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Committee declines to advance Project Bamboo funding after city vote raises questions
Summary
After public commenters criticized past EDC projects and the Buford City Council recently rejected a related $1 million commitment, Beaufort County’s finance committee voted 3–6 against moving Project Bamboo speculative‑building funding forward.
Beaufort County’s finance committee voted April 20 not to move forward with a staff recommendation to provide local site/job fund support for “Project Bamboo,” a proposed speculative industrial building in the Buford Commerce Park.
The request drew sharp public criticism during the committee’s public‑comment period. Resident Paul Tras urged the committee to require pre‑leased tenants, private capital at risk and post‑project accountability before committing county dollars. “So before you approve Project Bamboo, let’s require…
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