Planning department budgets for expanded legal services, GIS and two TIF commitments

Sep 10, 2025

Elkhart County planning staff briefed the Council on budget changes for 2026, citing increased legal-services costs, new GIS/consulting expenses and planned Tax Increment Financing (TIF) commitments for Middlebury East wastewater and a State Road 13 interchange.

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May Crancer, Planning and Development, presented the department's budget highlights to the Elkhart County Council, saying personnel-service adjustments follow county HR recommendations and that a $20,000 line was added to code-enforcement other professional services to cover recurring weed-and-nuisance work rather than requesting separate appropriations.

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