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Elkhart County commissioners elect 2025 officers, consent to Syracuse annexation and approve highway grant application
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting, the Elkhart County Board of Commissioners elected leadership for 2025, accepted conflict-of-interest disclosures, consented to a Town of Syracuse annexation with a stipulation, and authorized submission of a Community Crossings matching grant application and advertising for highway supply bids.
The Elkhart County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 6 elected Commissioner Brad Rogers as board president and Commissioner Susan Blair as vice president and confirmed a slate of commissioner and department appointments for 2025. The board also accepted three conflict-of-interest disclosures, consented to a Town of Syracuse annexation with a stipulation that the entire area be annexed at once, and approved submission of a Community Crossings matching-grant application and advertising for 2025 highway supply and material bids.
Commissioner Brad Rogers was nominated and approved as president for 2025; Susan Blair was nominated and approved as vice president. Commissioners also named representatives to multiple local and regional boards and commissions, including appointments of Bob Barnes, Susie Wyrick and Rogers to several bodies, and named department heads including Joe Lichtman (Buildings and Grounds director), Dave Snowden (Veterans Service officer), Tim Jackson (County Highway engineer), Kyle Wagner (Transportation manager), Kurt Hunsberger (Human Resources director), Todd Burrows (Weights and…
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