BUTLER â Forest River Products could be expanding its operations in Butler.
Mayor Mike Hartman said the Elkhart-based company has secured an agreement to acquire 72 acres of land on the west side of South Broadway.
The property is between Color Master and South Shore Mobile Home Park.
Company officials declined to comment, deferring all questions to the City of Butler.
From his conversations with Forest River officials, Hartman said the project is a âmulti-million dollarâ investment with four to five buildings that, when finished, could result in the creation of up to 500 jobs.
Plans are to build travel trailers and fifth-wheel recreational vehicles at the new site.
BUTLER â The Butler/Wilmington Township Fire Territory board took care of some annual business and approved language changes to fire protection contracts at its budget meeting Thursday.
The fire territory board â comprised of Eric Johnson and Gale Ryan from the Butler City Council, Butler Mayor Mike Hartman and Wilmington Township Trustee Heather Bledsoe and township advisory board member Dave Capp â approved a 2022 budget with a final amount to be determined.
The 2021 budget is $375,260, according to City of Butler Clerk-Treasurer Angela Eck.
The growth quotient for 2022 will determine the final amount, Eck noted. If the growth rate is 2%, the budget will be $383,155. If the growth rate is 4%, the budget will be $390,335.
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