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Resident asks commissioners to restore civil‑rights language to tax‑abatement amendment

St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners · August 14, 2025
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Summary

A public commenter, Cheryl, asked the commissioners why an amendment to include civil‑rights language in the tax‑abatement ordinance had not been discussed by the County Council committee; a county official said the amendment is scheduled for first reading at tonight’s County Council meeting.

An online commenter identified as Cheryl asked St. Joseph County commissioners to follow up on an amendment to the county's tax‑abatement ordinance that she said would add civil‑rights language to replace affirmative‑action/minority language that had been removed.

"I watched the county council committee meeting recently ... and there…

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