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Westland approves Brownfield plan for former Marshall Middle School to clear site for housing development
Summary
Council approved a Brownfield plan and reimbursement agreement for the former Marshall Middle School site, designed to reimburse up to about $1.87 million in demolition and asbestos-abatement costs from future tax increment; the city and developer said reimbursements will occur only after certification and project completion.
Westland City Council voted May 4 to approve a Brownfield redevelopment plan for the former Marshall Middle School site and a linked reimbursement agreement that city staff and consultants described as essential to make the property viable for redevelopment.
Samantha Marius, economic development manager with consultant Fleece and Vandenbrink, told council the project qualifies as "functionally obsolete" and that the primary redevelopment costs are demolition and asbestos abatement. She said the plan includes approximately $1,868,450 in brownfield-eligible activities and described the Brownfield Authority’s review and certification process before any tax-increment reimbursement is paid.
"The primary driver of the burdened cost on redeveloping…
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