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Elkhart County Council approves $3.5 million TIF-funded water project for Prairie Creek Run after narrow 4-3 vote
Summary
The Elkhart County Council voted 4-3 on Jan. 15 to approve $3.5 million from the County Road 6 & County Road 17 Improvement TIF Fund to extend water service to about 120 Prairie Creek Run homes. Council debate centered on $30,000-per-home cost, precedent and future sewer needs.
Elkhart County Council voted 4-3 on Jan. 15 to release $3,500,000 from the County Road 6 and County Road 17 Improvement TIF Fund to extend public water to roughly 120 homes in the Prairie Creek Run neighborhood (the Sawmill District).
The project was introduced by Planning Director May Hope, who said the staff-recommended amount had been reduced from an initial estimate and that the $3.5 million request “does accomplish water for 120 homes within Prairie Creek Run” and would “close out water project for the neighborhood.” Supporters said…
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