9/19/14 - The Green Oak Twp. Board of Trustees Wednesday night unanimously approved an industrial facilities exemption certificate for Unilock so that it can embark on a nearly $3 million expansion project. The approval of the tax abatement will allow the company to build a 4,000-square-foot addition and spend over $2 million in new equipment. Fred Dillingham, president of Livingston Business Development Associates, tells WHMI Unilock has been a good corporate citizen in the township for about 20 years now, and upgrading its facilities will be good for the local economy, with the promise of 42 jobs retained and 5 additional jobs coming. The abatement goes into effect in 2016. Dillingham says the township will easily recoup the initial loss of tax dollars in the next several years with the job retention and projected addition. No one spoke against the tax abatement at a public hearing which preceded board approval. Unilock is a manufacturer of brick pavers, retaining walls, and decorative blocks used in landscaping and construction. The companyâs Green Oak Township facility is located in an industrial park on Emerson Drive off Kensington Road. (TT)
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