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Council extends Prairie Creek economic development agreement two years
Summary
The Blackford County Council approved a two-year amendment to the Prairie Creek Economic Development Agreement on a 6–0–1 vote; BCEDC also reported local business and grant developments including a $25,000 grant for the Senior Citizens building and a hoped-for May opening of Obi Barbeque.
Warren Brown of the Blackford County Economic Development Corporation asked the council to approve a two-year extension to the Prairie Creek Economic Development Agreement. The council approved the amendment on a motion by Patrick Cale with a second by Casey Dick; the minutes record the vote as 6–0–1.
Brown also told the council that Obi Barbeque is expected to open in May at the Newberry building and that the Senior Citizens building received a $25,000 grant, with RWE donating $3,000 and EDP donating $15,000. Brown noted work is ongoing on a trail project and explained a $10,000 increase in the Economic Development Agreement during his remarks.
The minutes reflect the council's approval of the Prairie Creek amendment and the other economic-development updates but do not include full agreement text, the reason for the 6–0–1 split (the minutes do not state which council member recorded the differing vote), or the precise financial accounting for the agreement increase within the minutes.
