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Planning commission recommends blight designation for Redevelopment Area 19 over resident objections
Summary
The Hastings Planning Commission on Jan. 21 recommended that City Council designate Redevelopment Area 19 as blighted and substandard (6–1), a procedural step that could allow tax-increment financing for future housing development; nearby property owners argued the site is largely vacant agricultural land and cited state court precedent.
The Hastings Planning Commission voted Jan. 21 to recommend that the City Council designate a swath of east‑side land as Redevelopment Area 19 and declare it blighted and substandard, clearing a first step toward possible tax‑increment financing for future housing development.
The Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) and its consultant said the designation responds to conditions in the area — including the age of structures, limited public infrastructure and evidence of functional and economic obsolescence — and would position the city to pursue redevelopment when a developer emerges.
"Currently, Hastings has 16 redevelopment areas within the city encompassing approximately 3,422 acres, and that equals about 26% of the total acreage of our city," CRA…
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