The purpose of the City of Muskegon Brownfield Redevelopment Authority is to provide financial incentives for economic development projects within the City of Muskegon where environmental contamination, blight, or functional obsolescence create an impediment to redevelopment of property.
Inclusion of a project in the Muskegon Brownfield Plan can result in certain eligible activities being financed through tax increment financing, or through providing the developer, business owner, and/or lessee with an opportunity to earn a Michigan Single Business Tax credit based on the investment in the property. Below are links to applications and other sources of information on brownfields.
DDA Informational Electronic Meeting Notice 10-13-20
Muskegon Downtown Development Authority approved mission statement February 2019
Strategic Plan for the Muskegon Downtown Development Authority
Application for Inclusion in the Muskegon Brownfield Plan
Brownfield Redevelopment Brochure
Brownfield Redevelopment Factsheet
Downtown Development Authority Minutes and Agendas
Lease agreement DDA and the Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce
DDA and Muskegon Business Improvement District for staff services
DDA and strategic plan facilitation with Velarde Marketing
DDA/downtown annual report from 2019
A list of 2020 DDA accomplishments/expenditures
List of 2019 DDA downtown events
Promotional efforts of the DDA and Muskegon Business Improvement District
Foundry Square Brownfield Plan Amendment
DDA stakeholder 2020 update October
Act 57 Plans
TIFA 1 Plan
Downtown Development Plan & TIF Plan
LDFA Smartzone TIFA Plan (TIFA III)
DDA BOARD MEMBERS
Staff Liaison – Dave Alexander/Peter Wills
TYPE NAME TERM EXP.
A Jay Wallace 1/31/23
A Michael Kleaveland*** 1/31/24
A Don Kalisz 1/31/21
A Mike Johnson, Sr. 1/31/21
A Heidi Sytsema 1/31/22
A Brad Hastings** 1/31/23
A Francena DePung 1/31/23
B Doug Pollock 1/31/23
B Martha Bottomley* 1/31/23
B Sherri Black 1/31/24
B Jeanette Moore 1/31/22
C John E. Riegler 1/31/22
D Franklin Peterson Manager
(* Chairperson) (**Vice Chair) (***Secretary)
Type:
A 5 Members must have an interest in the property in the district
B 4 Citizens
C 1 Resident of the district
D 1 City Manager
Downtown Development Authority staff contact:
Dave Alexander
City of Muskegon Business Development Manager
380 W. Western Ave. Suite 202
Muskegon, MI 49440
dalexander@downtownmuskegon.org
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority staff contact:
Peter Wills
City of Muskegon Director of Strategic Initiatives
933 Terrace
Muskegon, MI 49440
