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County brownfield authority seeks May 27 public hearing to capture TIF revenue for Redstone housing project
Summary
The Roscommon County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority presented a brownfield work plan for the Redstone Group’s Creekside Meadows housing project and asked the board to authorize a public hearing on May 27. The plan proposes 22 years of tax‑increment capture to reimburse infrastructure costs; some debt millages (e.g., school debt and township fire EMS assessments) would be excluded from capture.
Marcy Dankert, the county treasurer speaking for the Roscommon County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, asked the board to authorize a public hearing and to pass a resolution at the May 27 meeting to adopt a brownfield work plan for the Redstone Group’s Creekside Meadows housing development in the Village of Roscommon. Dankert explained the brownfield plan would allow tax revenues generated by new development on currently untaxed village‑owned land (base value shown as $0) to be captured by the Brownfield Authority and used to reimburse the developer for eligible infrastructure costs.
Dankert detailed the capture mechanics and limitations: debt millages for Roscommon Area Public Schools and Kirtland Community College would not be captured, nor would Higgins Township’s fire/EMS special assessment. The present work plan models a 22‑year capture period; the brownfield consultant and developer representatives said that period is conservative and could be shortened if state grants or higher tax growth reduce the payback window. Jared Lutz, the consultant who drafted the plan, said the plan should be viewed as a "worst‑case" scenario for capture duration and that included state grant assumptions would shorten the period.
Board members asked whether the village and township were ready to adopt necessary interlocal agreements; staff said the village had passed its resolution and the DDA and Higgins Township were still working through questions. The consultant confirmed the county may hold a public hearing on May 27 but would not be able to vote on final adoption until the requisite township and DDA concurrence items are complete. The board agreed to move the item forward for public notice and to schedule the hearing as requested.
Next steps: staff will post notice for a public hearing on May 27 and continue coordination with the village, Higgins Township and the DDA on interlocal agreements and any outstanding questions.
