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Shiawassee County approves Brownfield Plan for Jaedyn’s Way development in Morrice
Summary
The Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution #26-02-03 to approve a Brownfield Plan for Jaedyn’s Way in the Village of Morrice under Michigan’s Act 381, capping the reimbursement period at 23 years; presenters included County Administrator Dr. Brian Boggs and consultants from SEPD and Fleis & VanDenbrink.
The Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 11 to approve a Brownfield Plan for the Jaedyn’s Way development in the Village of Morrice under the Michigan Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act (Act 381). Chairman Gregory Brodeur opened a public hearing at 5:42 p.m.; County Administrator Dr. Brian Boggs, Justin Horvath (SEPD) and Samantha Mariuz (Fleis & VanDenbrink) provided background and technical details. No members of the public offered comment, and the hearing closed at 5:51 p.m.
The Board adopted Resolution #26-02-03, which the minutes record as finding that the Plan constitutes a public purpose, meets the requirements of Section 13 of Act 381, and proposes a feasible financing method for eligible activities. The resolution notes that the Village of Morrice and Perry Township previously passed resolutions of concurrence and understanding, and that affected taxing jurisdictions were notified and given an opportunity to comment. The Village of Morrice capped the Plan’s reimbursement period at 23 years; the resolution limits the duration of the Plan to that period.
The Brownfield Plan uses tax increment financing to support eligible cleanup and redevelopment activities allowed under Act 381. The Board’s roll call on the motion recorded seven yeas (Commissioners Shepard, Haley, Holzhausen, Johnson, Garber, Howard and Chairman Brodeur) and zero nays. The minutes show the full resolution language and indicate the Plan form was approved as presented and filed with County records.
Why it matters: approving a Brownfield Plan is a key step that enables eligible remediation and redevelopment costs to be reimbursed through future tax increments rather than immediate levy increases; the 23-year cap limits the period during which captured tax increments may be used to repay approved expenses. Local officials and the County’s Brownfield Redevelopment Authority will administer the Plan as it moves toward implementation.
The minutes do not record further financial details about estimated captured value or project-specific budget line items beyond the Plan’s statutory findings; the resolution text in the record states that those estimates were reviewed and found reasonable. The Board did not receive public comment during the hearing. The Plan and the resolution are now part of county records.
