The Plymouth City Council members took time to consider a resolution that would show the city’s commitment in matching funds for the proposed projects listed in the Regional Development Plan in the Marshall County Crossroads Regional Stellar Communities Designation application.
Continue readingPlymouth City Council Approves Resolution Dealing with Dormant Funds
A resolution provided to the Plymouth City Council members Monday night would move more than $1 million from dormant funds within the budget to the General Fund.
Continue readingPlymouth City Council Approves Transportation Funding
The Plymouth City Council members took action on transportation funding for the Marshall County Council on Aging and money for expenses on the city-owned building from where the organization operates.
Continue readingPlymouth City Council Discusses Pay Raise for Mayor, Clerk-Treasurer
The Plymouth mayor and clerk-treasurer will be getting a raise in 2019.
Plymouth City Council to Discuss Elected Official Salary Ordinance
An ordinance that would fix the 2019 salaries for Plymouth elected officials met opposition Tuesday night.
Plymouth City Council Members Consider Approval of ERA Requests
Two requests were before the Plymouth City Council members on Monday night to declare two properties as Economic Revitalization Areas. The action would pave the way for future tax abatements.
Plymouth City Council Approves Fee Ordinance
The Plymouth City Council members unanimously approved the third reading of the amended ordinance regarding various fees for the City of Plymouth.
Plymouth City Council Discusses Utility Fee Deferral for Upcoming Projects
The Plymouth City Council members took action on a request Monday night to defer the utility system development tap fees for the upcoming Aquatics Center and Early Childhood Development Center construction projects.
Plymouth City Council Considers REES Theater Project Addition
The Plymouth City Council members considered a resolution Monday night to add the REES Theater project to the list of Plymouth Redevelopment Commission projects.
By adding the theater to the redevelopment commission’s list, a donation request of $575,000 over the course of two to four years to be funded out of TIF #1 could be financially researched by Umbaugh and Associates. The funding request would need to be approved by the redevelopment commission.
Plymouth City Council Discusses Resolution for Future Tax Abatement
The Plymouth City Council members Monday night reopened the public hearing from the last meeting that included discussion surrounding a resolution to consider the River Gate South Development, LLC as an economic development target area and an economic revitalization area. The approval of the resolution would set up the River Gate South housing development project for a tax phase-in for seven years, meaning no real estate taxes would be paid the first year but it would phase in until full taxes are realized after the 7th year.
Plymouth City Council to Continue Public Hearing on Tax Abatement
The Plymouth City Council members heard public comment during a hearing Monday night about the proposed six-year property tax abatement for the River Gate South, LLC housing project.
Steve Guriel, who owns several rental properties, asked if any other housing units in Plymouth were granted tax abatements. City Attorney Sean Surrisi noted that this is the first time in the history of the city where this type of residential tax abatement was requested.