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Redevelopment commission approves New Carlisle EDA expansion and bond appropriation amid resident concerns over Amazon TIF designation
Summary
The St. Joseph County Redevelopment Commission approved a confirmatory resolution to expand the New Carlisle Economic Development Area and appropriated bond proceeds for related projects, after residents urged more public information and warned that designating Amazon as a 'designated taxpayer' could lock large personal property tax revenues in the TIF area.
The St. Joseph County Redevelopment Commission voted to confirm an expansion of the New Carlisle Economic Development Area and to appropriate bond proceeds for projects serving the area, despite public comments urging delay and greater transparency.
Staff presented Resolution 2024-17 as a confirming amendment to a prior declaratory resolution, saying the amendment would add about 304 acres and 34 properties, create a new allocation area No. 5 on New Carlisle's east edge, allow partnership with the town for utility and road improvements, and designate Amazon Web Services sites as "designated taxpayers" so personal property taxes from those sites can flow into tax-increment financing (TIF) allocation areas. The commission then opened a public hearing.
Steve Francis of Clay Township, who identified himself as having economic-development…
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