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Clark County holds public meeting on Liberty Place TIF; commissioners outline process and next steps
Summary
County staff and the developer presented a plan to use a Resource Substitution TIF to finance infrastructure for the 159-unit Liberty Place subdivision; schools are guaranteed full compensation under the proposed terms and commissioners will vote on a TIF agreement before school boards consider compensation agreements.
Clark County commissioners convened a special session May 21 at Kenton Ridge Local School to explain the proposed Liberty Place Tax Increment Financing (TIF) plan and take public comment. Ethan Harris, the county’s Community and Economic Development Director, said the project involves approximately 159 housing units and that the TIF would direct a portion of the taxes generated by the development to pay for public infrastructure such as roads, sewer and water.
Harris told attendees the TIF affects only properties inside the Liberty Place subdivision and that property owners inside the subdivision would pay an additional proposed self-imposed millage of 5 mills to help secure bond financing. He described the revenue flow as: protected levies paid first; schools (Northeastern Local School District and Springfield Clark CTC) receiving the full amount they would have received without the TIF; Moorefield Township receiving about 50% up to a negotiated cap of $1,028,028; the county receiving 25%; and the remaining funds paying the infrastructure bonds.
Commissioner Sasha L. Rittenhouse said the county will only move forward if the compensation agreements meet the schools’ and township’s terms. "The commissioners have not voted on the TIF," she said, noting the next step is a county vote on the TIF agreement; if approved, the school boards will vote on compensation agreements that must be executed before the TIF can take effect.
The presentation reviewed the project timeline: zoning approvals and planning commission steps are complete, a term sheet was drafted late 2025 and approved in March 2026, and public input was collected during an April 8 meeting. Harris said the improved value for the subdivision is estimated at approximately $49 million, and that the county is attempting to structure the TIF so protected levies and school funding are not reduced compared with the status quo.
