Detroit City Council OKs $60 million tax break for Hudson's site project
After three postponements, the council voted 5-4 to approve billionaire Dan Gilbert's request after Bedrock expanded its community benefits package.
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After three postponements, the council voted 5-4 to approve billionaire Dan Gilbert's request after Bedrock expanded its community benefits package.
Bedrock says that the break — freezing property taxes for 10 years — is necessary because of the project's high costs and low return on investment.
Bedrock said it asked that the request for the 10-year, $60 million tax break be removed from the agenda "to be taken up at a later date."
The Detroit City Council will again not vote on the $60.3 million tax break requested for Dan Gilbert's development on the former J.L. Hudson's department store site.
From Crain's Detroit Business: There has been pushback against the tax break, the framework for which was set in 2017. Some residents and council members have questioned why Gilbert, worth some $17 billion or more, should receive the incentive.