Normal Township Slows Tax Breaks For Ag Firm

There's a slight hiccup in the drive to give a Canadian firm hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax breaks to open a manufacturing hub in Normal. Normal Township leaders yesterday voted to wait till next week to decide if they'll give up their property tax haul from the facility that Brandt Industries wants to turn into its new plant. Unit 5 schools and the McLean County board have already voted to give up their tax claims for nine years to lure Brandt, and as many 300 jobs, to the community.