A new page has been added to the Community Forum web site. See the page on Tax Abatement Documents in the right-hand column. There you will find the complete text of Bill 25-10, the tax abatement proposal sent to the South Bend Common Council on May 19th by Mayor Luecke (with the support of six Council members), the complete text of the tax abatement ordinance passed by the County Council on March 17, 2009, and much more.
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