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Board approves tax abatement for proposed Kendall Howard manufacturing facility
Summary
The Chisago Lakes School Board approved a property tax abatement for Kendall Howard, LLC, after a presentation by Chisago City Administrator John Pechman describing a proposed 230,000 sq. ft. facility expected to retain 105 jobs and create 120 new jobs at a $25/hour base within five years.
The School Board of Independent School District No. 2144 voted April 16 to approve a property tax abatement requested by Kendall Howard, LLC, a developer proposing a 230,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Chisago City.
Chisago City Administrator John Pechman presented the request during a public hearing and summarized the developer's proposal, saying "the Developer anticipates retaining not less than One Hundred and Five (105 FT) employees and creating One Hundred and Twenty (120 FT) new jobs at a base wage of $25.00 per hour within the first five years" and that the developer seeks assistance under Minnesota Statutes Section 469.1813. Board Member Josh Soderlund offered a resolution titled "RESOLUTION APPROVING PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT," which the board moved to adopt.
The minutes record that Board Members Sarah Aadland, Josh Soderlund, Jennifer Penzenstadler, Jeff Lindeman and Lori Berg voted in favor of the resolution. The transcript entry for votes states "Full resolution on BoardBook" in the section listing opposed votes; the minutes provided in the transcript do not specify any board members who voted against or abstained. The resolution language and full vote details are recorded in the district's BoardBook.
The abatement is tied to the project's scale and job commitments as presented; the board did not record further conditions or dollar amounts of the abatement in the minutes provided.
What happens next: the transcript indicates the public hearing was closed and the regular meeting resumed; the full resolution text and any supporting documents are available in BoardBook for public review.
