ESCANABA — It didn’t take long for the Escanaba City Council to approve four resolutions related to brownfield redevelopment plans for projects in the city Thursday night.

The approval of the plans will officially allow the construction of a new gas station, hotel, condominium and apartments in the city.

The council first approved the termination of the redevelopment plan at the former Super One grocery store site located at 501 North Lincoln Road. The original plan involved the construction of a hotel, but that plan has since been scrapped. The resolution passed by a unanimous vote.

Next, the city council voted to approve a resolution to declare the Super One building blighted — a requirement for a site to be brownfield eligible. The resolution passed by a unanimous vote.

Finally, the council approved the new brownfield plan at the Super One site for the construction of a Kwik Trip, a convenience store and a gas station.

City Manager James R. McNeil shared highlights of the plan, saying he was impressed with the company.

“Right upon completion of the project, it would double the taxable value of the site compared to what it is now,” McNeil said.

He added that the plan is written in such a way that at the end of the project, it would put roughly $250,000 into the local brownfield revolving fund.

“Which certainly we can use not only as an environmental tool but certainly as an economic development tool in the future,” McNeil said.

He added that the site should help with the stormwater issue in that area of the city.

“This would provide some stormwater retention,” he said.

He also spoke about the economic impact of the plan, saying it is better than the city anticipated.

“Overall, it’s close to 9 million dollars of private investment and the job creation (of) 40 to 45 jobs, and all the benefits they provide employees too is pretty impressive,” McNeil said.

Mayor Pro Tem Karen Moore said she thinks the addition of Kirk Trip is a wonderful thing.

“Kwik Trip believes in Escanaba, and I think this is going to spur lots of other businesses coming here too,” Moore said.

The resolution went on to pass by a unanimous vote.

Kwik Trip hopes to be open and operating in 2026.

The council had one more brownfield item on the agenda involving the former Delta County Jail and Delta County Chamber of Commerce sites.

“This plan has been a long time in the works,” McNeil said.

The plan involves the development of a Hampton Inn, spearheaded by Terrace Bay Escanaba LLC, as well as mixed-use commercial and residential developed by Swanee, Inc. The plan also involves the City of Escanaba for infrastructure and Delta County for the relocation of the courthouse utilities.

“In the end, when all the granted obligations are met which means the plan is all done with — which 30 years from now when private and public expenses are reimbursed, you’re looking at $1.68 million of taxes per year coming from this site,” McNeil said.

The resolution went on to pass unanimously. Both Terrace Bay and Swanee are aiming to start demolition this fall.

In other business the council:

— Approved a request to hire TCR of Iron Mountain for digester repair work at the wastewater department in an amount not to exceed $56,190 which includes $18,000, or three days worth of work, in contingencies.

— Approved a request to hire Bradfield Excavating of Escanaba for the replacement of Orangeburg sewers. The request was for $6,000 for each sewer plus $3,000 for abandonments.

— Heard the first reading of ordinance 1299 related to energy storage systems and set a second reading, public hearing and possible adoption of the ordinance. The council set the public hearing for Sept. 5.

— Approved a request from Bay de Noc Brewers and United Way of Delta County to host UPtoberfest in Ludington Park on Saturday, October. 12.

— Approved a request from the city’s electric department to hire Dynamic Design Group to provide engineering services for the amount of $10,000 to design and prepare a bid spec for remodeling the electric department bathrooms to comply with state regulations.