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Residents protest lack of public input and raise water and TIF concerns after St. Joseph County votes
Summary
Multiple Granger-area residents told the St. Joseph County board they were denied a meaningful chance to comment before votes approving an MOU and design contracts for a Microsoft project; commenters cited water-use, contamination and tax-increment financing worries and urged more transparent hearings and release of water studies.
After the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners voted to approve an MOU and related design contracts for the St. Joe Farms/Microsoft project, several residents used the meeting’s public-comment period to criticize the timing of votes and demand more public engagement and technical information.
Steve Francis, who identified himself as a property owner downstream from the project site, said it was “outrageous” that commissioners did not take public comment before voting and accused officials of handling controversial matters in ways that…
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