Notice is hereby given to the citizens of the City of Nappanee, Elkhart and Kosciusko Counties, State of Indiana, that a public hearing will be conducted by the Common Council of the City of Nappanee on a request for tax abatement on both real property and personal property improvement by Tristate Crush, LLC. The real estate which is the subject of such request for real property abatement and upon which the personal property in question is to be located is described as follows:
Parcel I:
A part of Lot Numbered Two (2) in Metzler's Third Addition to the Town, now City, of Nappanee; said Plat being recorded in Deed Record 50, page 319, Elkhart County, Indiana, described as follows:
Beginning at a point One Hundred Forty-eight and Five-tenths (148.5) feet North of the Southwest corner and on the West line of said Lot above named; thence East One Hundred Forty-eight and Five-tenths (148.5) feet; thence North to the South line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad right-of-way; thence West bearing North along said right-of-way line to the Northwest corner of said Lot; thence South on the West line thereof Two Hundred Thirty-four and Fifty-three Hundredths (234.53) feet to the place of beginning.
Parcel II:
A part of Lot Number Two (2) in Metzler’s Third Addition to the Town, now City of Nappanee: said Plat being recorded in Deed Record 50, page 319, Elkhart County, Indiana, described as follows:
Beginning at a point One Hundred Forty-eight and Five Tenths (148.5) feet North and One Hundred Forty-eight and Five Tenths (148.5) feet East of the Southwest corner of said lot above named; thence East Thirty-three (33) feet; thence North One Hundred Fifteen and Five Tenths (115.5) feet; thence East Eighty-two and Five Tenths (82.5) feet to the East line of said lot; thence North on said East line Ninety-six and Sixty-eight Hundredths (96.68) feet to the South line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way; thence West bearing North along said right-of-way line to a point due North of the place of beginning; thence South to the place of beginning.
A description of the affected area is also available and can be inspected in the Office of the Elkhart County Assessor, which office is located at 117 N. 2nd Street, Room 204, Goshen, IN 46526, and is also available and can be inspected in the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Nappanee, which office is located in the Nappanee Municipal Center, 300 West Lincoln Street, Nappanee, Indiana. A statement of benefits related to the requests for tax abatement as to both the real property and personal property are also on file in the City Clerk-Treasurer’s Office and in the Office of the Elkhart County Assessor.
The real estate was designated to be an Economic Revitalization Area as that term is defined pursuant to IC 6-1.1-12.1-1 on February 20, 2018 pursuant to Resolution No. 696-18 (the “Resolution”) adopted by the Common Council of the City of Nappanee. A copy of the Resolution with all attachments thereto is available and can be inspected at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Nappanee, in the Nappanee Municipal Center, 300 West Lincoln Street, Nappanee, Indiana and in the Office of the Elkhart County Assessor, 117 N. 2nd Street, Room 204, Goshen, IN 46526.
Tri-State Crush, LLC has requested that property tax abatement be authorized on the real estate in question for a period of seven (7) years. Tri-State Crush, LLC has also requested that tax abatement on certain personal property to be located on the real estate be authorized for a period of seven (7) years. A determination to preliminarily approve such requests was approved pursuant to the Resolution.
Said hearing will be held on Monday, April 9th, 2018 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers at the Nappanee Municipal Center, 300 West Lincoln Street, Nappanee, Indiana.
At such public hearing, persons appearing at such public hearing shall have the right to be heard on the proposed project and the City’s Common Council will receive and hear all remonstrances and objections from interested persons relative to the Resolution and the subject matter thereof. Following such public hearing and the consideration of evidence, the City’s Common Council shall take final action determining whether the qualifications for an economic revitalization area have been met and confirming, modifying and confirming, or rescinding the Resolution.
