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Jim Gilmore reported the row house project near NDSU was recommended for approval by EDIC contingent on obtaining a building permit. “They've been in the building permit process for about a month,” he said, and the project was expected to appear on the city commission agenda with that contingency.

The second project is a proposed 260-unit apartment building along NP Avenue and 11th Street. Gilmore said the development will use 4% low-income housing tax credits but that rents for some units—he cited a two-bedroom rent in the low $1,300s to $1,400s—are close to market-rate downtown apartments. He said the project targets households below 80% of median income rather than the deeper affordability levels EDIC has previously funded. “They're gonna get low income housing tax credits at a 4% level. But for instance, a two bedroom apartment, I think was 13 to $1,400 a month, which is very similar to what the market rate is in Fargo,” Gilmore said.

Because the project’s financing and cost-per-unit are relatively high, Gilmore said he had forwarded project materials to the committee’s financial advisor for review and that the committee may defer formal action until that financial review is complete and returned for a future meeting packet. He suggested the item might not be ready for the committee’s October meeting and could be pushed to November for further consideration.

No formal approvals or denials were recorded for either project at the meeting; the row house will proceed contingent on permit approval, and the 260-unit apartment remains under financial review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Fargo City Economic Development Incentives Committee - 09.23.2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee received status updates on a row house project near NDSU that is pending building-permit approval and a proposed 260-unit apartment near NP Avenue and 11th Street that will be reviewed by the committee's financial advisor; the latter uses 4% low-income housing tax credits with rents close to downtown market rates.","taxTitle","Fargo , Cass County, North Dakota","taxId",2742,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5977069,"EDIC reviews Cass County draft policy on incentives; asks for clarifications",468,745000,1213000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5833049-ec4780e42c4bc50ec4d5838298decd87&start=745&end=1213","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5833049-ec4780e42c4bc50ec4d5838298decd87/thumbnail_745000.jpg","/articles/5977069/Fargo/Cass-County/North-Dakota/EDIC-reviews-Cass-County-draft-policy-on-incentives-asks-for-clarifications","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5977069-e107b8aaf80516cf72dc662ed486ec32/orig.mp4?Expires=1775676479&Signature=KzYaXvSqUSjQ5Da0serW7~mpXFL0hDJijFYcXW7DU6I5yNEuOqi6fBfX1MzigSvdOc2d8zyoFBVG0stlK6JiQYIHL-SKblrTHYn7H67pehz38CA1LdhuP4xZnu8MuY20H7PKesrSP10PvGCPpcYdDDP-vczTzXXSAHuWrVQ8tdDTg6bOa~sLmjX4xXvr6L0Fp7GdvJeKWG8Zd-Ktx9uq6RzWrdisj1zkbJVxurujOWV959QHs-rWN~qECwVljGVWP4crz1DjxZlnTzUsgWY7rtmIQpmqjv2lmcOkBMXBhSOzJuTmHWaku6tvoSwFAyV543xhLxdXWApExksvQ6~-cg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Economic Development Investment Committee reviewed a draft policy circulated by Cass County that would clarify county participation in tax incentives and support for primary-sector businesses. Committee members did not adopt any positions at the meeting but asked staff to seek clarifications from county officials on several points.

The committee discussed language in the draft that recognizes municipalities can approve incentives up to five years, and a follow-up clause that reads, according to the draft, “tax incentive proposals not aligning with the categories listed above will not be granted for more than 50% of any time period.” Several members said that phrasing was unclear and asked staff to ask the county for specifics. “I see the confusion there because does that mean you get to be 50% exempt for the full time period or 90% exempt for 50% of the time period?” one participant said.

Committee members also discussed county willingness to support incentives for primary-sector businesses beyond five years. A meeting participant described a positive signal in the draft that the county may be more open to primary-sector projects with terms greater than five years, and asked staff to seek confirmation from the county about whether that openness applies only to primary-sector businesses or to non-primary projects as well.

The committee welcomed language in the draft indicating county support for federal low-income housing programs and said that lack of county participation could block some affordable housing projects. “If they don't support those kind of projects, we simply won't get them,” a speaker said, noting the local need for senior housing.

Edits and comments on the draft are expected to be provided to county staff and the draft will remain a work in progress. The committee treated the item as informational and directed staff to return any clarifications received from the county to the EDIC for its next packet.","Committee members reviewed a Cass County draft policy on tax incentives and primary-sector support, asked staff to obtain clarifications about multi-year incentives and the 50% math in tax-incentive language, and encouraged continued engagement with county commissioners.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5977073,"EDIC advances discussion on commercial redevelopment pilot, asks for planning input",691,38000,729000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5833049-ec4780e42c4bc50ec4d5838298decd87&start=38&end=729","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5833049-ec4780e42c4bc50ec4d5838298decd87/thumbnail_38000.jpg","/articles/5977073/Fargo/Cass-County/North-Dakota/EDIC-advances-discussion-on-commercial-redevelopment-pilot-asks-for-planning-input","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5977073-120d2d4265a39ff2df1b88c31b362a46/orig.mp4?Expires=1775676479&Signature=IQWsoW4Tha1Q5oYtUH8nV12Xrsw4KBJHY~PuZTIYrrgdmynR8HotR6rG0tU177rTQ2hxJPHnSB0El4TRXzMpIG0FX6ifnVdYOZH1rMf3xW7S47K5l6O6XaRXS63mvAedmDjpFf26SS2jzmL7gRy6sb9gsbPbaZVNYZeYSSFy36m70KbgWU4QqJg0g9ZUDthCLrKZRNxZNzpFeeWhiD-hQiWpSU24GXbfYslUZDzVPFONninQDSRTi~dL6VdShyPw6D2OnDKIMiNX1ZPh1AqUqGNV5W-4pKr0LYbhesN~c4g9VWjZM2JdDeKTsbZ2gJzJwm-QxfIDpr58xonek26Z4w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a meeting of the Economic Development Investment Committee, members discussed a proposed commercial redevelopment pilot policy aimed at encouraging higher-density, mixed-use infill projects in areas that are not blighted but could support greater value or density. The committee did not approve the policy; members agreed to continue discussion at a future meeting after receiving comments from the planning department and other stakeholders.

The draft policy, presented by Jim Gilmore, lists characteristics staff would evaluate in applications, including increased density or value compared with existing development, potential to attract primary-sector employers, shared parking and mixed uses, desirable land uses consistent with long-term city plans, and improved design or public-facing elements. “I just added a little bit of language after each one of these,” Gilmore said, describing the intent to leave some flexibility so varied projects can qualify without rigid thresholds.

The draft deliberately avoided hard numeric thresholds. Gilmore noted staff had not set specific dollar or square-foot targets: “It needs to be $50 a square foot. I haven't tried to put those kinds of numbers in. And so we would just kind of evaluate it on a case by case basis.” Committee members discussed alternatives, including a floating standard — for example, a percentage above the city average — versus a fixed dollar-per-square-foot requirement.

Committee members repeatedly urged that the policy be routed through planning and engineering before returning to the EDIC for action. One meeting participant said the policy should pass through the planning department first, and the chair confirmed he had already sent the draft to Nicole in planning for review. The committee also discussed use-case tensions such as confidentiality requests from large data centers and the need to balance developer certainty with public review. “Sometimes we know it's in zone industrial we know they're gonna have to follow the code and we go ahead and approve that and then the final approval and planning engineering and all that comes next,” Gilmore said.

Members discussed potential nonfinancial criteria such as shared parking and design improvements that could support denser development without creating vacant lots. They also noted the possibility of unfair competition for existing businesses if incentives were awarded inappropriately. The committee heard an example raised by one member about noise from a data center site in a neighboring jurisdiction — described as comparable to “a thousand grain dryer fans running 24 hours a day” — to illustrate community impacts that can arise from certain primary-sector projects.

After discussion, members agreed to continue the item to a future meeting and asked staff to solicit written comments and planning-department feedback. The chair said members could contact Gilmore with additional input ahead of the next discussion.

The committee did not take a formal vote to adopt the policy at the meeting; the action was to continue review and gather technical input and specific threshold proposals for later consideration.","Committee members reviewed a draft commercial redevelopment pilot policy that would prioritize higher-density, mixed-use infill projects and directed staff to return with planning-department input and a revised proposal at a later meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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EDIC gets updates on two pending projects; one contingent on building permit, another under financial review

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