Solar Project Economic Development Area (Project Honeysuckle)

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Planning Calendar
March 22
  • March 14, 2022 Lightsource BP Open House
  • March 16, 2022 File resolution approving Development Agreement with the St. Joseph County Council
  • March 21, 2022 SJC Town Hall Meeting - United Methodist Church in New Carlisle
  • March 22, 2022 Project Honeysuckle Public Presentation at Committee Meeting of County Council
April 22
  • April 12, 2022 St. Joseph County Council adopts resolution approving Development Agreement
  • April 13, 2022 File resolution approving Development Agreement with St. Joseph County Commissioners
  • April 14, 2022 St. Joseph County Redevelopment Commission adopts resolution approving Development Agreement
  • April 19, 2022 St. Joseph County Commissioners adopt resolution approving Development Agreement
  • April 20, 2022 File Bond Ordinance with County Council
May 22
  • May 5, 2022 File Declaratory Resolution and Plan ("New Plan") for new Economic Development Area ("New EDA") with St. Joseph County Redevelopment Commission and the Area Plan Commission
  • May 10, 2022 Redevelopment Commission adopts Declaratory Resolution and approves New Plan
  • May 10, 2022 St. Joseph County Council introduces Bond Ordinance
  • May 13, 2022 Deliver notice of public hearing by the St. Joseph County Economic Development Commission relating to EDC/TIF Bonds to newspapers
  • May 17, 2022 St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission approves Written Order approving Declaratory Resolution and New Plan
  • May 18, 2022 File Resolution approving Written Order of the Plan Commision and New Plan with the St. Joseph County Commissioners
  • May 19, 2022 Publish notice of public hearing before Economic Development Commission relating to EDC/TIF Bonds
  • May 20, 2022 Deliver notice of public hearing by the Redevelopment Commission on Declaratory Resolution to newspapers
  • May 24, 2022 St. Joseph County Commissioners adopt resolution approving Written Order of the Plan Commission and approving Declaratory Resolution and New Plan
  • May 25, 2022 File resolution approving Declaratory Resolution and New Plan with County Council
  • May 26, 2022 Notice of public hearing is delivered to various agencies, departments and boards; tax impact statement and notice of public hearing are distributed to taxing units
  • May 26, 2022 Publish notice of public hearing on Declaratory Resolution
  • May 31, 2022 County Council Committee meetings regarding Bond Ordinance and resolution approving Declaratory Resolution and New Plan
June 22
  • June 2, 2022 Economic Development Commission conducts public hearing and adopts resolution approving financing documents and Economic Development Commission Report
  • June 3, 2022 Economic Development Commission report delivered to Plan Commission executive director
  • June 9, 2022 Period for comments from Plan Commission executive director expires
  • June 14, 2022 Redevelopment Commission conducts public hearing on Declaratory Resolution and New Plan and adopts Confirmatory Resolution: Redevelopment Commission also adopts Pledge Resolution pledging TIF to EDC/TIF Bonds
  • June 16, 2022 Make required filings with St. Joseph County Auditor and Indiana Department of Local Government Finance relating to establishment of New EDA and TIF area
  • June 17, 2022 Bond purchase agreement signed
Oct 23
  • October 2023 Estimated closing on EDC/TIF Bonds