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Council tables first reading of Ordinance #3977 to designate Economic Development Target Area
Summary
First reading of Ordinance #3977, to designate an Economic Development Target Area in New Castle City, was tabled after questions; the council voted 7–0 to table the measure pending further information.
The New Castle City Common Council tabled the first reading of Ordinance #3977, an ordinance “designating an area within the city as an Economic Development Target Area,” after questions from council members. Corey Murphy and a developer representative answered members’ questions during the discussion.
President Rex Peckinpaugh moved to table the ordinance; Vice‑President Jeff Hancock seconded. The motion to table carried unanimously, 7–0. No final vote on the ordinance’s substance was taken at the meeting; council members indicated the matter would return for further consideration after staff or the developer provided additional details.
The ordinance appeared on the agenda as a first reading; the council used the procedural motion to delay formal action. The transcript records the title as “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITYOF NEW CASTLE, INDIANA DESIGNATING AN AREA WITHIN THE CITY AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TARGET AREA.” The record does not specify the boundaries or incentives proposed in the measure.
