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Calhoun County approves Marshall South Neighborhood Improvement Authority plan despite resident objections
Summary
The board voted 7-0 to approve the City of Marshall's South Neighborhood Improvement Authority plan and tax-sharing agreement, which city officials say will add about $33 million in taxable value; a Marshall resident had urged the county to reject the plan.
The Calhoun County Board of Commissioners approved the City of Marshall’s South Neighborhood Improvement Authority (NIA) plan and tax-sharing agreement on Oct. 15, 2020, concluding a staff recommendation to approve despite a public comment opposing the project.
Administrator/Controller Kelli Scott told the board the City of Marshall is proposing to add approximately $33 million in new taxable value to property currently operated as the Alwyn Downs golf course. Scott said the city did not meet certain statutory notification requirements but that county administration, in consultation with Corporation Counsel Jim Dyer, still recommends approval because the proposal offers incremental property-tax revenue and represents an economic-development opportunity. The board approved the plan by roll-call vote (Res.177-2020).
Marshall resident Glenn Kowalske spoke during Citizens’ Time expressing opposition to the plan and stating he did not believe the development would be in the county’s best interest. No commissioner recorded a dissenting vote; the motion passed 7-0. The board’s action authorizes the county’s signature on the tax-sharing agreement required by the NIA plan.
