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St. Joseph County Commissioners President Carl Baxmeyer says commissioners are looking for a law firm outside of the county to objectively review whether they should fire economic development director Bill Schalliol and area plan director Shawn Klein, over citizen complaints about their handling of recent development proposals in rural areas.
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screenshot from Access LaPorte County Media YouTube videoUnder a proposed resolution, $2.5 million dollars would go to the police and fire departments, while $500,000 would be used to help residents struggling to pay their water and sewer bills. -
Provided/Benton Harbor Area SchoolsBenton Harbor Area Schools has approved a contract for Interim Superintendent Keith Sanders, who officially takes over July 25 following the resignation of Simone Griffin. -
St. Joseph County Commissioners Tuesday announced they'll appoint an independent counsel to review allegations against economic development director Bill Schalliol and area plan director Shawn Klein. Commissioners were not specific but said the allegations involve the Midwest Continental Divide Trail project and a solar farm. -
South Bend Regional ChamberMishawaka Common Council President Gregg Hixenbaugh says if the federal government's allegations against developer James "Andy" Card are true, Card's use of Mishawaka Fieldhouse project money to buy a home could cost the city if the money isn't recovered. -
Jeff Parrott/WVPEAfter saying he supported the project in a letter read aloud at a packed Elkhart County Plan Commission meeting July 9, Bristol Town Council President Jeff Beachy now says he'll oppose any data center proposal in the town. -
S&H Auto Group's attorney, George Lepeniotis, told the St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission Tuesday that they mistakenly paved and started to fence a new parking lot without realizing they needed to obtain a rezoning and building permit. But the commission wasn't swayed.
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