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St. Joseph County approves MOU with Microsoft and clears $12.6 million in design contracts
Summary
The St. Joseph County board approved a memorandum of understanding with the City of Mishawaka, the Redevelopment Commission and Microsoft to fund design of water, sewer and roadway connections for the St. Joe Farms project and separately approved four professional services contracts funded from Microsoft escrow; commissioners voted 3-0 on each action amid public complaints about process and water impacts.
The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners on March 17 approved a memorandum of understanding with the City of Mishawaka, the St. Joseph County Redevelopment Commission and Microsoft to fund engineering design work for utilities and roadway access to the planned St. Joe Farms/Microsoft site.
The MOU, described by county staff as setting design responsibilities in Exhibit A, places a not-to-exceed total expenditure at $12,577,375 and directs Microsoft to place the funds in escrow to be distributed as the work is completed. “The total expenditures are projected to not exceed $12,577,375,” a county presenter said during the meeting. The board approved the MOU by a…
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