PLYMOUTH – That’s the question that was raised by the Marshall County Commissioners in their meeting on Monday morning.
Commissioner Jesse Bohannon began a discussion on ending the county’s current deal with the MCEDC.
Bohannon stated that Marshall County currently pays 40 percent of the organization’s operation funds, and in his view, the vast amount of benefit from MCEDC activities goes to “the business community” and the TIF (Tax Incremental Financing) districts.
He said that he felt too much control was being given to a non-elected board, and there should be more control for elected officials of the MCEDC, and he didn’t see a lot of value in the county continuing the current contract.
President of the Commissioners Stan Klotz presented his point of view.
After some discussion, the Commissioners and County Attorney Sean Surrisi will pursue negotiations with the MCEDC on the matter and talk about ending or restructuring the current arrangement.
