State Street Corridor Improvement District

In the winter of 2010, Saginaw Township appointed a 7 member board to oversee the State Street Corridor Improvement District. Members of the Corridor Improvement Board are:

Vanessa Warren, Four Year Term, expiring February 27, 2016.   Ms. Warren is a registered Landscape Architect and resident of Saginaw Township. She is employed as a landscape architect with Wilcox Professional Services.  She has worked with dozens of communities throughout the state on corridor improvement designs, grants writing and construction.  We believe her professional experience and commitment to the community will be an asset especially during this initial phase of the corridor.

Dan Andrews, Chairman, Two Year Term, expiring December 31, 2012.     Mr. Andews is the Director of Commercial Business Development with Re/MAX Advantage, Inc.  Mr. Andrews would serve the role as a resident representative.

Constance Reppuhn, Vice Chairman, Four Year Term, expiring December 31, 2014. Ms. Reppuhn owns and operates the Country Sampler in Green Acres on State Street.  She has been active in the Green Acres Merchant’s Association, Recreate State and the Saginaw Township Business Association.

Debbie Mazur, Four Year Term, expiring February 27, 2016.  Ms. Mazur has contributed and participated through First State Bank to previous efforts along State Street including efforts during the ReCreate State campaign.  She is employed at First State Bank.

Thomas Roy, to fulfill a remaining term, expiring December 31, 2015.

Bridget Blodgett, to fulfill a remaining term, expiring December 31, 2013.

Upcoming Meetings for 2012

2012 Meeting Minutes

Extra meeting scheduled for February 21, 2012 - Minutes

2011 Meeting Minutes

Corridor Improvement Authority Bylaws

What is a Corridor Improvement District?

Corridor Improvement Authority
 Overview
On December 19, 2005, the State of Michigan enacted Public Act 280 of 2005.  The following link provides access to a copy of this state law:
Public Act 280 of 2005

The purpose of this program is to allow local units of government (cities, townships and villages) to establish Corridor Improvement Authorities to correct and prevent property value deterioration and increase property tax values in business districts; encourage historic preservation; promote economic growth of these districts; and to establish a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) plan to capture taxes for public infrastructure improvements.

This act allows a municipality to define a corridor, establish a base of taxable value, and in the future "capture" new taxable value tax dollars to be used specifically within the district instead of being spread and spent throughout the municipality as a whole.

All improvements as a result of the Corridor Improvement Act must be made within the confines of the defined area. These development areas must:

Be adjacent to a road classified as an arterial or collector according to the federal higway administration

Contain at least 10 contiguous parcels or at least 5 contiguous acres

Have more that ½ of the existing ground floor square footage in the development area classified as commercial real property

Historically allowed for residential use, commercial use or industrial use for the immediate preceding 30 years

Be currently served by municipal water and sewer

Be currently zoned to allow for mixed use, including high-density residential development

Have an agreement from the local municipality to expedite local permitting and inspections in the area and to modify the master plan to provide for walkable, non-motorized interconnections, including sidewalks and streetscapes throughout the area.

This Act empowers Michigan communities to establish a new type of authority called a “Corridor Improvement Authority”.  Corridor Improvement Authorities are intended to provide communities with an economic development tool that can provide for the correction and prevention of deterioration in business districts, the promotion of economic growth in the Corridor Improvement Authority area, the encouragement of historic preservation, and the authorization of the creation and implementation of development areas and development plans.

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