Summary
Former Mayor Marilyn Lane and builders testified that downzoning Forsia's 250,000-square-foot crane-equipped building to light industrial would make it obsolete just as aerospace demand grows with Selfridge's expansion. The commission voted 7-0 to keep it as proposed — General Industrial — preserving its competitiveness.
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Last discussed May 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
Keeping heavy-industrial zoning protects a major employer's facility and the industrial tax base; downzoning could have stranded a valuable building.
Forsia, aerospace manufacturers, workers, and the city's industrial tax base.
Neighbors who wanted a lighter industrial buffer between homes and heavy industry did not get their requested change.
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Planning Commission - May 6, 2026
Former Mayor Marilyn Lane and builders testified that downzoning Forsia's 250,000-square-foot crane-equipped building to light industrial would make it obsolete just as aerospace demand grows with Selfridge's expansion. The commission voted 7-0 to keep it as proposed — General Industrial — preserving its competitiveness.
Planning Commission - Apr 1, 2026
Heavy industrial properties in the Fraser Industrial Park would be rezoned light industrial, and companies that have operated there for 40-60 years say the change creates uncertainty about what they can sell their buildings for. One speaker said the industrial park pays about 40% of the city's taxes.
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