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3 <br /> <br />A. Site Location Assistance <br /> <br />The City of Mounds View maintains information on development opportunities within the <br />community. These include vacant parcels, available building spaces, and redevelopment <br />properties. For more information, feel free to contact Jim Ericson at 763-717-4021 / <br />jim.ericson@ci.mounds-view.mn.us; or Aaron Backman at 763-717-4029 / <br />aaron.backman@ci.mounds-view.mn.us. <br /> <br /> <br />B. Development Review Services <br /> <br />Businesses considering Mounds View as an expansion or relocation are encouraged to <br />contact staff at the Mounds View City Hall for various services, including construction and <br />building services, licenses, and zoning reviews. The Community Development staff <br />evaluates developer proposals and reviews project plans that are presented by <br />businesses and/or architectural/engineering firms. As such, staff does consider <br />setbacks, permits, and rezoning that may facilitate projects. <br /> <br /> <br />C. Business Finance Loans & Grants <br /> <br />The City of Mounds View has several financial assistance programs for businesses, both <br />for existing businesses desiring to expand and for businesses new to the City. <br /> <br />1) Business Improvement Partnership Program <br />The City’s Economic Development Authority has a vested interest in helping <br />Mounds View businesses thrive and prosper while improving the aesthetics of the <br />commercial, industrial, and retail sectors of the community. Accordingly, the <br />Mounds View Business Improvement Partnership Program has been established <br />to partner with local businesses by providing 2% interest loans for exterior and <br />interior building improvements. <br /> <br />Who can apply: <br />Any business owner with a facility or property located in Mounds View. <br /> <br />How does the program work: <br />The City’s Economic Development Authority, in partnership with local banks, will <br />provide improvement loans to existing Mounds View businesses at a minimum of <br />$10,000 and a maximum of $50,000. The City participates by providing half of the <br />loan amount at a 2% interest rate. Contact Aaron Backman at 763-717-4029 for <br />additional information regarding eligible improvements program criteria. <br /> <br /> 2) Tax Rebate Financing (TRF) <br />In 2000 the City of Mounds View adopted policies pertaining to Tax Rebate <br />Financing (also known as Tax Abatement). An abatement is a property tax <br />repayment rather than an exemption from paying property taxes. It is a method to <br />finance up-front costs and provide additional equity to a development or to finance