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Brownsburg council and redevelopment commission approve $800,000 TIF payment to schools to avoid referendum
Summary
The Town of Brownsburg Council and Redevelopment Commission voted to raise a planned TIF payment to the Brownsburg Community School Corporation to $800,000 for 2026–27, contingent on township commitments, a facility-use agreement and the district not pursuing a 2026 referendum. Council passed the motion 4–0; the RDC approved a matching motion 5–0.
The Town of Brownsburg Town Council voted to increase a proposed tax-increment financing payment to the Brownsburg Community School Corporation (BCSC) to $800,000 for the 2026–27 school year, a move intended to help the district avoid placing an operating referendum on the 2026 ballot. The motion passed by voice vote, 4–0; the Redevelopment Commission passed a matching motion 5–0.
Under the adopted resolution, the payment is subject to several conditions: availability of funds in the town’s 2027 budget, completion of a facility-use agreement allowing town residents access to certain BCSC facilities, confirmation that Brown and Lincoln Townships will contribute their pledged funds, and confirmation that BCSC will not proceed with a 2026 referendum. Staff told the bodies that the final dollar amount must be inserted into the resolution motion before adoption and that the vocational Area 31 program should be added to the list of eligible programs if the dollar total increases.
A council member who made the motion said the increase would be a one-year TIF allocation and noted that any future changes to the educational program agreement would require a new vote of the RDC. BCSC officials had asked the town and townships for up to $1,000,000 collectively to avoid a referendum; township leaders had indicated they could contribute $100,000 each for year one, leaving an $800,000 ask from the town if both townships confirm support.
BCSC representatives told the bodies the payment is a short-term measure tied to changes in state law that reduced the district’s ability to reallocate funds between debt and operations. The district said the funds would be allocated in the town’s 2027 budget and paid after receiving an invoice from the school corporation and after the stated conditions were met.
The council’s motion to increase the allocation from a previously approved $555,000 to $800,000 was moved and seconded on the record (motion made at the council meeting segment) and adopted by the council before the RDC approved a substantially similar motion. The council vote was recorded as 4–0; the RDC vote was 5–0. The council and RDC chairs indicated next administrative steps would be to finalize the written resolution, insert the dollar amount, and move the amended text through each body’s adoption process.
