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Milan council reviews Stimpson House brownfield redevelopment proposal for 24 W. Main Street
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Summary
City officials heard a presentation April 7 on a proposed $5.5 million redevelopment of the Stimpson House at 24 W. Main Street, including remediation plans, an EGLE brownfield grant request of $1 million and a proposed tax-capture reimbursement estimated at $736,552; no public comments were offered and no formal council vote on the plan was taken.
The Milan City Council met in work session April 7 and received a presentation from the Milan Development Corporation and consultants on a proposed redevelopment of the Stimpson House at 24 W. Main Street that would convert the site into a three-story, 10,519-square-foot mixed-use building with a restaurant on the first floor and 10 apartments above.
Presenters said the project anticipates a $5.5 million total investment and the creation of seven full-time jobs. Sponsors described environmental conditions on the property — soil and groundwater contamination from petroleum-based compounds above non-residential cleanup criteria — and identified remediation needs including contaminated-soil removal, potential demolition of former foundations, vapor intrusion mitigation and engineering controls.
The presenters outlined funding and incentive requests intended to support those remediation costs and the housing component. The proposed package includes a request for $1,000,000 in EGLE brownfield grant funds divided among building-site remediation ($350,000), parking-lot UST and site work ($620,000) and $30,000 for grant administration. Additional slide figures listed MSHDA housing-development eligible activities ($438,000) and pre-approved EGLE activities ($18,800). Presenters estimated the total eligible cost for reimbursement under the brownfield plan at $736,552, including interest (up to 5% simple) and plan-preparation/implementation costs.
Presentation materials showed a proposed Brownfield Plan with 22 years in total and 20 years of tax capture to reimburse eligible costs. The slides attributed roughly 79.5% of captured brownfield taxes to developer reimbursement ($736,552), about 3.6% to the State Brownfield Revolving Fund and 16.9% not captured as base taxes and school debt millage. The packet also listed larger grant and incentive figures from multiple sources — a $1.1 million MEDC grant, $1.0 million EGLE grant, and $1.0 million MSHDA grant — producing a combined state contribution figure of $3,331,379 and a grand total of $3,836,552 when local contributions were included.
Presenters named in the meeting record included Brandon Plasters and Adam Karoub of the Milan Development Corporation and technical consultant Dave Van Haaren of Triterra; Bruce Johnston and Ron Drzewicki (Revitalize) were also listed among presenters. Contact information shown on the final slide lists Dave Van Haaren (Triterra) as a point of contact for follow-up questions.
There were no public comments recorded on the proposal. The work session concluded with a motion by Councilmember Gress, seconded by Pro-Tem Kerkes, to adjourn at 7:01 p.m.; the motion carried unanimously. No formal council action on the Brownfield Plan or grant approvals was recorded in the work-session minutes; next procedural steps or any scheduled vote were not specified in the meeting record.
Clarifying details from the presentation: the project footprint covers 0.72 acres across three parcel numbers; the plan shows a 10-unit residential configuration over a ground-floor commercial space; remediation work listed includes UST investigation and removal for the city parking lot; and eligible-reimbursement line items included a brownfield plan and Act 381 work plan preparation and implementation fee of $27,000 and an implementation figure of $50,000 (all figures as shown in the presentation slides).