Summary On January 23rd, the Commission conducted the first of two required public hearings to determine the type of grant application that the City should submit to the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) in the Economic Development Category. The City is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000 under this funding cycle; with a limit of grant funds requested at an amount of $35,000 per new job created.
The proposed grant funded project will provide public street improvements, water lines, wastewater lines and a wastewater lift station to serve a proposed new hotel to be located at 16119 NW US HWY 441, Alachua (NW Corner of US 1-75 interchange at US Highway 441). The grant request amount will be $1,260,000 contingent upon the business committing to create at least 36 new full time equivalent (FTE) jobs as part of their development.
Notice of the second Public Hearing and Summary of the Proposed Application was placed in the Alachua County Today on April 13, 2017.
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