Lawrence city leaders will soon consider extending a temporary fast-track economic incentives program originally approved in 2017 as a way to spur industrial de
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Enough trash to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools was uncovered at the construction site for the U.S. Engineering Metalworks plant at VenturePark.
City leaders have increased the economic incentives for a new manufacturing plant by about $700,000 to help cover the cleanup of massive amounts of buried trash discovered on the construction site, which is within the city’s business park.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to authorize an increase in the 10-year property tax abatement for the U.S. Engineering Metalworks plant that will help offset the estimated $1.5 million cleanup cost. The plant will eventually bring 140 jobs to the city, and commissioners agreed it was important to provide the financial support needed to make sure the project was able to proceed.
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Enough trash to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools was uncovered at the construction site for the U.S. Engineering Metalworks plant at VenturePark.
After massive amounts of buried trash were discovered on the site of a new manufacturing plant in the city’s business park, city leaders will soon consider increasing the economic incentives for the project to help offset the cost of the cleanup.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider adopting a resolution to authorize an increase in the 10-year property tax abatement for the U.S. Engineering Metalworks plant, according to a city staff memo to the commission. To help offset the estimated $1.5 million cleanup costs, the property tax abatement would increase from up to 70% to up to 90%, adding approximately $700,000 to the value of the incentives package for a total value of about $4 million.
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U.S. Engineering has plans to build a manufacturing plant in Lawrence s VenturePark.
After several months of delays, the construction of a new manufacturing plant in Lawrence VenturePark that will eventually bring 140 jobs to the city is moving forward.
In fall 2019, the Lawrence City Commission approved tax breaks and other incentives for Kansas City, Mo.-based U.S. Engineering Metalworks to construct a $15 million plant in the city-owned business park, but the project was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, following some modifications to the plans, city officials say administrative and other approvals have taken place and the project is cleared to begin construction.