CITY OF LANSING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, December 5, 2022at 7:00 p.m. in the Tony Benavides Lansing City Council Chambers, 10th Floor Lansing City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI, on the proposed South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Corridor Improvement Authority Development and Finance Plan in accordance with the provisions of Part 6, Corridor Improvement Authorities, of the Recodified Tax Increment Financing Act, Public Act 57 of 2018, as amended (the Act) and as defined by Public Act 57 of 2018 as:

In 2019 the City of Lansing used the adopted State Law (Act 280 of 2005) to create what is known as the South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Corridor Improvement Authority (CIA) and established a District with eligible property within an area encompassing 500 feet of the centerline of South Martin Luther King Kr. Boulevard, from the railroad tracks south of Victor Avenue to I-96.

The purpose of the Corridor Improvement Authority Act is to help communities plan for and fund improvements along a corridor. The overall goal is to help support economic development and redevelopment of this area. The types of improvements could include sidewalks/pathways, streetlights, streetscape enhancements, façade improvements, and other public investments which could support and enhance economic development and the quality of life for business owners and residents within this district. The CIA’s first task to be able to fund these improvements is to create a Development and Tax Increment Financing Plan. This plan describes the types of activities that the CIA can participate in as well as how those activities are financed. The plan covers a 15-year period and explains how Tax Increment Financing (TIF) will work, which is the primary means in which new projects would be funded. It is important to note that TIF is not a new tax, nor does it raise property owner’s taxes.

City Council will hear comments from citizens, taxpayers and property owners, officials from any affected taxing jurisdiction and any other interested persons. All aspects of the Plan will be open for discussion at the public hearing. Maps, plats, and a description of the development plan, including the method of relocating families and individuals who may be displaced from the area, are available for public inspection at the Lansing City Clerk’s Office, 124 W Michigan Avenue, 9th Floor of City Hall, Lansing, MI 48933. The Development and Finance Plan can be found on the S. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard CIA website: https://mi-lansing3.civicplus.pro/627/South-MLK-Jr-Blvd-Corridor-Improvement-A

If you are interested in this matter, please attend the public hearing or send a representative. Written comments will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on City business days if received before 5 p.m., on the day of the Public Hearing at the City Clerk’s Office, Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 West Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 or email city.clerk@lansingmi.gov.

CP#22-263

Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk, MMC/CMMC

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