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Barnesville requests 30-day waiver as developer pursues 31-unit apartment project
Summary
Barnesville Economic Development Authority asked Clay County commissioners to sign a waiver of the 30-day notification requirement so a developer can begin construction this summer on a proposed 31-unit multifamily rental building financed in part by a tax increment financing district.
The Clay County Board signed a 30-day timeline waiver Tuesday at the request of the Barnesville Economic Development Authority so the city can proceed with a public hearing and move forward on a planned multifamily rental project.
Karen Lauer, representing the Barnesville EDA, told commissioners the city assembled an expanded parcel that can accommodate a two‑story, 31‑unit apartment building and that the developer requests tax-increment financing (TIF) with statutory income limits on a share of units. "The parcel ... is large enough to accommodate a 31 unit 2 story apartment building, and the developer has requested financial assistance in the way of tax increment financing," Lauer said.
Nut graf: Barnesville leaders said fast-tracking the TIF process is necessary to allow the developer to pull a July building permit and complete construction by May 2026; the city is asking Clay County to waive the normal 30-day publication requirement for the public hearing so the schedule can proceed.
Lauer said the city will hold its public hearing on July 14 and that the formal publication notice would run on June 30, which would not meet the standard 30-day notification window; the waiver would avoid delaying the project until later in the construction season. A county commissioner read a letter of support from Commissioner Mourgeault (representing the Barnesville area) and the board unanimously approved the waiver on a motion from Commissioner Ebinger, seconded by Commissioner Kravanoff.
Ending: County staff and Barnesville EDA said they will proceed with the July 14 hearing and follow statutory TIF procedures; any final TIF establishment and related ordinances will return to the county and city processes as required by law.
