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After receiving the St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission's unfavorable recommendation Tuesday, the rezoning request needed for a data center near New Carlisle goes to the county council for a final vote Sept. 23.
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After the Niles Township board granted 21 marijuana sales permits, citizen groups have gathered enough signatures to place a legalization repeal referendum on the township's Nov. 4 election ballot. -
Elkhart’s River District is getting more parking, thanks to an $8 million forgivable loan from the city. -
ProvidedCity of Elkhart officials plan to soon take input from experts as they update their zoning ordinance for battery energy storage systems. -
FacebookALR Educational Health Services is expanding from Niles into Buchanan, moving into the former Stark Elementary School. -
The South Bend Community School Corp. said many have complained about a teacher's "private statement" related to the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, but it must balance employees' free speech rights with student safety. -
Provided/http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=76394The St. Joseph County Area Plan staff has given no recommendation, meaning neither favorable nor unfavorable, to a request to rezone over 1,000 acres along scenic Chicago Trail from agricultural to industrial.
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