"...The co-op aims to open at the long vacant Renaissance Shopping Center on Phillips Avenue, creating access to groceries in the middle of one of the city’s food deserts. But after raising $1.2 million and despite backing from Greensboro City Council members, the funding may come up a half-million dollars short.
The co-op is currently requesting $600,000 from the city, one-third of that as a grant and two-thirds as a loan, down from an earlier ask of $700,000. But city staff, who are still finalizing a recommendation to bring before city council in the coming weeks, plans to recommend just $100,000.
Assistant City Manager Chris Wilson, who has been in regular talks with the Renaissance Co-op, said it looks like the significantly reduced figure is all the city can afford.
...co-op supporters question the figure, saying the city led them to believe their larger request was reasonable and feasible.
...Goldie Wells, an active community leader who used to serve in council’s District 2 seat that covers the Renaissance Shopping Center, said that when council wants to find the money for something, they make it work.
“I don’t think that the $100,000 is adequate,” she said, “My reason being that we asked for this amount for some time, and I think the RCC has tweaked their proposal to the city four times, and no one ever said, ‘We will not be able to do this.’ We’ve been living with the hope because of the positive feedback."
http://triad-city-beat.com/city-may-come-up-short-on-renaissance-co-op-funding/
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How much did the city spend to get the sewer line installed under I-40 for Roy Carroll's AMEX backup data center project?
http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2014/01/how-much-did-city-spend-to-get-sewer.html
City Council Agenda Item 25; "Investment Grant in the amount of $1,975,000 for the Elm Street Center Hotel LLC project "
http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2014/02/city-council-agenda-item-25-investment.html
Zack Matheny shoving an incentive for his friends and campaign contributors down Greensboro taxpayer's throats
http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2014/01/zack-matheny-shoving-incentive-for-his.html
How Greensboro works; Zack Matheny edition; Pay to play and cronyism personified
http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-greensboro-works-zack-matheny.html
WTF Zack Matheny?
http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/wtf-zack-matheny.html
Pay to get paid and the City of Greensboro; Koury Corporation
http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2014/05/pay-to-get-paid-and-city-of-greensboro.html
On Crony Capitalism in Greensboro; Zack Matheny Edition
http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2014/05/on-crony-capitalism-in-greensboro-zack.html
News and Record's Kelly Poe on Gerbing and Linkfest
http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2014/03/news-and-records-kelly-poe-on-gerbing.html
Koury stuff
http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2014/03/koury-stuff.html
Take from the poor to give to friends at the Country Club
http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/09/take-from-poor-to-give-to-friends-at.html
