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Heath EDC releases RFP/RFQ to activate 90‑acre town‑center parcel
Summary
The board unanimously approved release of an RFP/RFQ seeking a master‑plan and developable, block‑level proposals for roughly 90 acres the EDC/city controls, aiming to convert prior conceptual work into actionable, developer‑ready designs.
The Heath Economic Development Corporation voted unanimously Dec. 11 to release a request for proposals/qualifications aimed at producing a developable master plan for roughly 90 acres the city and EDC control (the extended reserve area).
Board members debated how this RFP differs from earlier planning work and emphasized the need for actionable deliverables — block‑level layouts, financial viability analysis, and guidance to parcel and market the land to developers. Supporters argued the EDC now owns land and therefore has leverage to demand a plan that is both implementable and respectful of previously collected community input; skeptics warned against repeating prior studies that became shelfware.
The RFP as released asks for a plan tied to the EDC’s actual topography and constraints, not just concept art, and requests evaluation criteria and a schedule that would allow the EDC to vet developers and potentially parcel site components for phased development. The board discussed pairing the RFP work with a potential EDC director role but did not make an organizational change at this meeting.
The RFP passed with unanimous support; staff will distribute it to an initial set of firms and return with responses and recommendations.
