BRAZIL – Affordable housing for seniors and young single adults was on the agenda at Wednesday’s meeting of the Brazil City Council.

The company is building 48 rental units in 24 buildings on the corner of Depot Street and Central Avenue.

Emmert Group Properties and Timberland Home Center are building the project, owner Brad Emmert told us after the meeting.

Brad Emmert received five year tax abatement on the project.

If you would like to have an idea of what the 48 units will look like, Emmert and Timberland are building a similar unit on the corner of Colfax and Sherman streets, although the 48 units may look a little different, Brad Emmert said.

In other business,

The City Council agreed to spend $3,600 on a planning project for a new community building, if the city gets a $20,000 planning grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs.

Rezoning was authorized for Metals and Additives LLC, which is relocating their corporate office from Indianapolis to Brazil on State Road 59 North.

Rezoning was granted for the Emmert companies at 238 and 240 N. Depot for the affordable housing project.

Rezoning was also granted Timberland Home Center at 1846 and 1876 W. Whiterock Road for possible storage in the future, Brad Emmert said.