KC Nash
September 22, 2016
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Original post in the Pleasanton Weekly’s Town Square made by Bob A., Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Aug 18, 2016 At the City Council Meeting on Tuesday night, three consultants, paid for by Nearon Enterprises, the owner and developer of the…
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KC Nash
July 19, 2016
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ballot initiative, big box store, citizens for planned growth, costco in pleasanton, costco pleasanton, economic development, JDEDZ, johnson drive, no costco on johnson drive, nocostco, pleasanton, pleasanton initiative
See the full document here. JDEDZ SEIR_RTC_Final 3-21-16
KC Nash
July 12, 2016
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ballot initiative, big box store, citizens for planned growth, costco in pleasanton, costco pleasanton, economic development, JDEDZ, johnson drive, no costco on johnson drive, nocostco, pleasanton, pleasanton initiative
It now goes to the City Council for approval to be placed on the Nov. 8 General Election Ballot The Citizens for Planned Growth’s Johnson Drive Initiative petition, originally submitted on June 13 with 7,000 signatures collected, has been certified…
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KC Nash
July 5, 2016
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ballot initiative, big box store, citizens for planned growth, costco in pleasanton, costco incentive, costco pleasanton, economic development, JDEDZ, johnson drive, no costco on johnson drive, nocostco, pleasanton, pleasanton initiative, subsidy, tax incentive
An article in the May 24, 2016 Sacramento (CA) Bee outlines how Costco and Pappas Developments have created a new way to get the localities to subsidize the building of a new store so that the transaction is not apparent…
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KC Nash
June 29, 2016
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ballot initiative, big box store, citizens for planned growth, costco in pleasanton, costco pleasanton, economic development, JDEDZ, johnson drive, no costco on johnson drive, nocostco, pleasanton, pleasanton initiative
From the Independent Newspaper, June 23, 2016: The petition drive to place an initiative on the ballot to limit the size of retail stores in the proposed Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone (JDEDZ) has gathered over 7,000 signatures from Pleasanton…
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KC Nash
June 15, 2016
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ballot initiative, big box store, citizens for planned growth, costco in pleasanton, costco pleasanton, economic development, JDEDZ, johnson drive, no costco on johnson drive, nocostco, pleasanton, pleasanton initiative
The petition drive for an initiative to limit the size of retail stores in the proposed Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone (JDEDZ) has gathered over 7,000 signatures from Pleasanton citizens. The initiative was then submitted to the Pleasanton Registrar of…
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KC Nash
May 19, 2016
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ballot initiative, big box store, citizens for planned growth, costco in pleasanton, costco pleasanton, economic development, JDEDZ, johnson drive, no costco on johnson drive, nocostco, pleasanton, pleasanton initiative
An analysis done by the Institute for Self Reliance (http://ilsr.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/bbtk-factsheet-publiccosts.pdf) Although many cities assume that the development of shopping centers and big-box stores will yield a financial windfall, the tax benefits often prove to be a mirage. When evaluating a…
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KC Nash
May 11, 2016
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ballot initiative, big box store, citizens for planned growth, costco in pleasanton, costco pleasanton, economic development, JDEDZ, johnson drive, no costco on johnson drive, nocostco, pleasanton, pleasanton initiative
Multi-billion dollar Costco is using a tax loophole in New York to gain tax advantages for the new stores being built there. According to an article in a July 30, 2014 Newsday editorial, the club retail giant is turning a…
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KC Nash
May 6, 2016
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ballot initiative, big box store, citizens for planned growth, costco in pleasanton, costco pleasanton, economic development, JDEDZ, johnson drive, no costco on johnson drive, nocostco, pleasanton, pleasanton initiative
Cities hoping for increased tax revenues from the addition of Costco to their retail mix will have to expect to pony up a considerable amount of money for the privilege of hosting the store. According to a recent article in…
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KC Nash
April 25, 2016
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ballot initiative, big box store, citizens for planned growth, costco in pleasanton, costco pleasanton, economic development, JDEDZ, johnson drive, no costco on johnson drive, nocostco, pleasanton, pleasanton initiative
When moving into a new site, big box stores normally expect to received tax incentives from the localities where development will take place. Costco is no exception to this, often expecting large concessions in order to built their club retail…
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