The Lawrenceburg Redevelopment Commission announced on Dec. 8 that the city and the commission have been granted a tax-credit award for an affordable housing project after several application attempts. The presiding officer said staff and the project's developer, Flaherty and Collins, are organizing a schedule of next steps and that formal actions will be required on property transfers and funding allocation.

The presiding officer characterized the project as "deadline driven" and said the council may need to make a cash commitment to the project and decide which account the funds will come from. An unidentified speaker at the meeting noted this was the "fifth time" the project application had been pursued.

Officials also noted that a separate tax-credit project was recently awarded on Dowdy, near a Wendy's and a battery shop; no additional project names or exact locations were provided in the transcript. The commission did not take a formal vote on approvals related to this announcement during the meeting but said staff and the developer would return with specific actions to be adopted later.

At the public-comment portion of the meeting, Scott McClain, identified as the owner of Hammerling, praised the commission's persistence in pursuing and ultimately winning the award, saying the effort "is awesome" and that he appreciated the commission pushing forward.

Next steps: staff said they will coordinate with Flaherty and Collins on a timeline and return to the commission and city council for any property-transfer actions and council budget decisions.