By Peter Rice
City Commission discussed their options regarding the Lee Mill Village lots at Tuesday’s meeting.
Manhattan purchased 35 lots in 2017 and have sat there since the developer flaked on the city and left infrastructure in place with no plan.
Several duplexes are being proposed by Frontier Development Group to be built on the last 10 remaining lots, pending a $260,000 cash incentive from the city.
Commissioner Peter Oppelt believes the incentive will be necessary…
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Frontier proposes to build 12 units, with a total project cost of approximately $3.56 million.
The project is estimated to produce more than double the amount in City property taxes as the requested cash incentives.
Mayor Wynn Butler thinks the City should move off of the lots…
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Commissioner Susan Adamchak lives nearby the lots and says the area has good potential…
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Exact funding strategies and dates will be discussed at upcoming commission meetings.
Source: https://1350kman.com/2024/05/manhattan-looks-to-move-off-of-lee-mill-village-lots/#google_vignette
