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Public hearing on Shops at North Village CID raises questions about 1% tax, 27‑year term and boundaries
Summary
Proponents said the proposed Shops at North Village Community Improvement District would fund sidewalks, pavement and security through up to a 1% sales tax on included parcels; council members and property owners pressed for clearer boundaries, tenant notice and why the district would last 27 years. The council set a vote for two weeks.
Proponents of a proposed Shops at North Village Community Improvement District told the Saint Joseph City Council on Tuesday that they plan to use CID revenue for landscaping, pavement repairs and increased security.
"We invested over the last 2 years, dollars 2,500,000.0 in bringing HomeGoods, Rally House, Bath and Body Works, and Cookie Crumble to the shopping center," said Zach Friding, asset manager for Barring Area Development, the manager of the shopping center. Friding said the company also spent about $1,500,000 on landscaping, concrete and asphalt repairs and on security services since purchasing the…
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