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St. Joseph County Council tables proposed land bank interlocal amid legal-cost and oversight questions
Summary
After extensive testimony from MACOG, the Community Foundation and housing partners about a $20 million Lilly Endowment grant and a proposed countywide land bank, the council voted 5-4 to table Resolution Bill 88-25 to allow more work on legal-cost arrangements and oversight language with the commissioners.
The Saint Joseph County Council on Dec. 9 opened a public hearing on Resolution Bill 88-25, an interlocal agreement to create a regional land bank run by the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG) with board appointments from South Bend, the county and partner organizations. Petitioners and nonprofit partners urged the council to support the measure, citing blight remediation and housing opportunities.
"We were awarded our complete grant request of $20,000,000, the highest in the state," Aaron Perry of the Community Foundation of Saint Joseph County said, adding that the foundation has set aside $3,000,000 toward a permanent endowment…
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