Kosciusko County Council passed tax abatement 5-1 Thursday

WARSAW, Ind. --  The vote passing 5 to 1 with one abstaining, officially allowing the brand new company backed by Jeff Bezos to start rehabbing the former RR Donnelly plant.

A vacant 1.5 million square foot building just outside of Warsaw for it's first manufacturing hub where they plan to build affordable and fully customizable electric vehicles.

This is the largest abatement Kosciusko county has done employee wise, council president Tony Cirello says they're hoping to start work this summer with the goal of having the first pickup roll off the line by the third quarter of next year.