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Council approves refund of park SDC overcharges to Mill Pond Crossing after developer presentation
Summary
After a presentation from developer Levi Miller, the Columbus City Council adopted Resolution 25‑08 to refund park SDC overcharges to Mill Pond Crossing, directing staff to return with details on storm SDC credits and implementation.
Levi Miller, owner and developer of Mill Pond Crossing, told the Columbus City Council on May 12 that his five‑phase subdivision was built around a mission to deliver affordable homeownership and that cash‑flow problems slowed later phases. “This is not a situation where I own, you know, 7 projects… My only project is Mill Pond Crossing,” Miller said, asking the council to refund SDCs the development had paid after a 2022 methodology change.
City staff said the city’s revised park SDC methodology — adopted in 2022 to pay for park land acquisition and construction rather than requiring on‑site park dedication — produced a substantial per‑unit increase. The staff summary…
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