Short version
March 11 minutes describe an $800 million investment claim and an estimate of approximately $20,000 per month in franchise fee revenue. March 25 minutes record a "large discrepancy" in those numbers, forwarded to Midstate for clarification. The Bulletin reported claims of up to 80 jobs alongside resident skepticism. Make every claim enforceable — or take them off the sales pitch.
March 11 minutes describe an $800 million investment claim and an estimate of approximately $20,000 per month in franchise fee revenue.
March 25 minutes record a "large discrepancy" in suggested monthly gross proceeds and associated franchise fees, with the question forwarded to Midstate for clarification.
March 11 minutes note that the applicant was not requesting a tax exemption — but Deschutes County's Rural Enterprise Zone and Oregon's long-term rural enterprise-zone program could still provide multi-year property-tax exemptions for qualifying investments.
The Bulletin reported claims of up to 80 jobs alongside resident skepticism.
What officials should answer
- 01 Require a public pro forma reviewed by an independent municipal finance advisor.
- 02 Require a binding local-hiring plan if jobs are used as a selling point.
- 03 Require a community-benefits agreement with enforceable job, wage, internship, and local-vendor terms.
- 04 Require a written commitment that the project will not seek enterprise-zone or long-term rural enterprise-zone abatement unless separately approved after a public hearing.
- 05 Require a side-by-side analysis of alternative uses of the same industrial land.