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Council postpones decisions on downtown 224 Washington redevelopment and tax capture plan
Summary
Grand Haven City Council postponed action Sept. 2 on an obsolete-property designation and a brownfield tax capture plan for the former Grand Haven Jewelry building at 224 Washington Ave., after extended debate about developer commitment, affordable-unit requirements and financial assumptions.
The Grand Haven City Council on Sept. 2 voted to postpone consideration of two linked redevelopment incentives for 224 Washington Ave., the longtime vacant Grand Haven Jewelry property, until the council’s Sept. 15 meeting.
Council members debated whether to establish an obsolete property rehabilitation district for the building and separately whether to adopt a brownfield plan that would capture tax increment revenues to subsidize three “attainable” apartments there. The council approved separate motions to delay each item: a motion to postpone the obsolete-property designation was moved by Councilmember Kevin McLaughlin, seconded by Councilmember Karen Lowe and passed on a 4–1 roll call (McLaughlin yes; Lowe yes; Fritz no; Maneta yes). A motion to postpone the brownfield plan was moved by Councilmember Fritz, seconded by McLaughlin, and passed unanimously by the council members present.
City staff presented background that the property has been vacant since February 2017, was purchased by the current owner on July 30, 2020, and that the owner…
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