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Board approves extension of municipal utility service to IEC/State Road 2 area
Summary
The board voted to authorize extensions of municipal utilities into the IEC/State Road 2 area (including sites near the former Navistar/International Motors and Bendix Woods) and asked staff to pursue an extra‑territorial jurisdiction map and an interlocal agreement with the affected municipalities.
The St. Joseph County utilities board voted to approve extending municipal utility service into the IEC/State Road 2 area, covering properties tied to the Navistar/International Motors site and nearby Bendix Woods, among others. The board approved the motion by voice vote after a short discussion about next steps.
Board members said they would ask staff and JPR to draw an extra‑territorial jurisdiction map and then pursue an interlocal agreement among the district and the city of South Bend and the town of New Carlisle to formalize service boundaries and avoid repeated ad‑hoc approvals. One board member asked that Jacob spearhead outreach on the project; that follow‑up task was requested, though Jacob was absent from the meeting.
There was no formal written request on file yet from the municipalities at the time of the meeting; board members said they had observed JPR forwarding a prospective request on behalf of South Bend and New Carlisle and asked staff to be ready to coordinate once a letter is submitted. The decision was made as a procedural authorization to begin negotiations and mapping rather than as a final construction authorization.
The motion was carried by voice vote; the meeting record did not identify a mover or seconder by name in the transcript excerpt available.
