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Council approves personal-property abatement for Panduit after heated public hearing
Summary
The Merrillville Town Council on March 11 approved a resolution granting a personal-property tax deduction and waived a filing noncompliance for Panduit Sales Corp., drawing prolonged public comment about tax abatements and local hiring.
The Merrillville Town Council on March 11 approved a resolution designating an economic revitalization area for Panduit Sales Corp. and granting a personal-property deduction after a public hearing that drew residents’ questions about local benefit and long-term tax impacts.
The action (resolution 25-16) follows a separate vote to waive a filing noncompliance (resolution 25-15). Angie Chilcutt, Merrillville’s economic development director, told the council Panduit plans “a substantial investment to our community of approximately $76,000,525 and the opportunity for growth of employment of a 130 to a 150 permanent jobs with an annual salary of $7,300,000.”
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