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Resolution to Approve the MichiGinns Project Brownfield Plan
Memorandum
Attached for your approval is the Brownfield Plan for the MichiGinns Project on the site of the former Michigan Inn, 2800 Jackson Road (site map included in attached Brownfield Plan). City Council approval of the MichiGinns Project Brownfield Plan will allow the approval process to continue through the Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (WCBRA) and Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners (BOC). The developer will then seek state approval from Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) of the Brownfield Plan.
If approved by City Council on October 20, 2008, the anticipated timetable for review and action by the other government agencies is as follows.
WCBRA Subcommittee Meeting - 10/14
City Council - 10/20
WCBRA Approval - 11/13
County BOC Hearing - 11/19
County BOC Final Plan Approval - 12/3
MEGA Meeting - 12/16
The property owner, MichiGinns Real Estate, LLC, developer of the MichiGinns Project, have committed to commence demolition of the structures on site by December 1. They are seeking MEGA approval in December and will need to reach an agreement with the City Attorney office regarding any delay in December 1 demolition date.
Background
In January 2002, the Ann Arbor City Council voted to join the Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (R-35-1-02) and adopted a City of Ann Arbor Brownfield Implementation Plan that defines the process and public engagement for projects seeking tax increment financing (TIF) and other economic support for eligible Brownfield sites.
The City's Brownfield Implementation Plan goal was to build a partnership between the citizens of Ann Arbor, the County and applicant/developers to ensure cleanup of contaminated sites; that tax increment financing (TIF) is used to encourage development that provides significant environmental and economic benefits to the City tha...
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