On Wednesday we heard from the City of Logansport about a zinc factory currently being built.
News 18 spoke with residents and city leaders who say allowing WSP in Cass County isn't a smart move.
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I spoke with residents and city leaders who say allowing wsp in cass county isn't a smart move.
It's a battle that's lasted over five months.
"it's kind of suspicious to me.
It seems like they are almost holding the county at hostage."
People living in logansport have voiced opposition over wsp, a zinc factory, setting up camp in their city.
On monday the logansport city council unanimously passed a resolution against wsp's construction.
"we're hoping that it's going to sway the county to change their thinking on wsp coming to cass county."
Council member jake ledonee says if the city opposes the decision, it should speak volumes to county leaders.
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It should be noted that the resolution has no force or effect as the project is not within logansport city limits.
While the city council vote has zero bearing over the course of the project, the county does have jurisdiction.
There have been 3 recent votes by the county to advance the project -- all 3 were unanimous in their support: county commission vote on resolution 20-10, related to the allocation area for the tax increment fianncing (or tif) bond.
Redevelopment commission vote on resolution 2020-05, approval of the real estate purchase.
Redevelopment commission vote on resolution 2020-08, related to the sale agreement.
That's only a snippet of wsp's response.
You can read the entire response linked to this story on our website at wlfi dot com.
We'll also continue following this story.
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On Wednesday we heard from the City of Logansport about a zinc factory currently being built. News 18 spoke with residents and city..