Planning commission backs Mulligan Meadows redevelopment plan to create workforce housing

The City of North Platte Planning Commission recommended approval on Aug. 28, 2025 of a redevelopment plan from North Platte River Chamber Development Corporation (DevCo) intended to produce workforce housing in the Mulligan Meadows subdivision.

Planning staff summarized the redevelopment plan and said the property is within an area declared blighted and substandard and that the project is consistent with the comprehensive plan and zoning regulations. The plan covers phases 4 and 5 of the Mulligan Meadows project and envisions extending 15th Street, building new local streets, and constructing moderately priced single-family homes plus a cluster of multifamily units.

Gary Pearson, president of the North Platte River Chamber Development Corporation, described the revised plan in a public comment. He said the organization received a Nebraska Rural Workforce Housing Fund grant to support construction of 12 multifamily units (three four-plexes) that would serve as a complement to the remainder of the subdivision. Pearson said DevCo would take the infrastructure risk (including rerouting a drainage ditch), use TIF and other funding to lower home costs, and reduce the single-family lot count from 51 to 49 to accommodate the multifamily buildings.

Commissioner Jett moved and Commissioner Bain seconded a motion to recommend approval of the redevelopment plan and related resolution; the commission recommended approval and will forward the recommendation to City Council. Planning staff said the council will consider the item in public hearings beginning Nov. 4, 2025.