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City administrator outlines Habitat meeting, Flawless Finishing jobs and proposed 50‑unit townhome development
Summary
City Administrator Jerry said staff will meet with Habitat for Humanity to inventory items at Phipps Prairie Park House, and reported two development leads: Flawless Finishing (just under 25 jobs) and a developer proposing about 50 townhomes projected to generate about $375,000 in tax revenue.
City Administrator Jerry reported on July 7 that City staff will meet with Habitat for Humanity at Phipps Prairie Park House to inventory salvageable items before planned demolition. He said the demolition will continue at a later date after inventory is complete.
Jerry also identified two economic‑development prospects: Flawless Finishing (based in Geneseo) is finalizing costs to remodel a downtown building and expects to bring just under 25 jobs to Silvis; the company has expressed interest in downtown TIF assistance. Separately, a local developer has proposed building roughly 50 townhomes near St. Mark’s Church (behind Guadalupe); Jerry stated a projected tax‑revenue estimate of about $375,000 and suggested a likely price point of $275,000–$300,000 per unit. These figures were included in the administrator's remarks as estimates and are recorded here as reported by the City Administrator.
