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Council moves Franklin and Fairfield tax‑incentive reviews to full council after staff summary
Summary
City staff told council the Franklin and Fairfield county tax incentive review councils recommended continuing existing Community Reinvestment Areas and TIF agreements. Staff presented job and payroll figures for reviewed properties and noted TIF receipts earmarked for corridor improvements; council moved both resolutions to full council.
City staff presented the annual tax‑incentive review findings for properties receiving exemptions and TIF support and asked council to move the recommendations to a full council hearing.
Development Director Lucas Hare said the Franklin County Tax Incentive Review Council reviewed 26 properties in CRA 1 and reported approximately 140 jobs created for the year, a decline after some properties’ 15‑year exemptions expired. He said the Route 33 CRA agreements (Stagg Industrial and NP Canal Winchester) each reported about 170 jobs, with payrolls of approximately $7.2 million and $15.9 million respectively; NP Canal Winchester’s payroll included a company that closed after Dec. 31, 2024, affecting the figures.
Hare described two TIF districts in Franklin County (Gender Road and Bixby Road), noting 2024 receipts for the Gender Road TIF of $922,952 used for corridor improvements and $56,072 brought in for the Bixby Road TIF with no 2024 expenditures reported out of that account.
Hare also summarized the Fairfield County review (CRA #2, Canal Pointe industry and commerce park), which covered 14 properties and reported 934 jobs. Two Route 33 post‑1994 CRA agreements (Moulteau Canal Pointe LLC) were noted; one large 375,000‑square‑foot building had been completed in 2023 and was being built out for a tenant. Dilley Road and Green Gate TIF receipts were reported; the Green Gate TIF held $591,286 at year‑end and is planned to support Green Gate Boulevard construction.
Hare said both county tax‑incentive review councils recommended continuing the agreements; councilmembers moved Resolutions 25‑034 and 25‑035 to full council for adoption.
