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Developer presents 54‑lot concept for Burns Harbor site; commission agrees to seek Army Corps jurisdictional review
Summary
A developer presented a 54‑lot residential concept for a 28‑acre Burns Harbor parcel that includes wetlands. The Redevelopment Commission agreed to submit a request to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a jurisdictional determination and to table final action on the purchase offer until August.
A developer presenting by phone outlined a 54‑lot residential concept centered on the southern portion of a 28‑acre Burns Harbor property and asked the Redevelopment Commission to move into a purchase agreement contingent on a site plan and federal wetland findings.
The developer said the design concentrates lots on the south side of a trail to “use some of the credits from the Northern wetland,” and described the northern wetland as likely jurisdictional while the southern wetlands are likely isolated. The developer added that mitigation and bringing utilities to the site are part of the project and estimated wetland mitigation costs could be “as high as $200,000” for purchasing credits.
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