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County staff brief commissioners on WebWheel expansion, tax‑abatement hearings set for Oct. 23
Summary
Economic development consultant Jonathan Blake outlined two tax‑abatement requests from WebWheel for a proposed 200,000 sq. ft. expansion and laid out related redevelopment commission and council steps, plus recommendations for county guidelines on abatements and TIF review.
Jonathan Blake of RGL Solutions briefed the Perry County commissioners on multiple economic development prospects and next steps for tax abatements and infrastructure support.
Blake said WebWheel is considering a roughly 200,000 square‑foot expansion near Tall City that would represent about a $57 million capital investment and create an estimated 28 jobs. "This includes $15,000,000 of real property and about 42,000,000 in personal property," Blake said. He told commissioners the county council adopted initial resolutions on Sept. 25 to create economic development areas and preliminarily approve abatements and had set public hearings…
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