Buc-ee’s: Proposed TIF district could generate $4.6M over 30 years for infrastructure work

Construction continues on Buc-ee's on Ohio 235 in Huber Heights near the Interstate 70 interchange. Huber Heights Mayor Jeff Gore announced earlier this week the megastore would open on April 6. Work on the westbound I-70 exit ramp to Ohio 235 is nearing completion, as is work on the 235 bride that spans I-70. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF

Credit: Bryant Billing

Credit: Bryant Billing

Construction continues on Buc-ee's on Ohio 235 in Huber Heights near the Interstate 70 interchange. Huber Heights Mayor Jeff Gore announced earlier this week the megastore would open on April 6. Work on the westbound I-70 exit ramp to Ohio 235 is nearing completion, as is work on the 235 bride that spans I-70. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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Huber Heights City Council will consider the formation of a Tax Increment Financing district to help fund infrastructure improvements in the area of the new Buc-ee’s on Ohio 235.

A vote will be held Monday, Feb. 9, to approve a TIF district in the northeast section of the city. Buc-ee’s, which is currently under construction at 8000 Ohio 235, near Interstate 70, will be the only business within the district, according to Mayor Jeff Gore.

TIF districts allow a portion of property taxes to be reinvested, keeping funds within the boundary lines set by a municipality.

“In a TIF district, the city will keep the portion of the property tax only on the properties in the district that would otherwise go to the county,” Gore said in a post on social media. “In this district, Buc-ee’s is the only parcel/ property. It doesn’t affect anyone else or any other property.”

Total revenue projected to be generated from this proposed TIF district is approximately $4.6 million over the next 30 years, council documents show.

TIF dollars can go toward improvement costs for infrastructure, like roadways, water/sewer, environmental/health, utilities, stormwater, streetscape/landscape, and more.

The new Buc-ee’s travel station will open to the public at 6 a.m. Monday, April 6.

The Huber Heights store, the Texas-based company’s first location in Ohio, will be one of the largest Buc-ee’s in the nation when it opens, on par with a Buc-ee’s in Tennessee that previously held the world record for its size.

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