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Johnson City adopts Brush Creek economic impact plan, authorizes TIF to fund public infrastructure for mixed‑use project
Summary
The commission approved an economic impact plan authorizing a project TIF for the Brush Creek/Rollington Mills redevelopment — a phased, $240 million mixed‑use redevelopment that would restore Brush Creek, add housing and retail, and use tax increment financing capped at roughly $21.7 million for public infrastructure.
The Johnson City Commission on May 15 approved an economic impact plan (EIP) for the Brush Creek / Rollington Mills redevelopment and authorized city officials to implement the project TIF structure negotiated with the Industrial Development Board (IDB). The IDB approved the plan on May 14, and the city action sends the project forward toward county consideration.
Economic development staff described the proposal as a roughly $240 million, phased mixed‑use redevelopment of a former mill area that would reopen and restore portions of Brush Creek, add public green space, and construct hundreds of housing units and about 100,000 square feet of commercial space over six development phases across about eight years. The developer and staff represented the project as an opportunity…
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