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Council approves compliance and abatements for Kyocera, Titus Precision and Sauder Furniture
Summary
Columbia City council voted unanimously May 27 to accept compliance statements for several local companies and approve associated abatement actions, council members said.
Columbia City Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday to accept statements of benefits and approve associated abatement actions for local companies Kyocera, Titus Precision and Sauder Furniture.
The approvals took place during the council’s May 27 meeting after a presentation from a staff member who summarized each company’s status. “Kyocera…their facility continues to kind of be at capacity, and every once in a while, they do consider expanding there on the site,” the staff member said. The same presenter said Titus Precision is doing well despite tariff concerns and that some parent-company customers were considering shifting more work to the Columbia City facility.
The motion to consider all items together was made by Tad (mover) and seconded by Jennifer; the council approved the package unanimously. The motion covered several named filings including “Kyocera 2020 personal property, Kyocera 2022 personal property, Kyocera 2015 personal property, and Titus Precision 2022 personal property,” and gave “an additional year of abatement where appropriate,” according to the meeting record.
Why this matters: the council’s action confirms the companies’ stated compliance with their state incentive plans, maintaining the businesses’ eligibility for locally administered abatements tied to those plans. Council discussion did not change the terms of those incentive plans; the staff presenter said the companies remain in compliance.
Details: the staff presenter also referenced other local manufacturers, including Sauder Furniture in Archibald, and said state incentive plans apply. No formal public comment opposing the items was recorded. The council handled approval as a single grouped motion rather than individual votes on each filing.
Outlook: The approvals preserve the businesses’ current incentive status; the record notes the council authorized an additional year of abatement where appropriate but did not specify dollar amounts or the full term lengths during the meeting.
