Jason R. Abel

Served on the county's broadband working group, which unanimously recommended NineStar to build over 101 miles of new fiber. The plan used $3,000,000 in county money to reach 1,764 homes and businesses.

December 6, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Moved to approve a 10-year, $2,776,190 lease for ambulance equipment. He explained the county would pay $138,809 a year, and the city would pay the same. It passed 3-0.

October 30, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Moved to hire a consultant to review the county's land-use plan (comprehensive plan) for about $51,230. It passed 3-0.

July 17, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Moved to approve a 10-year, $2,776,190 lease for ambulance equipment. He explained the county would pay $138,809 a year, and the city would pay the same. It passed 3-0.

October 30, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Moved to cut the speed limit on Sycamore Road in Pleasant View to 30 mph (Ordinance 2023-20). He had raised residents' complaints about truck traffic and speeding there. It passed 3-0.

June 20, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Served on the county's broadband working group, which unanimously recommended NineStar to build over 101 miles of new fiber. The plan used $3,000,000 in county money to reach 1,764 homes and businesses.

December 6, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

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Presented and moved a contract letter letting the county's broadband consultant (KSM) work with internet providers on proposals to serve the county. It passed 3-0.

March 11, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

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Moved on the Plan Commission to adopt a land-use map (Map A) that limits new industry near Morristown. He said most residents who gave input wanted limited industrial growth. It passed 6-1.

April 22, 2025

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Seconded a Plan Commission motion to change how solar farms get approved. Projects would need a special zoning district approved by the Plan Commission and county commissioners, not a zoning appeals board. It passed unanimously.

September 24, 2024

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Moved to extend the county's pause on new solar farm requests until July 31, 2024, to allow more time to fix the solar rules. It passed 2-1.

January 29, 2024

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Moved to approve road driveway permits for the Speedway Solar project after the plans were fixed to meet county rules. It passed 2-1.

December 11, 2023

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Proposed and moved a six-month pause on new solar farm requests so the county could rewrite its solar rules. He said the rules met only five of twelve state and Purdue recommendations. It passed 2-1.

July 31, 2023

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Voted no on rezoning 2.2 acres near Fountaintown for a Dollar General store. He said another Dollar General was only four miles away. It passed 2-1.

July 24, 2023

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Moved to approve rezoning 243 acres near Flat Rock for a Heritage Aggregates quarry (Ordinance 2023-14). He picked the third of three proposed versions, citing asphalt plant and stockpile placement. It passed 3-0.

May 8, 2023

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Moved to deny a rezoning for a paid semi-truck parking lot near Fairland. He first asked how many jobs it would bring, and the answer was none. The denial passed 3-0.

April 10, 2023

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Cast the only no vote on sending a 243-acre quarry rezoning near Flat Rock back to the Plan Commission. The quarry company wanted smaller setbacks. The motion passed 2-1.

March 20, 2023

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Was named chair of the Shelby County Drainage Board at the commissioners' first meeting of his term.

January 3, 2023

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