Patrick Austin
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 32
- Total speaking time
- 3:17:08
- Avg per meeting
- 6:10
- Segments
- 3524
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Top issues during term (8)(Business Jobs)
Downtown Streetscape Sponsorship and Banner Program
Businesses would pay $650–$750 per pole per year or $1,800 per banner run, with profits reinvested into downtown infrastructure rather than city coffers.
Chamber of Commerce Legacy Partnership proposal
$50,000 one-time city investment, if approved.
Sanford Main Street Performance
City funding for Main Street will be considered in the upcoming budget.
Phantom Fireworks special event permit denial
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Goldsboro facade and entertainment grant program
$75,000 from an undesignated budget account in year one, with future funding levels to be evaluated after year one.
Low participation in CDBG economic development grants
$437,000 in federal funds plus program income, mostly going to homeowner rehabilitation.
Downtown and 17-92 corridor development pipeline
Includes an estimated $18–20 million private investment for the Hill Dermaceuticals expansion alone.
Downtown vacancy and the grease trap program
Lost restaurant and retail projects mean lost jobs, tax base and downtown vitality.
Decisions during term (0)
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Voting record (0)(Business Jobs)
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