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Commission backs DDA support for Amlee mixed‑use redevelopment, cites grocery and inclusionary units

Decatur City Commission
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Summary

The commission voted to adopt a resolution supporting the DDA's economic development agreement for an Amlee Residential redevelopment at Commerce Drive that proposes up to 361 units, a 10,000+ sf qualifying grocery store, 36 inclusionary units at 80% AMI and a tax incentive structured as pilot payments with clawbacks.

Angela Threadgill, assistant city manager and executive director of the Decatur Downtown Development Authority, and Connor McNally, DDA chair, presented details of a draft economic development agreement for a proposed mixed-use redevelopment at 720/750 Commerce Drive.

Threadgill said the project would include up to 361 residential units (density bonus assumption) and roughly 13,000 square feet of ground-floor retail that the DDA and developer say will include a qualifying grocery store. The DDA proposal sets aside 36 inclusionary housing units for households at or below 80% of area…

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