Council holds first reading of $500K payment to New Hill for BEACON kitchen
Tonight, Council will have the second reading of a proposal to give half a million to a nonprofit organization outside of the budget cycle for an economic development project.
“This is BEACON, which stands for Black Entrepreneurial Advancement and Community Opportunity Network,” said Yolunda Harrell, the CEO of the New Hill Development Corporation. “What we are seeking to develop is a shared-use commercial kitchen and incubator in Charlottesville.”
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