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Charles ‘Skip’ Stitt
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Charles Skip Stitt is a principal at Faegre Drinker Consulting, where he works with government clients to implement labor-management reforms designed to empower workers, reduce costs and improve public services. He also advises state and local governments on strategies for public-private partnerships.
Before joining Faegre Drinker, Stitt worked for over 20 years in senior-level positions in strategic consulting, with a Fortune 500 firm, and in government. He spent five years with the city of Indianapolis, including serving as senior deputy mayor and chief operating officer under then-Mayor Stephen Goldsmith. He holds a law degree from the University of Illinois.
Jefferson Parish looks for developers to help revitalize Fat City
A 12-year effort to revitalize Metairie’s Fat City corridor continued Friday as Jefferson Parish and its economic development partners sought input from developers interested in working with the parish.
The parish, JEDCO and two partnering organizations issued a Request for Information “to identify creative ideas to develop several public/private-owned land parcels in Fat City,” a news release said The deadline to submit is Feb. 22.
The corridor includes Lakeside Shopping Center and surrounding retail stores, restaurants and other businesses. This is the first RFI that has been issued for the area, where revitalization efforts began in 2009. In 2013, Jefferson Parish leaders considered a Fat City Business Development District to seek voter approval to collect a property tax or parcel fee within its boundaries and dedicate it to projects such as landscaping and parking. Some of the most recent activity in the