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Council postpones Curry PUD decision after debate over workforce housing payment-in-lieu
Summary
The Bloomington Common Council postponed action on a proposed PUD amendment at 105 S. Pete Ellis Drive after debate over replacing on-site workforce units with a payment-in-lieu. Staff and the petitioner will finalize zoning-commitment language; the item returns Feb. 5.
The Bloomington Common Council postponed consideration of an amendment to the Curry planned unit development that would allow the developer to meet its workforce-housing obligation by paying into a city fund instead of providing on-site units.
Jackie Scanlon, development services manager for Planning and Transportation, told the council the PUD originally required workforce housing equal to 15% of the unit-bedroom count (52 bedrooms) but that the petitioner proposed a payment approach: "$20,000 per bedroom for the same percentage bedroom count...that amount will be $1,040,000," Scanlon…
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