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Norton Shores council authorizes 30-year Renaissance Zone and PILOT for La Colombe expansion
Summary
The Norton Shores City Council on May 26 authorized a 30-year Renaissance Zone and PILOT agreement to support La Colombes expansion, directed staff to apply to the Michigan Strategic Fund, and recorded the motion as carried unanimously by the council members present.
The Norton Shores City Council on Tuesday authorized establishing a Renaissance Zone and a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement to support the planned La Colombe expansion, setting a 30-year term from Jan. 1, 2027, through Dec. 31, 2056.
Council Member Jurkas moved to approve the proposal described in agenda item 26-70; Council Member Fisher supported the motion. The motion authorizes the City Administrator to submit an application to the Michigan Strategic Fund to create the Renaissance Zone and authorizes the mayor to execute the Renaissance Zone application and an appropriate PILOT agreement, "as well as such other documents as may be necessary to effectuate the intent of this resolution," subject to review by the city attorney and city administrator. The action was recorded as carried unanimously by the council members present.
The citys meeting minutes list Mayor Nelund; Council Members Fisher, Fox, Halloran, Jurkas, Kasher and Sowa as present and Council Members Hylland and Olson as absent. The transcript does not include a roll-call vote listing each members recorded vote; it records only that the motion "carried unanimously." The authorization therefore reflects the councils unanimous recorded outcome and directs staff to pursue the Michigan Strategic Fund application and related documents.
The meeting record also notes public comments were made by representatives of local economic and business groups (Trevor Friedeberg of Greater Muskegon Economic Development; Bill Cooper of Chobani; Rachel Gorman of the Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce), by Muskegon County Administrator Mark Eisenbarth, by resident Roger Morgenstern (4881 Yorkshire Drive), and by Darryl Todd of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The minutes state these individuals "made comments" but do not include their remarks or a summary of topics raised, so the councils public-comment record in the transcript is not detailed.
Mayor Nelund reminded council members of the La Colombe expansion groundbreaking scheduled for next Tuesday and asked members to RSVP by email. City Administrator Anthony Chandler thanked the council for its support of the Renaissance Zone and PILOT authorization. The special meeting was held at the Norton Shores Branch Library Community Room, 705 Seminole Road, and was adjourned at 5:59 p.m.
