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Draft TIF maps for districts 7 and 8 focus on downtown redevelopment; consultant cites ~$100–110M base value
Summary
TID consultant Jeff Melnyk presented preliminary draft maps for proposed tax incremental financing districts 7 and 8, focused on downtown redevelopment and select business-park parcels. Staff estimated roughly $100–110 million in current base value available when TIF 3 closes; commissioners asked about contiguity, protected conservancy parcels and timing (JRB June 23).
Jeff Melnyk of Van Wallen Associates walked the Middleton Plan Commission through preliminary draft maps for proposed TIF districts 7 and 8, explaining the maps are conceptual and intended to capture redevelopment opportunities downtown and in select business-park areas once existing TIF 3 closes.
Jeff said staff and consultants estimate roughly $100–110 million in current base value that could be used to seed the two new districts, subject to further valuation and parcel adjustments. He described options to include a half‑mile buffer for public improvements, and explained that contiguity rules sometimes require including stream parcels to make small or odd parcels contiguous for a TIF boundary.
Commissioners asked several parcel-level questions: whether certain Conservancy or county-protected lands should be included, the status of special legislation previously discussed for a proposed American Girl site (TIF 6), and how inclusion of the airport would interact with blight determinations. Staff said the airport is shown primarily to allow half‑mile public improvements but may be removed from a blighted district where 51% blight designation would be required. Jeff said the project plan and JRB engagement are planned for late June, with a public hearing around early July to follow.
Commissioners requested additional checks on county protections, parcel values, and specific inclusions/exclusions and were told they will see revised maps and project plans at future meetings.
