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Developer presents plan for two Shops at North Village community improvement districts in St. Joseph
Summary
BMA North Village LLC representative proposed two contiguous CIDs covering retail parcels at Shops at North Village to fund owner-reimbursed improvements via a small sales-fee; developer said it invested roughly $2.5M and $1.5M and proposed a 20-year term. Council held the first public hearings and asked for boundary clarifications.
Zach Frieding, representing BMA North Village LLC, told the St. Joseph City Council at a public hearing that his firm is proposing two community improvement districts for the Shops at North Village retail center to fund community-improvement projects by applying a small sales-fee within defined parcel boundaries.
Frieding said BMA has invested more than $2,500,000 to stabilize the shopping center and an additional $1,500,000 in site improvements since taking ownership. He proposed a 20‑year CID term and listed tenants the owner had recruited, including HomeGoods, Rally House, Bath & Body Works, Spencer’s, Crumble Cookies and Buckle.
Council members asked whether large retailers and some restaurants would be included in the CID footprint. Frieding and city staff said the two districts were drawn to reduce prior confusion: one CID would cover an interior area with smaller tenants and a second would cover the movie-theater area to the west. Representatives said large outlets closest to Belt Highway and certain restaurants are not included and that administration would rely on property tax ID numbers to ensure the sales-fee applies only to parcels inside each district.
City staff described the CID vehicle as one that pools transaction fees under Missouri law to reimburse owners for prescribed improvement projects; any specific spending or reimbursement plan would follow statutory limits and later council review.
The clerk read related first-reading ordinances to establish Shops at North Village Community Improvement Districts Numbers 1 and 2; the public hearings were opened and closed the same evening with no additional public speakers. The council did not take a final vote on the CID ordinances at the hearing — the items remain at first reading and will return for further council action.
Next steps: the council has the ordinances on the first-reading calendar; additional public meetings or hearings and a subsequent vote will determine whether the CIDs are formally established.
