City Council, October 6, 2026
Approves Resolution R38-2026 affirming TIRC recommendations for Franklin County, 7-0
What happened
New Albany City Council approved three Community Reinvestment Area tax abatement agreements (100% real property tax abatement for 15 years each) on 7-0 votes: Resolution R40-2026 with VTRE Development LLC (Van Trust Real Estate) for a 250,000 sq ft speculative facility on Worthin…
- Jurisdiction
- New Albany, OH
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 5
Resolution R38-2026 affirming TIRC recommendations for Franklin County
Affirms the recommendations of the New Albany Tax Incentive Review Council for Franklin County. TIRC reviewed 16 CRA agreements and recommended continuation of 15. The CRA term for the Incova Insurance Data Center in the Central College CRA concluded with tax year 2025. Passed 7-0.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
New Albany City Council approved three Community Reinvestment Area tax abatement agreements (100% real property tax abatement for 15 years each) on 7-0 votes: Resolution R40-2026 with VTRE Development LLC (Van Trust Real Estate) for a 250,000 sq ft speculative facility on Worthin…
Key Decisions (5)
Resolution R38-2026 affirming TIRC recommendations for Franklin County
Resolution R39-2026 affirming TIRC recommendations for Licking County
Resolution R40-2026 CRA Agreement with VTRE Development LLC
Resolution R41-2026 CRA Agreement with NA Innovation 100 LLC
Resolution R42-2026 annexation agreement with Jersey Township
Development Activity (2)
VTRE Development speculative facility on Worthington Road
Industrial
NA Innovation 100 industrial manufacturing facility
Industrial
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Two new speculative industrial/manufacturing facilities (250,000 sq ft and 110,000…
Infrastructure
Stormwater management is an active regulatory concern; New Albany lies…
Housing Demand
Regional population grew about 16,900 in the past year and…
Sentiment
City income tax revenue remains strong at 91% of amended…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the mayor, a councilmember, 3 staff members, the clerk, an attorney, and 5 members of the public.
Agenda results
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