AroundFortWayne talks with Allen County Council 2nd District Republican candidate Tom Harris, who is running against Democrat Mike Conley, about a variety of topics.

In this segment, we talk about Tom's background, the County's recently created landbanking program (4:49), the Maplecrest Road extension project (7:00) and bridge maintenance (8:05).

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In this segment, we talk about the huge impact of the criminal justice system on the County's budget, the County Option Income Tax - COIT (2:15), property tax caps (3:03) and township government (5:00).

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In this segment, we talk about the City's purchase of 200 East Berry or Renaissance Square, three County Commissioners vs one Commissioner (3:17), payment for services in lieu of taxes for non-profits (5:27) and how he can affect more businesses coming into the area while being on County Council (6:55).

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In this segment, I let Tom wrap up our conversation and he talks about the permitting process in Allen County as well as some other issues.

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