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Council approves three Brownfield amendments after debate over DDA/BRA notice and minutes

5933945 · September 9, 2025
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Summary

The Saginaw City Council voted to approve amendments to Brownfield plans for the 400 Federal Avenue and Adams Street redevelopment projects and to terminate a Brownfield plan for a proposed dispensary after a council debate over whether DDA and BRA meeting agendas and minutes had been consistently posted.

The Saginaw City Council voted to approve amendments to Brownfield plans for the 400 Federal Avenue redevelopment and the Adams Street redevelopment and to terminate Brownfield plan 19 for a proposed dispensary at 2205 North Michigan Avenue. The measures were adopted after public hearings and a council debate that raised concerns about public posting of agendas and minutes for the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA).

Grace Smith, economic development coordinator with Saginaw Future, described the 400 Federal project as a $2.1 million conversion of an underused two‑story commercial building into a logistics center with loading docks, office space and a modern…

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