Tech Electronics asks Maplewood to restore original Chapter 100 tax abatement, offers apprenticeship commitments and construction timetable

Tech Electronics representatives asked the Maplewood City Council at a Jan. 14 work session to approve a Chapter 100 bond package that would restore the original tax‑abatement terms and establish a construction timetable the company says will start this year and finish by mid‑2027.

The proposal matters because the arrangement would change how property tax relief is applied to the company’s new facility and how those tax dollars are distributed among taxing districts. Mark Spikerman, the city’s bond counsel with Gilmore and Bell, told the council the pilot payment would be placed on the property tax bill and “the school district is gonna get roughly 60% or so of the pilot payment.”

Robert Clark, counsel for Tech Electronics, described the company’s request to terminate the prior agreement…