City leaders soon will decide whether to continue a program meant to jump-start development at the city’s business parks and other industrially zoned areas.
As part of its meeting Monday, the City Commission will consider approving a three-year extension of the Catalyst Program. The program, which the commission created in 2017, provides a simplified application process for industrial projects that want to build or expand facilities in VenturePark, East Hills Business Park or other industrially zoned land in the city.
City staff is recommending that the commission extend the program, saying that it has been successful, according to a memo to the commission. The memo notes that three companies have received incentives to build or expand their facilities under the program over the past two years.
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