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in recognition that these disparate efforts to revitalize the neighborhood have not been enough. the central market partnership, the idea behind it is that it takes a number of stakeholders, multiple city agencies, brought private sector participation and investment in order to turn a neighborhood around, and we have learned as in other neighborhoods where we have done the commercial corridor worked. most importantly, for a neighborhood to turn around, it needs to fill its vacant storefronts and buildings with positive activity that will lead to increase retail services and much needed employment in the neighborhood. a payroll tax break for the area is not a silver bullet, but it is a game changing tool that is part of a comprehensive strategy that we think will help. there are a lot of challenges that have prevented the city from making real changes in this neighborhood. you can see from the slides, there are some things that i will not read. one of the main features o ....

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