County Commissioners Approve Housing Initiatives
By Beth Milligan | Feb. 6, 2026
Grand Traverse County commissioners approved several housing initiatives this week, including a new checklist for developers seeking tax breaks for workforce housing. Housing projects seeking a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement must now be geared toward residents earning no more than 100 percent of the area median income (AMI), down from a previous 120 percent AMI level. The board also agreed to have a consultant complete a housing study for the county.
The recommended changes came from a commission ad hoc committee that met several times to review PILOT, tax increment financing (TIF), and brownfield incentives. Those incentives, meant to encourage developers to build workforce and affordable housing, require approval from several …
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