Developers: Northgate progress hinges on sewer expansion; break‑ground not expected until April 2027

The committee received an update on the Northgate development, where representatives for two hotel projects and an apartment partner have been meeting with town leaders. Chair (speaker 2) said the developer group — including Alex Beatty and representatives from Evergreen — is still working out partnerships and costs, and that the project timeline depends on the town sewer expansion.

"Best case scenario, he's not breaking ground till April '27 anyway," Chair (speaker 2) said, summarizing the developer's timeline. Committee members noted current sewer capacity would support a single hotel ("a hotel with, like, a 100 beds" as discussed in the meeting) but not multiple hotels until the planned sewer expansion is complete. That restriction is the primary reason developers are still refining financials and partner commitments.

Committee members and staff described the developers as engaged and said the town's next steps are to await engineering bids and final cost estimates. The group agreed to continue discussions with the developer team (including Stu, the landowner) and to revisit support options once Butler Fairman and the town have firm cost and schedule numbers.