Settlement of delinquent EDC equipment loan to preserve local manufacturing jobs
Summary
A county-backed equipment loan was $317,612 in arrears. Rather than seize and auction highly specialized equipment, the EDC accepted a $160,000 payoff as part of a $1.2 million asset sale that keeps the business operating and its longtime employees working. Commissioners also debated whether the county should keep funding unique equipment at all.
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Last discussed Aug 24, 2026.
Impact analysis
The county recovers $160,000 of the $317,612 owed — about half — and foregoes roughly $157,612 plus auction and storage costs it would likely never recover.
The business's employees — some with 30 years on the job — keep working, and the county gets cash instead of unwanted equipment.
County taxpayers absorb the roughly $157,612 shortfall on the loan balance.
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