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Property owner asks Adrian commission for relief after downtown assessment increase
Summary
At a Nov. 3 public hearing on the Downtown Special Assessment District, a downtown property owner asked the commission for relief for 117 North Main after the assessment increased by $268.63; other downtown parcels saw smaller changes, the owner said.
A downtown property owner asked the Adrian City Commission on Nov. 3 for relief after the special assessment for 117 North Main increased sharply while nearby parcels saw smaller changes.
Speaking at the podium during the public hearing, the owner said assessments for three nearby parcels fell by small amounts — “123 North Main came down 44 cents, 121 North Main came down 44 cents, 119 came down 65 cents,” — but that 117 North Main increased by $268.63. The speaker said the tenant at 117 operates a bakery with limited open hours and that the owner is seeking relief for that property while another vacant storefront at 115 North Main (former Edward Jones) showed a $63.27 decrease.
Mayor Angie Sore Heath opened and then closed the hearing after no other speakers came forward. The commission took no immediate formal action during the meeting; the hearing record will be available with the city’s meeting materials and staff has the request on file for follow-up.
The speaker did not provide the property owner’s name on the record. Commissioners did not debate the assessment changes on the floor at the Nov. 3 meeting.
For residents seeking more information about the assessment district or the hearing record, the commission indicated the city clerk’s office can provide detailed assessment worksheets and next steps for requesting relief.
