From the South Bend Tribune:
Citing renewed interest in a comprehensive, countywide tax abatement
ordinance, County Council member Dale DeVon on Tuesday requested that a
proposal to repeal the county's current abatement ordinance be tabled
for 30 days.
The council approved
the action by a vote of 6-3, with Mike Kruk, Cory Noland and Mark
Catanzarite opposed.
"I got calls from
some (South Bend Common Council) members ... and I guess the (Chamber
of Commerce of St. Joseph County) had discussions with (South Bend
and Mishawaka), looking at trying to create some sort of document that
works for all three governments," DeVon, R-District C, said
Tuesday.
...
Passed in 2009, the county's current tax
abatement ordinance provides for a base abatement period of three years,
with additional years awarded based on a company's willingness to meet certain
wage
requirements.
Five businesses
have been granted abatements since the ordinance took effect, according
to Tribune records.
DeVon, who along
with other Republicans thinks the ordinance is
too
restrictive, did not rule out acting on the repeal at later date, stating, "I'd like
to see how it plays out over the next 30 days."
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/sbt-tax-abatement-repeal-tabled-20120814,0,5033734.story
