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Commissioners send Springs at 5 & Main brownfield plan to finance after extended questions on wetlands and affordability
Summary
The committee recommended forwarding a brownfield redevelopment plan for a 284-unit Commerce Township project that would set aside 100 units at up to 120% of AMI and request $13 million in state school-tax capture reimbursement; commissioners raised concerns about the project's use of Brownfield capture for unforeseen infrastructure costs and about building on wetland areas.
County planning staff and the project developer presented a brownfield redevelopment plan for the Springs at 5 & Main project in Commerce Township, a mixed-housing development proposed on about 12.12 acres at M-5 and Pontiac Trail. The plan calls for 284 units across nine three-story buildings, with 100 units designated as affordable or attainable at up to 120% of area median income for a 10-year capture period.
Staff said the developer requests approximately $13 million in state school-tax capture to reimburse site-preparation and infrastructure costs that the…
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