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Trumbull County commissioners table 75%/10-year enterprise-zone request for Charles Manufacturing
Summary
A request from Charles Manufacturing for a 75% property tax abatement over 10 years to support a modest expansion was tabled after commissioners raised concerns about precedent and fairness; Warren’s mayor and county planning staff urged approval and provided legal context.
Trumbull County commissioners on a routine agenda item on enterprise zones agreed to table a request from Charles Manufacturing for further study after a split in perspectives among commissioners.
The company asked the board to approve an enterprise-zone property tax abatement of 75% for 10 years to support a small expansion — described in staff materials as roughly a quarter million-dollar investment that would add about 1,350 square feet and create a handful of jobs. County planning staff said the project met the Revised Code definition of an expansion and therefore qualified for enterprise-zone tools that locally affected governments may negotiate.
Doug Franklin, mayor…
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