ALBION â The Indiana Department of Environmental Management wonât let Noble County officially close its old landfill because the water leaching from the waste buried there contains toxic chemicals, including ammonia.
After years of of trying to figure out what to do with the contaminated leachate that comes to the surface with the water, the Noble County Commissioners Monday moved closer to a solution that would take a different approach.
During Mondayâs regularly scheduled meeting, the commissioners got a cost proposal from Applied Natural Sciences Inc., a company that has had success controlling leachate by strategically planting trees that soak up the water, eliminating the carrying agent that moves the contaminants to the surface.
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ALBION â The Noble County Commissioners on Monday paved the way for a retail development at the southwest corner of where U.S. 6 intersects with C.R. 300E near the S.R. 9 North route to Rome City.
The commissioners agreed to change the zoning on 2.77 acres from A1 to C-3, âhighway commercial,â to allow for a 10,000-square-foot single business retail shop.
Permitted uses in a C-3 zone include businesses running retail ranging from low- to high-intensity but could also include things like automotive shops, bars/taverns, coffee shops, gas stations or restaurants, according to the countyâs Unified Development Ordinance.
The petitioner has said it intends to put in what it would only describe as âgeneral retailâ in the location.
ALBION â The Noble County Council made what it hopes is a rare exception to its tax abatement rules Monday, allowing a rural Kendallville company to claim a tax break despite running afoul of the countyâs guidelines.
KSN Kammerer LLC had been seeking a $700,000 five-year tax abatement on a 20,000-square foot addition.
The company had already begun construction before going to the council. Current rules set by the council allow an abatement on new construction only if the company has not yet broken ground on the project.
âThey did not know about the abatement process,â said Matt Brinkman, of Region III-A.
And for the second time, the Noble County Economic Development Corp. wants to do something about it.
A public hearing was held during Mondayâs meeting of the Noble County Commissioners regarding the EDCâs request to pursue $200,000 in grant funding as part of federal coronavirus relief monies available through the Office of Housing and Urban Development.
In Indiana, the funds are administered through the Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
The deadline for entities to apply for the grant program is March 11. Noble County should know by April 15 if it has received the money.
Online applications from Noble County small businesses would be accepted at that time.