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Board signs MOU with Fort Wayne Trails for donated pavilion; staff reports BF Goodrich consolidation plan
Summary
Chief of Staff Chris Cloud presented and the Board approved a memorandum of understanding with Fort Wayne Trails for a donated pavilion near Shoaff Road; Cloud also reported BF Goodrich plans to consolidate Fort Wayne-area manufacturing and close a Tuscaloosa plant that employs 1,200 by end of 2028.
Chief of Staff Chris Cloud presented a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Fort Wayne Trails to construct a donated pavilion on the trail near Shoaff Road; the Board approved the MOU and the transcript notes the trail segment is expected to be transferred to the Town of Huntertown.
The public record shows Commissioner Therese M. Brown moved approval and Commissioner Richard E. Beck seconded; the motion passed 2-0. During the same portion of the meeting, Chris Cloud reported an economic update: BF Goodrich announced it is consolidating manufacturing at the Fort Wayne-area plant and will shutter the Tuscaloosa, Alabama site by the end of 2028. Cloud told the Board that "That plant currently employs 1,200 people." The transcript records the MOU presentation and the staffing figure as part of the county update; no additional comment or action on BF Goodrich was recorded in the session minutes.
The transcript does not include the MOU text or details of the donation beyond the pavilion’s planned site; further documents would specify construction responsibilities and any transfer terms to the Town of Huntertown.
