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Scottsburg council elects new president, approves tax abatement for local manufacturer
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting, the Scottsburg City Council elected Ritchie Barton as council president, confirmed several committee appointments and approved Resolution 2025-R-1 to grant a 10-year phased property tax abatement to Jim Pack to support a $7 million expansion that the council said will add 49 jobs.
Ritchie Barton was elected council president and the Scottsburg City Council approved a tax-abatement resolution for a local manufacturer during its Jan. 13 meeting at City Hall.
The council voted to approve Resolution 2025-R-1, a preliminary declaration and regulatory resolution designating an economic revitalization grant and approving a phased property-tax abatement for Jim Pack to support an expansion of its Scottsburg facility. Council members said the project will add 49 new positions, follow an investment of more than $7,000,000 in machinery and equipment, and is expected to start in February and finish by the end of the year.
The resolution passed on a recorded outcome of three ayes and two nos, after council discussion about the company’s existing tax status and a typographical error in the draft resolution. The document as presented included a contractor name that…
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