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Commissioners approve broadband abatement for Bloomingdale Home Telephone Co.
Summary
Parke County commissioners approved an infrastructure investment zone abatement application from Bloomingdale Home Telephone Company seeking $606,218 in tax abatement under the county’s ordinance; the board voted by voice after staff confirmed the submission and documentation.
Parke County commissioners voted to approve an infrastructure investment zone tax abatement application from Bloomingdale Home Telephone Company, the board said during its Feb. 10 meeting.
Madam Seffert, a department head, told the board the company “submitted it to me on the January 28. Everything seems to be in order,” and the chair said the county’s ordinance allows applicants to apply annually for abatement under the infrastructure investment zone. Commissioner (speaker 9) moved to approve the request and a colleague seconded; the chair called for a voice vote and the motion passed (tally not specified).
The application listed $606,218 as the requested abatement amount. The chair reminded the board that the infrastructure investment zone ordinance — passed in a prior year — permits abating an applicant’s investment in broadband in perpetuity provided the applicant follows the application process and re-applies as required.
The action was recorded as a routine approval; no amendments or conditions were announced. The board did not provide a formal roll-call tally in the public discussion. Next steps are administrative: to sign and process the abatement paperwork so the applicant can proceed under the program.
The commissioners handled the abatement as part of routine business alongside budget carryovers and other departmental updates.
