tax abatement

On the St. Joseph County Council, Democrats say businesses that receive property tax breaks should use mostly local firms to build projects while Republicans say the county's abatement process is too complicated and cumbersome for businesses.

St. Joseph County council members clash over a proposed update to the county’s tax abatement policy, debating timing, transparency, and how simple it should be.

Residents on South Bend’s west side say they’re reeling from the announcement that the Western Avenue Kroger will shut its doors later this summer.

St. Joseph County Council Republicans Amy Drake and Andy Rutten say its time for the county to follow the Supreme Court's and Trump administration's leads on ending affirmative action.

Council committee chair Troy Warner says the developer's lender and investors could pay off the back taxes and buy the apartment high-rise

Developer Dave Matthews says the city has granted such extensions to 14 other developers whose projects were delayed by the COVID pandemic.

Developer Dave Matthews, whose had a rocky relationship with the city over the project's seven-year history, says the city has granted pandemic-caused extensions to 14 developers

Opponents said they don't object to updating the county's 15-year-old system but it needs more time and wider input

The Nexus Community Center has received $300,000 in city funding and a nine-year tax abatement