Tiffin Council repeals riverfront incentives, approves grants and budget items in unanimous votes

Tiffin City Council on Monday passed a package of ordinances and resolutions that unwound previously approved riverfront development incentives and approved emergency grant and budget measures, with all roll-call votes recorded as 6-0.

Council members said the measures remove city-sponsored incentives so the riverfront project can pursue private financing. The action included a series of repeal ordinances and resolutions and separate votes to accept a NOPEC grant and to appropriate incoming funds to the police and fire budgets.

The votes matter because they formally remove city-level TIF and PACE districts and associated authorizations for the riverfront site, actions council members said are intended to let the private developer move forward without city incentives. Law Director Zachary Fowler told the council the developer was “no longer asking for these tax incentives,” and that the repeal actions would “unwind” prior legislation tied to the project.

Key items and votes

- Amendment to Ordinance 25-10: Councilmember Steyn moved to insert “National Park Service” into the fourth whereas clause of the ordinance authorizing…