As a board member of the Independence Economic Development Council, I have been heavily involved in attracting prospective businesses into our school district. Businesses provide tax revenue to the District at a higher rate than agricultural land or residential property. NorthPoint is the largest industrial property owner in the United States. The company is proposing an industrial development along Little Blue Parkway, starting near RD Mize RD and heading north to 78 highway. The development will then head east to 7 highway. The proposal includes 15 large buildings that major companies would lease. Once the proposed development is complete, the buildings would stretch across the Fort Osage, Independence and Blue Springs School Districts. The project would include buildings totaling 10 million square feet with approximately half of the square footage in the Fort Osage School District. Beyond the additional tax revenue, NorthPoint is projecting the development to create 5,000 jobs. The project is scheduled to be voted on at the Independence City Council meeting on April 4. If approved, construction on the first building would begin this summer. The first building in the Fort Osage School District is scheduled to be constructed in six years. Specific details on the tax revenue and other possible benefits from this project are still to be determined. Comments are closed.
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