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Council tables Whitehills Apartments PILOT ordinance pending Planning Commission review
Summary
Council heard details on Ordinance No. 973 (Whitehills Apartments PILOT), raised questions about removed amenities, project costs and owner residency, and agreed to table the ordinance until plans are submitted to and reviewed by the Planning Commission.
Howell City Council discussed Ordinance No. 973 (City of Howell Tax Exemption Ordinance No. 4) concerning the Whitehills Apartments but did not take final action, instead agreeing to table the ordinance pending Planning Commission site plan approval. Assessor Pete Augostino presented background information on the proposal and members of the development team — Joe Beard and property manager Penny Haney — described the MSHDA process and the project timeline.
Council members pressed the development team for clarifications: Member Michael Gaitan-Flores noted the property owner resides outside Michigan and suggested it would be beneficial for the owner to attend Council meetings when project requests are considered; Member Alex Clos asked whether safeguards were in place to guarantee project completion after amenities were removed for cost reasons. City Manager Kristi Troy confirmed plans had not yet been submitted to the Planning Commission. The Council concurred to table the discussion until after Planning Commission site plan approval; no vote on the ordinance was recorded in the transcript.
