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Due to the significant variance in infrastructure improvement needs for individual sites, it is difficult to estimate the countywide impact of this incentive whether implemented in the Enterprise Zone only or on a countywide basis. Furthermore, the cost would also depend upon the number of applicants applying for this incentive. Please see the table above for the impact that this incentive would have generated for each of the three local jobs grant applicants. 6. Modify Jobs Grant Program to Increase the Bonus for Jobs Created in the Enterprise Zone The County currently grants a 10% "bonus" for jobs created in the Enterprise Zone. The proposal is to increase this bonus to a higher amount ranging from 20% to 50%. The County has had one applicant for the local jobs grant within the Enterprise Zone—Girard Equipment Inc. In 2011, Girard received approval for a jobs grant covering an estimated 20 additional jobs. Girard received a $77,000 local jobs grant, which included $7,000 for the 10% Enterprise Zone "bonus". The applicant would have been eligible for an additional bonus ranging from $7,000 to $28,000 based upon the proposed bonus of 20% to 50%. Thus, the countywide impact for this increased incentive would have been $7,000 to $28,000 over the last four years within the Enterprise Zone. The additional bonus would not necessarily apply to the countywide implementation scenario as that would be more appropriately handled by simply increasing the local job grant amounts. It should be noted that the County has provided local job grants totaling $2,483,000 to fourteen (14) employers representing an estimated 376 additional jobs since 2009. The EZDA consensus was to recommend approval of this proposed incentive. Please see the table below for the impact that this incentive would have generated for each of the three local jobs grant applicants. While the job grant applicants are not located in the Enterprise Zone, it was assumed that they were for the purposes of this analysis in order to be eligible for the Enterprise Zone jobs grant"bonus". 6.Jobs Estimated Additional Company Name Incentive Comments/Notes Based upon a 50%bonus for the EZ INEOS New Planet BioEnergy LLC $124,000 compared to the current 10%. A 20% bonus would provide $31,000. Based upon a 50% bonus for the EZ SpectorSoft Corporation $83,200 compared to the current 10%. A 20% bonus would provide $20,800. Based upon a 50% bonus for the EZ Communications International Inc. $27,200 compared to the current 10%. A 20% bonus would provide $6,800. Total $234,400 7. Waive or Subsidize the Local Business Tax Receipt for a Limited Period of Time. All businesses pay this tax of $40 per year. The proposal is to waive or subsidize this tax for new businesses for a limited period of time—perhaps three (3) to five (5) years. Initially, the proposal was to cover the Enterprise Zone. It is important to point out that the County only 118