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Decisions, meetings, agendas, and minutes from the Seymour City Council, formally named the Seymour Common Council in official records.
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council voted 5-1 to reject Ordinance No. 12 (Council Bill No. 30), defeating a request to rezone property at East U.S. Highway 50 for developer Becknell following extensive public opposition regarding traffic, noise, pr…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council approved adding signs for two existing handicap parking spaces on Walnut Street and advanced several ordinances. Ordinance 13 passed second reading unanimously, 4-0. A proposed rezoning at 11055 E. U.S. Highway 5…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council approved on first reading a rezoning proposal for property at 11055 E. US 50 from residential to I-2 industrial with a restriction against junkyards. The council also held a closeout hearing for the $400,000 Owne…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council unanimously approved a tax abatement for Fostech Inc. after accepting the company’s benefits statement for $1.55 million in new personal-property equipment and three additional jobs at 320 Myers St. The abatement…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council advanced two ordinances on first reading and approved a fund transfer for a major transit-bus repair at its May 26, 2026, meeting. The council voted 5-0-1 to rezone about three acres at 5819 Schleter Road from RS…
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Seymour City Council: At its May 11, 2026, meeting, the Seymour City Council approved a $17,500 fund transfer for Flock public-safety cameras, accepted compliance filings from seven companies, and passed a rezoning on second reading for property at 6693 N. Co…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council approved a series of tax abatements covering roughly $165.7 million in announced investments by AISIN USA, Cummins, Walmart and Valeo. The largest was $105 million in Walmart qualified personal property, followed…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council approved a 10-year tax abatement for Spaceguard Products covering $375,000 in manufacturing and information-technology equipment. The council also authorized the city to apply for federal Section 5311/5339 fundin…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council approved three measures on second reading March 23: a no-parking restriction on Brown Street between South Walnut and South Pine streets; additional Parks Department funding for concession operations; and a $90,0…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council advanced three ordinances on first reading March 9, including an additional $90,000 for temporary Parks Department labor. The money is intended to staff park concession stands after the city decided to operate th…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council voted 7-0 on Feb. 23 to advance an ordinance creating an additional city fund for pool bond proceeds and reimbursements. The fund will be used to pay bills associated with the pool bond and deposit reimbursements…
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Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council unanimously approved an ordinance banning parking on both sides of Miller Lane, from Southline Drive to the southernmost school drive, for two hours each day. The measure passed both first and second readings in…