Q&A: agency defends incentives as non‑subsidy; sale of facility would not void commitments

In a public Q&A portion Andrea Richter Gary said incentives were intended to influence investment decisions while adding enforceable guardrails to maximize community benefit. "The incentive is designed to influence, kind of the investment decisions," she said, framing abatements as a competitive tool rather than an immediate budgetary transfer.

Responding to whether residents would be subsidizing the project, Gary said "no," emphasizing that abatements are reductions of future tax bills and not grants or draws on current budgets. She also said that if Sabey sells the facility, zoning conditions and MOA compliance obligations would remain attached to the approved project and that the Department of Metropolitan Development would oversee enforcement to ensure commitments continue under new ownership.