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Topeka council tables Lawrence Bay RHID after heated public comment and legal concerns
Summary
After extended public comment and council debate over deal terms, land conveyance and delinquent taxes, the Topeka City Council voted 7-2 to table a proposed Reinvestment Housing Incentive District application for Lawrence Bay until the second meeting in December.
The Topeka City Council on Tuesday voted to table consideration of a Reinvestment Housing Incentive District application for the Lawrence Bay subdivision, citing legal risks, unpaid taxes and concerns about proposed concessions to the developer.
Braxton Copley, deputy city manager, told the council the applicant, L.B. Lots LLC, seeks to establish an additional RHID covering roughly 105 lots and that the developer—s proposed deal terms would cover past-due real-estate taxes and pay a discounted present value of future specials while asking the city to convey land around a pond that includes a dam and a public sidewalk.
That conveyance, Councilman Neil Dobler said, raises immediate concerns because the city holds tax-exempt bonds tied…
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