Commission concurs with Harbor Shores Brownfield amendment after developer, county and MSHDA discussions
Berrien County Brownfield Authority staff briefed the commission on an amendment to the Harbor Shores Brownfield plan — including 216 housing units and about $55 million in eligible reimbursements — and commissioners concurred with the amendment after staff outlined steps to address MSHDA concerns about eligible costs and affordable-unit percentages.
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Dan Feddy of the Berrien County Brownfield Authority told the commission the Harbor Shores Brownfield plan amendment covers the East Basin area and initially planned 216 residential units with about $55,000,000 in developer-eligible reimbursement costs. MSHDA’s review required changes: the agency said some requested reimbursements (land and marina/park construction costs) were not eligible for school-tax capture and that the originally planned 20 income-restricted units represented a lower percentage than MSHDA now expects.
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