Board of Commissioners, May 20, 2026
Approves Purchase agreement for residential properties for CMH, passed
What happened
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners approved the Arbor South Brownfield Redevelopment Plan (a ~$350-375 million TIF capture over 30 years for Oxford Companies' ~1,000-unit mixed-use development including 209 affordable units in partnership with Ann Arbor Housing Commissio…
- Jurisdiction
- Washtenaw County, MI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 20, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 8
Arbor South Brownfield Redevelopment Plan approval
Board approved the Brownfield Redevelopment Plan / Act 381 TIF for Oxford Companies' Arbor South, a ~17-acre mixed-use redevelopment of surface parking at State St/Eisenhower/Boardwalk near Briarwood in Ann Arbor. Roughly 1,000 residential units (approx. 800 market-rate electrified homes, hotel, retail, three parking decks), with a minimum of 156 (goal 209) permanently affordable units owned/managed by Ann Arbor Housing Commission. TIF captures approx. $350-375M over 30 years across taxing jurisdictions; developer profit cited at 7.4%. Commissioners Sanders and Robby voted no; Light did not vote.
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
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners approved the Arbor South Brownfield Redevelopment Plan (a ~$350-375 million TIF capture over 30 years for Oxford Companies' ~1,000-unit mixed-use development including 209 affordable units in partnership with Ann Arbor Housing Commissio…
Key Decisions (8)
Arbor South Brownfield Redevelopment Plan approval
2026 Washtenaw County millage rate
Purchase agreement for residential properties for CMH
Older persons millage transportation contracts through Dec 31, 2026
Older persons millage expanded nutrition contracts through Sep 30, 2026
Corporate sponsorships and commemorative items for county bicentennial
HUD 2026-27 Annual Action Plan for Urban County
Surplus food donation to Pathways
Development Activity (4)
Arbor South
Mixed-Use
Eastern Washtenaw Community and Recreation Center
Infrastructure
350 South Fifth Avenue affordable housing (downtown)
Residential
Google AI Data Center (Van Buren Township)
Industrial
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Officials cite a countywide housing study finding a need for…
Infrastructure
Washtenaw County is near completing 100% broadband coverage (7,152 of…
Commercial Demand
Ann Arbor office market has not recovered from COVID; Oxford…
Who Spoke (35)
On the record: 5 staff members, the clerk, the applicant's representative, 2 witnesses, and 10 members of the public.
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