County staff previews draft foreign-trade-zone policy and requests direction on fees and reporting
Economic Development staff presented a draft policy for letters of no-objection to activate foreign-trade zones, proposing PILOT agreements to preserve property-tax receipts, three applicant categories, and a return with final policy and fiscal/administrative-fee recommendations.
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Christy Moffitt, Director of Economic Development and Strategic Investments, briefed the court on a draft foreign-trade-zone (FTZ) policy to formalize how the county will consider requests for letters of no objection to activate FTZ sites. Moffitt said four requests had arrived in the prior 12 months and staff want a formal local process to handle future petitions.
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