2026 October 22 Lafayette Redevelopment Commission

The City of Lafayette Redevelopment Commission meeting, held October 22, 2026, approved several construction and redevelopment expenditures. The commission approved a Curve Masters Inc. agreement for work at the former trolley plaza at 11th and Main for $49,998.25 and authorized a notice to proceed. It also approved bid event two for the theater project, covering construction work and alternates; the transcript gives the amount unclearly as approximately $15.85 million and states the combined GMP with bid event one is $18,557,442. Structural steel, masonry, and stage flooring packages will be rebid. The commission also approved HWC Engineering services for a potential Lafayette Fire Station No. 4 site, not to exceed $32,500, and FNK Construction change order No. 1 for the Upper Elliott utility and drainage project, adding $141,900 for additional soil. The commission approved claims totaling $2,680,756.39.

The commission approved resolution LRC 2026-25 for a $300,000 forgivable loan, funded through pledged tax increment revenues, for Imagination Laws LLC’s proposed six-unit owner-occupied townhome project; the stated total project cost is $2.3–$2.7 million. It also approved a resolution for Main Development LLC’s conversion of the former office building at 610 Main Street into 33 studio rental units, although the loan amount was not clear in the transcript. The loans are to be disbursed in stages during the projects. Votes on the listed approvals carried; no procurement-related action was identified for the initial matter taken under advisement.