28 January 2025 Dearborn County Council Meeting Notes

28 January 2025 Dearborn County Council Meeting Notes

Present: Liz Morris, President, Dennis Kraus. Sr., Dan Lansing, Tim Doll, Mark Dole, and Glenn Wright. 

Also present: Connie Fromhold, Auditor and Andy Baudendistel, Attorney.

Also present: Jim Thatcher, Commissioner, Tamara Taylor, Beacon, and Doug Baker, Dillsboro Town Council President - sitting together

Title VI Statement read as legally required by Baudendistel

NEW BUSINESS: Liz Morris read Kevin Turner’s resignation letter from Council. Turner has been caucused in for Commissioner D-3 to replace Rick Probst.

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT: Liz Morris - President again- kept she officers,

Judge Negangard - not on original agenda— added later-  presented his program for reducing truancy, tardiness, etc. Home preservation services were part of this to help getting better parenting skills so the kids get to school. This is to divert truancy cases. There is a Day Program with this to have the kids who are suspended, expelled or in detention. Does not want kids to be rewarded for bad behavior. Day reporting has the kids put into the juvenile center. Some of these kids in juvenile are from all over the state and some are seeking waivers to be sent to adult detention.$170,000 each year for 2 year grant for this program and probation dept. employee.They have applied but have not gotten them yet.

Doll asked about the ratio for juvenile detention center- but Negangard said they won’t be in juvenile detention they will be in the basement of the building here. Has to get the grant to get the position. And then go to schools to get  finding. He repeats to continued questions from Liz Morris that he has the funding and believes he will get the grant. Said he had the Commissioners approval to use the basement. Approved   

CITIZEN BOARDS: All Approved.

Alcoholic Beverage Board- Glenn Huesmann 

PTABOA- Mary Booker 

Health Board- Gerald Miller 

Park Board- Rob Calvert 

Regional Sewer District- Bill Shelton & Jeff Stenger 

APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY COUNCIL BOARDS:  All Approved

Solid Waste- Tim Doll 

Dearborn County Redevelopment Commission- Mark Dole 

Greendale Economic Development Commission- Dan Lansing

Personnel Advisory Committee (PAC)-Liz Morris, Dennis Kraus 

 1^st Alternate-Mark Dole

 2^nd Alternate- Tim Doll

Dearborn County Planning Commission-Dan Lansing

Community Corrections- Liz Morris (Elected Term Ends)

Juvenile Advisory Board- Liz Morris (Elected Term Ends)

Emergency Management Advisory Council-  Mark Dole

Convention and Visitor’s Bureau- Glenn Wright (12/31/2025)

Dearborn County Redevelopment- E.G. McLaughlin, Jordan Hoffman. 

St. Elizabeth Update- E.G. McLaughlin, Celeste Calvitto and Terri Bogan. Thanked them for their pledge and assessment and is wanting to give them an update. He introduced Terri Brogan of the Cancer Center and Celeste Calvitto a cancer survivor and on the board. She spoke at the opening and said she needed it years ago and is glad to have hit there. Terri Bogan- site director for the Cancer Center. Thanked them for their support. Highlighted their CMS 5 star award in 2024 that highlights the quality of care over multiple years. There are only 12 hospitals that achieved that award in Indiana. Based on scores on mortality safety readmission and timely care. 

Their scores were in the 99th percentile in the cancer center. Radiation oncology is m=now available in Dearborn County.  Average 16 new patients a month. Medical oncologist over the week and are looking for new providers. They now are available to provide services also to women with income issues that meet criteria. She highlighted Press Ganey scores as being very good. On site financial counselor to be added. Have many other comforts added to the facility. Thanked them for support- they have been open for past 8 months now. She noted that 30 years ago she worked in this ADM Building. 

EG McLaughlin shared an anonymous person’s text to McLaughlin about  ahard time  that he and his wife had last year and that this center being here saved his wife’s life. 

Council members recognized this group for all they have done for the community too. 

Resolution Establishing the Moore Drive Economic Revitalization Area-

One Dearborn & Anthony Smart - Jim Deaton DCRC President asked them to pass the Moore Drive Economic Revitalization Area Resolution. This is a step toward a new food processor coming into Dearborn County- expanding from their Harrison plant. $28 million on 91 acres off Moore Drive in the West Harrison TIF. Kopp is the company. He showed the improvements that are needed and they need land in order to build the road. They are in discussions with the RR. We have already costed it out. Land is on a piece owned by the Farmer family. They gave an acre for them to build the road stub to their land. The work needed will be a little over $1 million. DCRC has a MOA with Whitewater Mills. 10 year on property 5 year on personal property( which they decided not to do) is the abatement they are offering. The DCRC believes they can pay it off by the TIF in 13 years. They want to start the spring and be in operation in 2026 and taxes come in 2027. 10 year declining tax abatement. Av salary is $27.28 there now. Average County wage is $24. Perleberg got up to answer more questions to help Deaton. Significant portion of the 91 acres is in the flood plain/floodway. This is an agribusiness and we like agribusiness in Dearborn County. They want to be here for the wastewater and they need the groundwater wells for their business. That aquifer recharges 4- 5 million gallons of water per day. Dole said $7.5 million in new payroll. There are 130 new Indiana jobs. They thought this was all onsite sewer treatment- not the one that the DCRSD helped to build to Harrison for Whitewater Mills. Glenn Wright brought up the fact that DCRC has not paid DCRSD back for the nearly $1.4 million they provided for that sewer line. Perleberg said that the aquifer is being used to process food being shipped for human consumption - which is good enough for him. Passed with Liz Morris breaking the tie. Two nays were Kraus and Wright. 

Auditor: Connie Fromhold

 December 12th Minutes –Approved

Review Encumbrances- Connie Fromhold gave them the total list and Council approved these to carry over to this year 

Meeting adjourned at 6:12 PM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township

Ind. lawmakers explore new, expanded road funding options — include tolling, delivery tax

 

Ind. lawmakers explore new, expanded road funding options — include tolling, delivery tax- Report via WVXU- Click Link below:

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27 January 2025 Dearborn County Plan Commission Meeting Notes

 

27 January 2025 Dearborn County Plan Commission Meeting Notes

Present: Dennis Kraus, Jr., Chairman, Russell Beiersdorfer, Jeff Hermesch, Mark Lehman, Vice Chairman, Joe Vogel, Jake Hoog, Dan Lansing, Jim Thatcher, and Eric Lang

Also Present:  Nicole Daily, Planning and Zoning Director, and Andy Baudendistel, Attorney.

Baudendistel read the Title VI statement as legally required.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS- Board approved the same slate of officers as last year.

ACTION ON MINUTES- November 25th Minutes- Approved

OLD BUSINESS – NONE

NEW BUSINESS – NONE

ADMINISTRATIVE:

Presentation by OneDearborn for the Harrison Brookville Access Management Plan- Mark Rosenberger of Bayer Becker Engineering presented.He is giving a high level view of this as he thinks it is going to be addressed in the Master Plan review. Introduced Etta Reed sp?She is a Principle of Bayer Becker and Engineering Dept. She talked about Access Management and looking to where they will properly space the access points in this area in the West Harrison TIF area. Mark knows of some parcels that are considering this area. Mark then showed the Farmer Property and some of these areas. They are showing 2 stoplight points with Moore Drive and talked about RR - Genessee Wyoming-  and INDOT having to be at the table if this gets approved. This is a tool that you are going to have .Also communicating with INDOT on the on ramp there also. Etta suggested that they do traffic studies when this is entertained. Beiersdorfer suggested making the entrance to the interstate longer. He sees semis stacked there. Rosenberger said INDOT has video of that. They think they will use this for the Master Plan update this year. 

Nicole Daily said- This is one of the studies and the 2019 Housing Study they have done taught might need to be in the comprehensive plan.She plans on having then back when they get to the Transportation Element of the Comp Plan Update.  

Discuss Update to the Comprehensive Plan through 2025, workshops for public involvement, surveys, completed studies or plans to be included, separate Bright Overlay Zoning Districts, etc. 

Workshop Dates for Comp Plan Update planned in the Lobby and Commissioners room for Thursdays from 6-8 PM on April 24, and June 12. 

They have started the paperwork and graphics. They will discuss some things to prep at their regular March meeting. She has a 78 page document about what is minimum things needed for a comp plan for them. Providing links to Old Comprehensive Plan online also. 

Overlay District for the Bright TIF area will be new to this Comp Plan. Thinks it will work sell in Bright as it is different than any other more urbanized  area of the county. If you think of any other areas that would need this she wants to know. Like maybe teh area between Greendale and Hidden Valley…. 

Review, discuss and recommend changes to the Zoning Ordinance, Article 8—Floodplain

Regulations (waiting on State Review)- Best regulations are still being used by the state. They don’t have State review yet. 

MS4 Ordinance and Technical Standards started January 1, 2025—This will cause some changes

within the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Control Regulations that will need to be discussed. Nicole Daily said it came down to Aurora, Lawrenceburg, Greendale, and the County. Sandy Whitehead is the coordinator of this program. Here are ordinances in the Planning Dept that will be changed out and MS4 takes them over. Goal is to have Tech Standards  in front of  Commissioners in July. Section 325 has several items that will be removed and taken over by MS4. Some will have Rule 5 SWPPP Stormwater Pollution Prevention Permits. MS4 covers quality as well as quantity. There are a lot of items that will be changed due to MS4 and will be in the Zoning and Subdivision  Ordinance.

There is a meeting in February as their is a subdivision application to consider.

After the meeting I ASKED DAN LANSING (WHO IS ON THE PLAN COMMISSION)- CAN PLAN COMMISSION NOTIFY THE PUBLIC BY USING FREE MAILING WITH PROPERTY TAX BILLS THAT GET SENT OUT IN APRIL FOR THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE WORKSHOP MEETINGS? HE IS CHECKING IT OUT. 

The timing would work as the first workshop is in April and then one in June, This would be a convenient way to insure that property owners in the county actually hear bout how to get info for this process. No more excuses about people who don’t read public notices in the back of the paper or don’t know who to contact to stay up to date on Master Plan Updates that will affect them. 

Meeting adjourned at 6:40 PM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township

AGENDA - JAnuary 28th Dearborn County Council Meeting

 DEARBORN COUNTY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28^TH, 2025 @ 5:00PM

HENRY DEARBORN ROOM

DEARBORN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER

165 MARY ST, LAWRENCEBURG, INDIANA 

CALL TO ORDER-

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

TITLE VI STATEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE- 

NEW BUSINESS:

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT:

CITIZEN BOARDS:

Alcoholic Beverage Board- Glenn Huismann 

PTABOA- Mary Booker 

Health Board- Gerald Miller 

Park Board- Rob Calvert 

Regional Sewer District- Bill Shelton & Jeff Stenger 

APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY COUNCIL BOARDS: 

Solid Waste- Tim Doll 

Dearborn County Redevelopment Commission- Mark Dole 

Greendale Redevelopment Commission- Dan Lansing

Personnel Advisory Committee (PAC)-Liz Morris, Dennis Kraus 

 1^st Alternate-Mark Dole

 2^nd Alternate- Tim Doll

Dearborn County Planning Commission-Dan Lansing

Community Corrections- Liz Morris (Elected Term Ends)

Juvenile Advisory Board- Liz Morris (Elected Term Ends)

Emergency Management Advisory Council- Kevin Turner (12/31/2024)

Convention and Visitor’s Bureau- Glenn Wright (12/31/2025)

Dearborn County Redevelopment- E.G. McLauglin, Jordan Hoffman.

St. Elizabeth Update- E.G. McLaughlin, Celeste Calvitto and Terri Bogan.

Resolution Establishing the Moore Drive Economic Revitalization Area-

One Dearborn & Anthony Smart 

Auditor:

 Minutes –

Salary Ordinance- 

Review Encumbrances

21 January 2025 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES

 

 21 January 2025 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES

Present: Jim Thatcher, President, Duane Bischoff

Also present: Connie Fromhold, Auditor, Andy Baudendistel, Attorney, and Sue Hayden, Administrator

Marc Emral, Register and Tamara Taylor, Beacon were also present.

TITLE VI STATEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE was read by Baudendistel as legally required.

OLD BUSINESS

Boards for new District 3 Commissioner (Continue Tabled- until caucus selects commissioner)

OKI - new district 3 Commissioner TABLED

Emergency Management - new District 3 CommissionerTABLED

Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council JRAC- new District 3 Commissioner TABLED

2025 Meeting Schedule- TABLED

Citizen Boards-

911 Communications - Derek Stevens- pending approval by Alliance after Jan 8th meeting- 4 year term - Approved

ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO BOARD, APPOINTED BY MAYORS:  Anthony Smart and  -Austin Woods for Aurora (1-year term initially, then 4-year)- TABLED to get other mayors approvals first. 

Alcohol Beverage Board - Tom Smith - 1 year term- Approved

Cemetery Board -open position 5 year term ( Continue tabled)

NEW BUSINESS

Board Appointment - DCRC- Redevelopment Commission- Jim Deaton, Jim Mansfield, Tom Tepe and Daryl  Cutter- TABLED until 3rd Commissioner is present at MONDAY Feb 3rd Commissioners Meeting, 

2025 Litter Initiative- Celeste Calvitto- Saturday March 15 alternative date for March 8- Logan Area- parts of Whites Hill and North Dearborn Rd- Approved

Soil & Water District Updates – Matt Jarvis, John Kruse and Matt Simpson- Jarvis introduced info on conservation processes this year, the watershed program and how it helps highway funding repair slips. Kruse talked about the new jeep and returning the old one to teh county. Also talks about their annual meeting and the March 9th one at the Liberty Theater in Lawrenceburg . Simpson talked about taking Kyla’s position and he is taking over as Coordinator for MS4 monitoring stormwater prevention, construction practices, etc. He has met with Sandy Whitehead- the county MS4 director too. 

Travel Advisories- EMS Director- Jason Sullivan- Approved for the snow issues earlier this month

2025 Juvenile Doctor’s Contract- Dr Daniel James Barkdoll - $19,000/year paid quarterly -Approved.

ADMINISTRATOR – Sue Hayden:

presenting for Todd Listerman, Highway Engineer

2025 Pavement Asset Management Plan Agreement- HWC engineering for NTE $21,500. Driving all the roads to assess. Approved.

Lower Dillsboro Rd. Slide Phase 2 Project Consultant Contract- American Structurepoint for $349,356.07 80/20 project- Approved.

Facebook page for County- Duane Bischoff, Sue Hayden, and Ramsi Nusibeh worked on this. It’s a virtual bulletin board and not there for comments. It’s for info only and won’t have a comment section. Search on Facebook for Dearborn County, Indiana. Email the county regarding the page or commenting at: facebook@dearborncounty.in.gov 

EMS Contracts- discussion of all the EMS and First Responders. This apportioning is using the Hanifen Recommendations. This is $3million-  a significant increase from $800,000 last year. No one gets their money til they send their signed contracts. Approved 

Knights of Columbus Prayer on the Square Request- This Friday Jan 24 at 10 AM by the Veterans memorial. Approved.

Barnes and Thornburg State Legislative Relations Agreement - $5,000/month for 6 months in session and $3,000 per month for the out of session time. $48,000 for them as  lobbyists. Approved. 

AUDITOR – Connie Fromhold  -Claims/Payroll and January 7th Minutes - Approved

ATTORNEY – Andy Baudendistel- Contract for Carl Fryman  doing Weights and Measures- already certified. He will also do Building Inspections on an “as needed” basis. $22,000.is the cost. He will use county vehicle for this purpose only. One year contract.Approved. 

COMMISSIONER COMMENTS- Duane Bischoff- drafting a letter to local businesses so they have something in place so their employees know what to do during snow emergencies. They will post this when finished on the County Facebook page.

Thatcher - welcomed Duane for being on board, He said he should have done that last meeting, 

LATE ARRIVAL INFORMATION- nothing

PUBLIC COMMENT- none

ADJOURN- 5:40 PM- 

THE NEXT COMMISSIONERS MEETING WAS MOVED TO MONDAY FEBRUARY 3 @ 9AM. 

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township