Township considers $20,000 loan for affordable housing compliance costs
The Plainfield Township Board is considering a $20,000 loan from its General Fund to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. The loan would cover the upfront costs for state-mandated income and rent monitoring for two new workforce housing projects, Coit Flats and 1303 Post Drive. The Brownfield Authority would be expected to repay the loan from future tax revenues generated by the projects.
The Township Board is scheduled to consider a resolution on May 11, 2026, which would authorize a budget amendment to the General Fund and a $20,000 loan to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.
Minutes record: Consider a resolution authorizing a budget amendment to the General Fund and a $20,000 loan to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
Timeline
- Agenda posted from agenda · published May 7, 2026
- Meeting scheduled Upcoming from meeting overview
- Resolution listed for a decision Upcoming from agenda · published May 7, 2026
- Possible vote listed Upcoming from agenda · published May 7, 2026
Key facts
- The proposed loan is for $20,000 from the Township's General Fund to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA).
- The funds would pay for income-monitoring and compliance services for the Coit Flats and 1303 Post Drive workforce housing projects.
- An outside contractor, Fishbeck, would be hired to perform the work at a first-year cost of $10,000 per project.
- A loan is proposed because the BRA's tax increment financing (TIF) revenues are 'limited in the early years of a project' and are not yet enough to cover the upfront costs.
- The compliance costs are eligible for reimbursement through future TIF revenues, and the BRA plans to repay the loan once it has generated sufficient revenue.
- The loan requires a mid-year amendment to the budget because the cost was not anticipated when the budget was approved in 2025.
Discretion or exceptions
- The timing of the loan repayment is not specified; it depends on when the new developments generate 'sufficient' tax revenues.
Who could be affected
- Township taxpayers, as the loan is from the General Fund and its repayment depends on future revenues.
- The developers and future residents of the Coit Flats and 1303 Post Drive housing developments.
- The Plainfield Charter Township Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.
What could change
- If approved, the BRA would use the $20,000 to hire a contractor to perform income and rent compliance monitoring for the Coit Flats and 1303 Post Drive workforce housing developments.
- The cost for the contractor is $10,000 per project for the first year of monitoring, which is described as the most intensive period.
- The loan would be repaid to the Township's General Fund from future tax increment financing (TIF) revenues generated by the two new housing projects.
What to watch
The Township Board is scheduled to consider the resolution at its meeting on May 11, 2026.
- What is the estimated timeline for the Brownfield Authority to generate enough TIF revenue to repay the $20,000 loan?
- What happens if the TIF revenues are not sufficient to repay the loan?
Supporting records
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Consider a resolution authorizing a budget amendment to the General Fund and a $20,000 loan to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
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MEMO TO: Cameron Van Wyngarden, Township Superintendent FROM: Elizabeth Curcio, Planner DATE: May 6, 2026 RE: Mid-year Budget Amendment and Loan to Brownfield Redevelopment Authority This is a request for the Township Board to approve a resolution authorizing a mid-year budget amendment to the General Fund and a $20,000 loan to the Plainfield Charter Township Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (PCTBRA). A copy of th…
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Recommendation Staff recommends that the Township Board approve the resolution authorizing a mid-year budget amendment and a $20,000 loan to the PCTBRA.
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Suggested Motion 'I move that the Township Board approve the resolution authorizing a mid -year General Fund budget amendment and a $20,000 loan to the Plainfield Charter Township Brownfield Redevelopment Authority as presented.' Attachments
Meeting history
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The item appeared on the Board of Trustees Meeting agenda: Consider a resolution authorizing a budget amendment to the General Fund and a $20,000 loan to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Consider a resolution authorizing a budget amendment to the General Fund and a $20,000 loan to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
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