million to support seven programs intended to reduce blight and catalyze private investment.
Staff outlined the toolkit as a menu of tools: a demolition and remediation reimbursement grant (three bids required; maximum award $75,000 as a one‑to‑one match), a $25,000 maximum code compliance revitalization grant for visible storefront and property improvements, a vacancy registration ordinance requiring local contact information and trespass authorization for vacant properties, a strategic acquisition and analysis tool for feasibility work (and rare acquisitions), a public infrastructure rapid‑deployment fund (tiered at $50,000), an EDA revolving loan fund option to fill lending gaps between $50,000 and $250,000, and placemaking/wayfinding investments. Staff said the toolkit is roughly “80%” developed and that final…
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