Lafayette council unanimously approves GIS interlocal, tax-abatement compliance, economic revitalization area and CDBG/HOME action plan; two items tabled
June 02, 2026 | Lafayette City, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
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At its June meeting the Lafayette City Council unanimously approved a package of routine and development-related resolutions and set a public hearing on an economic revitalization application.
IT Director Andy Milm told council the city can use the county GIS software license under an interlocal agreement at no cost to Lafayette; council approved Resolution 2026-09 by a 7-0 roll call.
Council also approved Resolution 2026-10, the annual tax-abatement compliance report. Economic development staff and the redevelopment commission reviewed companies compliance; most are meeting their pledges, though a few remain completing projects or cite national economic headwinds. The resolution passed 7-0.
On Resolution 2026-11 council approved designating a property as an economic revitalization area and approving an application for property tax abatement for the company named in the meeting as "Nanchchan American Aluminum Technologies LLC." A company representative said the project would invest approximately $22 million in personal property and could create up to 20 jobs paying roughly $35 per hour over a five-year period; the equipment will be installed within the existing facility. Council approved the resolution 7-0 and scheduled a public hearing for July 6 at 6:01 p.m.
Council also approved Resolution 2026-12, the City of Lafayette Consolidated Plan annual action plan for CDBG and HOME funds. Staff reported a CDBG allocation of $666,262. The transcript contains a garbled HOME amount; staff described a public comment process and awarded HOME funds to a local project (transcript reports $572,000 to a project described as building two houses to house six households) and a CDBG award of $83,153 to Mount Hope for opioid-related services. Council approved the CDBG/HOME action plan 7-0.
Two items were set aside: Ordinance 2026-18, a rezoning petition, and Resolution 2026-06, an interlocal human relations commission agreement with West Lafayette and Tippecanoe County; both were tabled to allow petitioners or partners to appear at a later meeting.
IT Director Andy Milm told council the city can use the county GIS software license under an interlocal agreement at no cost to Lafayette; council approved Resolution 2026-09 by a 7-0 roll call.
Council also approved Resolution 2026-10, the annual tax-abatement compliance report. Economic development staff and the redevelopment commission reviewed companies compliance; most are meeting their pledges, though a few remain completing projects or cite national economic headwinds. The resolution passed 7-0.
On Resolution 2026-11 council approved designating a property as an economic revitalization area and approving an application for property tax abatement for the company named in the meeting as "Nanchchan American Aluminum Technologies LLC." A company representative said the project would invest approximately $22 million in personal property and could create up to 20 jobs paying roughly $35 per hour over a five-year period; the equipment will be installed within the existing facility. Council approved the resolution 7-0 and scheduled a public hearing for July 6 at 6:01 p.m.
Council also approved Resolution 2026-12, the City of Lafayette Consolidated Plan annual action plan for CDBG and HOME funds. Staff reported a CDBG allocation of $666,262. The transcript contains a garbled HOME amount; staff described a public comment process and awarded HOME funds to a local project (transcript reports $572,000 to a project described as building two houses to house six households) and a CDBG award of $83,153 to Mount Hope for opioid-related services. Council approved the CDBG/HOME action plan 7-0.
Two items were set aside: Ordinance 2026-18, a rezoning petition, and Resolution 2026-06, an interlocal human relations commission agreement with West Lafayette and Tippecanoe County; both were tabled to allow petitioners or partners to appear at a later meeting.
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