WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission is not sure it wants to start issuing bonds for the new Co-Op TIF district — yet. Chad Miner presented the resolution during the commission’s regular meeting Thursday, Aug. 13. The bonds would be for up to $900,000 at a rate of up to 6 percent for up to …read more.

At the May 14 meeting of the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission, Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation President George Robertson updated the commission on economic developments in the county. “We’re standing strong, we’re above our historic numbers for people employed, we have people moving into the county,” said Robertson. “It looks like 2015 will be a strong …read more.

Pictured from left, Mike Valentine takes oaths from George Clemens, Steve Truman and Max Mock. The newly formed Warsaw Redevelopment Authority held its first official meeting today at Warsaw City Hall. Chosen for the WRA are George Clemens, Max Mock and Steve Truman. Each member took his oath of office and officers were selected. Clemens …read more.

Today the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission passed Resolution 2015-04-03 at a special meeting. The resolution would authorize the city to execute a lease for the Warsaw Central Development Area – the TIF District that encompasses parts of Buffalo Street, Canal Street and Fort Wayne Street. The terms of the lease are not to exceed 25 years and …read more.

By MARC RANSFORD Media Relations Manager, Ball State University Tax increment financing (TIF) is a popular but ineffective economic development tool for Hoosier communities, and it needs more stringent state oversight, says a new policy brief from Ball State University. “Some Economic Effects of Tax Increment Financing in Indiana,” an analysis of TIF districts in …read more.

The resolution establishing the proposed North Central Co-Op TIF District received final approval from the Kosciusko County Commissioners at the Jan. 13 meeting. The resolution has been making the rounds through local government. It passed the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission at its meeting last week. With the commissioners approval today, the TIF District in the …read more.

The Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission approved the formation of a TIF District in the Mentone/Burket area of Kosciusko County after a public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 8. The new TIF District was brought before the commission at its November meeting as part of the North Central Co-Op’s plan to establish a crop service center in …read more.

Discussion of the proposed dissolution of the business personal property tax came up several times at the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission meeting Thursday. George Roberston, president of Kosciusko County Development Commission, mentioned it during his address to KCRC noting, “There’s yet to be an amendment written for revenue replacement.” He also mentioned a proposed legislation …read more.

The Milford Redevelopment Commission held a public hearing for a resolution which would provide an extension of the life of Milford Economic Redevelopment Area I. With the extension, the tax increment finance district would exist for 30 years — the maximum time allowed by the state — rather than the original 20 years. Expiration would …read more.

Dan Brown, president of the Milford Redevelopment Development Commission, brought forth a resolution during the Milford Town Council meeting, Sept. 9, that would extend Milford TIF district one by 10 years. Originally, the district, which was established in 1996, was intended to last 20 years, ending in 2016. The new resolution would extend it until …read more.

The majority of the meeting of the Syracuse Redevelopment Commission was spent discussing possibilities for marketing of the newest of three TIF districts at the industrial park which is currently under construction at U.S. 6 and SR 13. While the new industrial park should be finished, with utilities such as electric, phone, sewer and water …read more.

The adoption of a confirmatory resolution for a Tax Increment Finance district in Milford was made official at Thursday’s Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission meeting. The TIF district is the site of TruPointe’s new development, which is a state-of-the-art graining processing facility. A public hearing was also held, with no remonstrators or members of the public …read more.

During the Kosciusko County Council meeting Thursday night, Shelly Heckert of the Kosciusko County Solid Waste District presented a slideshow account of 2012 in review. Since the county provides funds to the KCSWD, the presentation served to show how the money was spent. That included putting a new facade on the building at 220 S. …read more.

Milford and land immediately north of it took up a considerable amount of the agenda of the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission during its regular monthly meeting Wednesday. The Milford Redevelopment Commission wants to have a tract of land just north of CR 1300 North and east of Old SR 15 declared a tax increment …read more.