County Council, June 23, 2026
Approved: Rezoning at 26395 State Road 2 and 56450 Quince Road, 8-1
What happened
On June 23, 2026, St. Joseph County approved Rezoning at 26395 State Road 2 and 56450 Quince Road (8-1).
St. Joseph County Council approved the rezoning at 26395 State Road 2 and 56450 Quince Road (Bill 38-26) from R single-family and C to C commercial, filed by R&R Property LLC to expand an existing gas/fuel station, on an 8-1 vote with Mr. Thomas dissenting.
- Jurisdiction
- St. Joseph County, IN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 23, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 8-1
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsExpand fuel station
Approved 8-1Special use for agritourism
Denied 4-4Free sample: decision 1 of 10
Annual tax abatement CF-1 compliance review
Council authorized President Tanner to sign the CF-1 compliance findings for all abatement recipients as presented by county economic advisor Steve Dalton, deeming each CF-1 compliant. Companies included AM General, Diversified Real Estate, Ecoplastics, Edcoat, EVS Limited, Grainger Water Utility, Max Plastics, LCI Corporation, Ladex Systems, Prairie View High BTU LLC, St. Joseph Energy Center, Unifrax, and AWS. AWS reported $8.9 billion invested to date (largest in county history), 935 jobs vs. 400 committed, and an estimated property tax check in excess of $12 million. Passed 8-0.
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Key Decisions (10)
Annual tax abatement CF-1 compliance review
AWS data center campus progress presentation
Resolution to convene Municipal Unit Strategic Task Force (MUST)
Appropriation and transfer ordinance (Bill 41-26)
Alley vacation near Palm Street (Bill 36-26)
Special use for two duplexes at 19524 Stateline Road
Rezoning at 26395 State Road 2 and 56450 Quince Road
First reading: Amazon Data Services public way vacation (Bill 43-26)
First reading: special use at 62485 Miami Road (Bill 44-26)
First reading: Midwest Continental Divide Commission participation (Bill 45-26)
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Zoning Changes (2)
Development Activity (5)
AWS New Carlisle / IEC Data Center Campus
Industrial
TDK duplex development at 19524 Stateline Road
Residential
R&R fuel station expansion at State Road 2 and Quince Road
Commercial
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Market Signals (6)
Commercial Demand
AWS's data center campus has grown from ~16 to 30-32…
Infrastructure
State Road 2 is widely acknowledged as congested and dangerous;…
Labor
AWS reports 935 full-time jobs (avg wage $77k+), 4,000 construction…
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 12 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Chair, 3 Staff, 8 Public, 4 Councilmember, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Applicant, 1 Clerk.
Identified name roles: 2 Chair, 3 Staff, 4 Councilmember, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Applicant, 1 Clerk.
Speaker sample: Sam Markman, Applicant.
11 more identified names in Pro: 2 Chair, 3 Staff, 4 Councilmember, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Clerk.
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Zoning terms (18)
99 recorded timestamps
- zoning (8 timestamps)
- motion to approve (5 timestamps)
- approved (21 timestamps)
- public hearing (15 timestamps)
- commercial (13 timestamps)
- industrial (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (10)
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