GIBSON COUNTY, Ind. (WEHT) — A former member of the Gibson County Redevelopment Commission gave his farewell address on Monday after he says he was kicked off the board.
Larry Michel served on the commission for the past five years and says he really enjoyed it. He adds he was recently booted off the board after heated discussions about a new tax incremental financing district surrounding the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Plant.
It would replace the previous one that expired and is designed to capture future property tax revenue from Toyota’s construction and equipment. The money would fund infrastructure, fire protection and utility improvements…