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Escanaba council accepts Stonebrook RFP for 5.17-acre parcel, asks staff to draft purchase agreement
Summary
On Oct. 2 the Escanaba City Council voted to accept a development proposal from Stonebrook Condominiums and directed staff to bring a draft purchase agreement to the next meeting; public speakers said the parcel has historically been treated as park land and that the city charter may require voter approval to sell.
The Escanaba City Council on Oct. 2 voted to accept a request-for-proposal response from Stonebrook Condominiums for the city-owned 5.17-acre parcel and asked staff to present a purchase agreement at the next council meeting.
The developer’s representative, Judy Owens Escanaba of Allstate Development, told the council the proposal would build 25 condominiums and estimated the project would add about $250,000 annually to the city tax base. “We are committed to hiring local trades, contractors, sourcing our materials from local vendors whenever possible,” Owens said. “Stonebrook is shovel ready with site work scheduled to still begin this fall. We are ready to move forward. We just need your support. We ask tonight that you please vote and vote yes.”
The council’s…
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