Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority
Making our community a better place to live, work, and play
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Making our community a better place to live, work, and play.
The Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority is here to serve you! Follow the link below to review general information about upcoming meetings and projects. PURA Staff has returned to the office following the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to serve the Pueblo community.
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General Information
HOW WE CAN HELP YOU
Information for Citizens
Redevelopment brings a variety of benefits to the public at large and especially to the neighborhoods in which a project is undertaken.
Information for Developers
Projects may be brought to the authority’s attention by city leaders, neighborhood groups or developers, among others. Sometimes, redevelopment is part of a city policy directive.
About PURA
Protect and retain Pueblo’s downtown as the true core of our community with the understanding that a community’s potential need for revitalization is not confined to any one area.
Focus primarily on creating project areas that are “urban” vs. “new development”.
Support project areas that create a significant amount of new jobs.
Inform, educate, and communicate toward a better understanding of our strategies and financing mechanisms.
Maintain open and honest communication with Pueblo City Council, its Administration, taxing entities and any other community partners that may, from time to time, be affected.
Analyze and consider potential competitive consequences to established project areas as new project areas are considered.
Consider the utilization of residential tax increment financing only upon agreement relative to its consequences on other tax entities.
Consider the use of eminent domain only after demonstration of clear and convincing evidence that the taking of property is necessary for the eradication of blight.
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