Markle RDC opens public hearing on rezoning for Forest Cove to allow apartments
Oct 8, 2026
The Markle Redevelopment Commission opened a public hearing Oct. 7 on rezoning a parcel in the Forest Cove subdivision to R‑8 to allow an apartment complex (about 72 units) and eight additional lots; commissioners discussed TIF financing, traffic safety and neighborhood concerns but made no final decision.
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Chair Nicholas Lund opened a public hearing Oct. 7 on a proposed rezoning for the Forest Cove Subdivision to allow an R‑8 apartment parcel and additional residential lots. He told residents the town previously created a TIF district for the area and said rezoning part of the site for apartments could let the town use incremental tax revenue from the apartment units to finance required infrastructure by bonding against that revenue.
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