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Council moves to annex land and expand TIF district; filings with state to follow
Summary
Council approved waivers of second reading for an annexation ordinance (No. 2128) and related TIF ordinances (2136, 2137) and discussed filing an amended TIF redevelopment project (2139) with the state to enable projects in the newly annexed area.
Mount Carmel — The City Council moved forward with a package of land-use and financing actions for development on the city’s west side, approving a waiver of second reading for Ordinance 2128 (annexation) and taking parallel steps on tax-increment financing (TIF) ordinances 2136 and 2137.
Mayor Turner described Ordinance 2128 as adding territory west of town to the city limits, noting a public hearing had already been held. The council voted to waive the second reading and approve the annexation measure. Turner then presented Ordinance 2136, which would submit TIF District 7 tied to the annexed area, and Ordinance 2137, described as an amendment adding additional parcels to the TIF. Both items were moved, seconded and received affirmative roll-call responses.
Council members discussed the process for state filing and said staff would turn the ordinances in to Moran so development projects in the area could proceed with funding. Turner said the TIF-related filings and amended redevelopment project (Ordinance 2139) would be submitted to state authorities to finalize the district expansion.
No substantive changes to the ordinances were recorded at the meeting. Council members described the actions as procedural steps required by state process rather than final project approvals; details about specific projects, developer identities, or project budgets were not specified in the meeting record.
