What the reviewed record shows
On February 18, the court denied the residents’ tax/ERA petition and confirmed the Common Council’s ERA designation and real-property abatements. On March 26, a different court dismissed or barred the first-fill-permit challenge because the plaintiffs had not exhausted the City appeal process and had not timely filed the administrative record; it expressly did not reach the requested preliminary injunction. Reconsideration was denied April 13. Later fill-permit and site-plan claims remain pending, so the record is favorable to the City on the issues already decided but is not a blanket ruling on every project approval.
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Source records
- Unlock source record: Final order — ERA designation and real-property tax abatements
- Unlock source record: Order on Petition for Preliminary Injunction — first fill permit
- Unlock source record: Order denying reconsideration — first fill-permit dismissal
- Unlock source record: Indiana MyCase docket index — three Hobart resident cases (July 28 snapshot)
Last reviewed: August 31, 2026. Original records control.