Gahanna officials review Creekside development agreement; parking, financing and staging remain unresolved

Gahanna — City staff and the developer team for the proposed Creekside mixed‑use project presented details and answered council questions at the Committee of the Whole on Oct. 27, 2025, as the administration and developers seek council approval of a development agreement and related financing. The presentation covered four substantive contract changes, parking-study data, public engagement results and two fiscal‑impact models used to estimate the project's effect on city finances.

The development agreement was updated to merge separate purchase agreements into a single contract with staggered closings, to verify parcel numbers, to clarify reconveyance as a parcel‑by‑parcel process extinguished upon receipt of building permits, and to specify permitted staging areas and their limits. Director Gotke said the city will not provide revenue guarantees: “The city is not guaranteeing any revenue sources from TIF or NCA or etcetera,” and added that the properties are being conveyed "as is," with the developer assuming environmental and infrastructure risk…