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Residents and commenters question $10 million county backing and job claims for Point Blank project
Summary
At a Wakulla County Board of County Commissioners meeting, residents urged caution about incentives for a private project called Point Blank, raising concerns about taxpayer risk, whether 300 jobs would go to local residents, and recent cost increases from roughly $21 million to $25 million.
At a meeting of the Wakulla Board of County Commissioners, three residents used the public-comment period to press officials to reconsider financial incentives and a proposed county loan connected to the private “Point Blank” project.
Stephanie Mosley, a resident from Ace High Stables Road, asked directly, “Is it safe for the citizens of Wakulla to be spending $10,000,000 taking on debt?” Mosley questioned whether the project’s promised 300 jobs would actually be filled by Wakulla residents and noted that many existing employers recruit from…
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