AGENDA 28 July 2025 Dearborn County Plan Commission Meeting

 28 July 2025 AGENDA

Dearborn County Plan Commission 

 165 Mary Street Lawrenceburg, IN 47025

 Phone: (812) 537-8821 Fax: (812) 532-2029

 www.dearborncounty.org/planning

 PLAN COMMISSION AGENDA 

Monday, July 28, 2025 6:00 P.M. 

*Location: Henry Dearborn Meeting Room; 

Dearborn County Government Center

 A. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 B. ROLL CALL

Plan Commission Appointing Authority Dates of Term

 Dennis Kraus Jr., President Elected, County Surveyor 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2029 

Mark Lehmann, Vice President Appointed by Commissioners 01/01/2024 to 12/31/2028

 Eric Lang Appointed by Commissioners 01/01/2021 to 12/31/2025 

Russell Beiersdorfer Appointed by Commissioners 01/01/2024 to 12/31/2028 

Joe Vogel Appointed by Commissioners 01/01/2022 to 12/31/2026

 Jake Hoog Appointed by Commissioners 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2029

 Jim Thatcher Elected, County Commissioner Appointed 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2029 

Dan Lansing Elected, County Council Appointed 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2025 

Vacant Appointed, Cooperative Extension Office Vacant 

 C. ACTION ON MINUTES—May 27, 2025 

D. OLD BUSINESS – Britton Zone Map Amendment (Carr Road) is being tabled until further notic 

E. NEW BUSINESS –

 1. Request: Primary Plat for Harvest Meadow 15-lot Subdivision and request for waiver on sidewalk requirements Applicant/Owner: Maxwell Properties, V Site Location: Dog Ridge Parcel: #15-02-15-100-011.000-010 Township: Kelso Size: +/-28.5 acres 

2. Request: Replat for S & N Subdivision—Increasing number of lots Applicant/Owner: Zach & Tayloe Haacke Site Location: Mt Tabor Road Parcel: #15-11-09-400-046.000-023 Township: Washington Size: +/-7.46 acres 

 F. ADMINISTRATIVE

  Discuss and Vote on text amendments to the requirements of Land Division for split labeling remainders as Buildable or Non-Buildable and labeling remainders with approximate acreage 

 Discuss and Vote requirements on existing ponds and land divisions 

 Discuss and Vote adding definition of minimum residential square footage for the Zoning Ordinance 

 Discuss proposed grass ordinance and enforcement actions within residential areas of the unincorporated County 

 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.

  Discuss the First Comprehensive Plan Update Workshop outcome 

 Next Comprehensive Plan Update Workshop to be tentatively scheduled for July 24th, 2025 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm

17 July 2025 Dearborn County Regional Sewer District Meeting Notes

 17 July 2025 Dearborn County Regional Sewer District Meeting Notes

PRESENT: 

Steve Renihan President Dearborn County Commissioners 12-31-2027

Brett Fehrman VP & Secretary City of Aurora 12-31-2025

Doug Baer Treasurer Dearborn County Board of Health 12-31-2027 

Steward Cline Board Member Dearborn County Commissioners 12-31-2025 

Russell Beiersdorder Board Member Dearborn County Commissioners 12-31-2025

Jeff Stenger Board Member Dearborn County Council 12-31-2028

ABSENT: 

Jeff Bittner Board Member Dearborn County Council 12-31-2026

Board Attorney - Frank Kramer

Also present: Christy of Hrezo Engineering, Jim Thatcher, Commissioner, Tamara Taylor- Bright Beacon and 5 citizens 

Stenger read the Public Access Statement as legally required.

PUBLIC HEARING ON RATE STUDY

Karen Miller 10912 HighRidge Rd- wanted to know about the availability fee. Renihan explained that the availability fee is low $15/month- but this helps pay for all the lines we put there. (New fee is $18.36/month for availability on ordinance) Stenger added- This reserves capacity for you to hook on to that sewer. Board is researching her history. They will get back to her on this and also what the cost of hookup is. She is currently on septic.

Mike Noel- Re: Mobile Home Park- What is the percentage increase? $13.42 minimum charge  to $20.15 minimum charge. For 0 usage. It’s 67% It is 22.37 % increase is they use 3000 gallons. Plus the flow rate.  He has a master meter that has the flow rate. Owns 11 of the 13 homes in there. Tenants don’t look at water usage like you do. If they have a water leak they do not report it. Aurora Water is cheap. He wants to have the residents charged individually on the water they use. DCRSD tested his flowmeter on the lift station and it is correct. Discussed issues with tenants. Upshot is that the board thinks they can only use the meter flow at lift station per their agreement with Noel. If the water doesn’t match the lift station gallons- they are willing to work with him to find a better business model for both him and DCRSD. He understands the rate increase.

Mike Shay 19841 SR1- water bills are different due to swimming pool in summer and sprinkler system. Stenger- you get a meter for the hose to take it off the sewer bill. It’s with North Dearborn Water. Cline answered that they will be working out a system for metering like this with the other water systems. He asked for info about the electric he has to install. He is to get in touch with the sewer installer. 

Jim Thatcher asked how they got the info on how many average gallons per month. Current usage is 160 gals per day per Christy. Had to have 2 years data and previously it was 180 gal per day.

CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING.

Board approved the Rate Ordinance.- Unanimously with 6 votes of those members present at 6 PM

Minutes: July 3rd Meeting Minutes - Approved

Public Comment: none further.

Treasurer’s Report-for next meeting

$4,342,777.75- balance. Move $30,000 from interest to lawyers in Lake Dildear. It’s all in same account just changing lines. Same bottom line. This was advertised per Doug Approved. 

Guilford - This is a total different account with Civista. 

Approved all 3 ledgers. And these will be updated later by Baer to address any bills they pay today after this. 

Salary Resolution 2025-1 — required to have a salary ordinance. Kramer prepared this so it will get filed on the GATEWAY. Approved. If someone new is hired- we amend the resolution. 

Project Updates: Christy reported

Guilford- Jeff Meinders is boring under the RR Crossing

If eligible - funding options- Income limits are 1-4 people $55,000, etc.  62 or older can get a $10,000 grant. There are phone numbers to call for this help. Include this info with correspondence with customers. 

Materials and tanks from EarthTek are being shipped around end of July. Part of equipment is being shipped. Discussion for paying what is coming and the time limit. They have to have an invoice. 

Board reapproved Baer (treasurer) paying an invoice if it matches manifest and the engineer (Hrezo engineering) verifies in writing the equipment is there. Approved. 

More discussion about security of the tanks. Meinders will handle that per Christy. Tanks need to be delivered the site. Also need the contract details on delivery to be sent to the board members. Cameras for security to monitor if needed during construction were discussed. 

High Ridge WWTP - 2024 and 2025 show some I and I. Doug saw some visibly during the rain. 34,607 gal. Another sample 69,495 gal. We do have capacity at the plant. Can add 18 more homes or 18-34 homes using the new numbers.

Mt Tabor Rd is all hooked on. Tabled discussion to work and get the numbers - for the next six months. Get these numbers better before we agree to get people on. Baer will get with Kelly and Christy for those. Septic is not a possibility in some of these cases. 18 slots available maybe. Need more capacity. 

High Ridge West Expansion - Asked Christy to scan in the old expansion plan for High Ridge for ARPA that was not selected- to see what those numbers were. 

Harrison TIF/Stone Project- Still have not heard from Andy the Harrison town manager- and he was to get to utility director. Applications to be sent to Hrezo. Christy still has not seen it. This is for an application for installation. Trailer, business, and a home.

Dillsboro- Christy to tidy up one item. 

Crossroads for LMH has not paid us since Jan 2024 from Bright. There may be a late fee with this. Bill sent to lady in North Carolina. Cline wants to see what the fee is and also to update the agreement to have motivating late fees. Chris Lagaly, Nick, and Mike Meyers not there. The first 2 are no longer with Crossroads. June Tucker was mentioned there. It’s not. Huge number. Get a copy of agreement to get to them. Get it on record that they contacted North Carolina again.  

New Business: Utility supt. - look at Jeff’s draft to see what you want added. 

Office Update: Billing adjustment for a pool $330.28. Malia Curry- Approved.

New rate in system for August 1 billing. 

Claims: Pay $2820.19 operating claims- Approved.

$291.06 Guilford claims approved.

Adjourn: 7:35 PM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township

AGENDA July 17th Dearborn County Regional Sewer District Meeting

 DEARBORN COUNTY REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT

 165 Mary Street Multipurpose Room (top floor)

AGENDA July 17, 2025 

I. ROLL CALL Name Position Appointing Authority Term Expires

 Steve Renihan President Dearborn County Commissioners 12-31-2027

 Doug Baer Treasurer Dearborn County Board of Health 12-31-2027 

Brett Fehrman VP & Secretary City of Aurora 12-31-2025 

Jeff Bittner Board Member Dearborn County Council 12-31-2026 

Steward Cline Board Member Dearborn County Commissioners 12-31-2025 

Russell Beiersdorder Board Member Dearborn County Commissioners 12-31-2025 

Jeff Stenger Board Member Dearborn County Council 12-31-2028 

II. PUBLIC HEARING III. VOTE ON RATE ORDINANCE 

IV. MINUTES – July 3, 2025

 V. TREASURERS REPORT

VI. PUBLIC COMMENT

VII. PROJECT UPDATES- 

 GUILFORD 

HIGHRIDGE WWTP

 HIGHRIDGE WEST EXPANSION – TEXAS GAS RD 

WILSON CREEK PROJECT 

HUESMAN RD & COLE LN. 

HARRISON TIF/STONE PROJECT 

SCENIC RIDGE/148 SEWER/OUTER DRIVE 

STATE LINE ROAD 

SERENITY RIDGE, TRANQUILITY CT 

MOORES HILL 

DILLSBORO – LAKE DILLDEAR 

VII. NEW BUSINESS 

VIII. OFFICE UPDATE 

 IX. CLAIMS 

 X. DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN

 XI. ADJOURNMENT

15 JULY 2025 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES

 

15 JULY 2025 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES

Livestreams can be found @

https://www.youtube.com/@DearbornCountyGov-47025/streams

Present: Duane Bischoff,  Acting President, and Kevin Turner

ABSENT: Jim Thatcher

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

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

CERTIFY JULY 14, 2025 EXECUTIVE SESSION-Andy Baudendistel presented.

Notice of Dearborn County Commissioners Executive Session 

CERTIFICATION FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION – Held 7/14/25 at 8:30 a.m.

As indicated in the Notice of Executive Session this meeting was called under Indiana

Code § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(B) to discuss the strategy with respect to any of the

following: Initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending or has been

threatened specifically in writing. As used in this clause, “litigation” includes any

judicial action or administrative law proceeding under federal or state law.

Also indicated in the published Notice of Executive Session this meeting was to allow

communications with an attorney that are subject to the attorney-client privilege under

Indiana Code § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(19).

This Memorandum certifies that no other matters except for those which this Executive

Session was called for were discussed during the Executive Session. Approved

ACTIONS FROM JULY 14, 2025 EXECUTIVE SESSION- Authorize Jim Thatcher  to execute an engagement letter. Approved.

OLD BUSINESS

Judge Sally McLaughlin- Steve Kelly passed out the grant to start a new program for women with children in JCAP and an outreach program for families of someone arrested with substance abuse. Approved to apply for these 2 grants from A COMMUNITY BRIDGE (Tamara Taylor) and Thatcher can sign papers when prepared. 

Bids Award for Professional Appraiser for Cyclical Reassessment – Megan Acra,  Assessor- 2 bids Vision Govt Solutions  $793,835 for and Tyler Technologies $783,900 

Accepted the bid from Tyler Technologies as lowest bid and they are current ones she works with.  

Update on Highway Property Clean-up – Sandy Whitehead, MS4 Coordinator & Tim Greive, Highway Superintendent- Sue Hayden read the summary- Sandy not able to make meeting but sent this  to summary:

July 1— Dennis Kraus Jr requested $250,000 for stage 1 cleanup as additional appropriation

July 3-7 Hwy dept cleaned up and hauled away scrap metal

July 7-  Wilhelm Lumber will ground trees and brush and clean wood in August - (quote not given).

July 8 to present Hwy  dept  properly disposing of tires now and working on hauling away to Bestway. Pd out of hwy budget for now. 

July 14 Metric Environmental was chosen to conduct wetland determination - waiting for contract to submit to Andy Baudendistel when received.

July 14- the following companies were contacted for RFP to prepare a SWPPP for the  Randalll Ave property , mitigate salt burdened soiled water and propose alternative stormwater controls next to the salt barn:

Land Consultants- Eric Lang

Maxwell Construction Randy Maxwell

Bayer Becker Mark Rosenberger

Wesler Engineering (Carmel) Jacob Barker

BF&S Indy - Sam Groce

Christopher B Burke Engineering LLC Indy- Sarah Wright and Marin Miller

OHM Consultants Jeffersonville - Steve Emly  

NEW BUSINESS

DCH Property Plat of Consolidated Property- Andy Baudendistel- the plat on the table is a consolidation plat and Lawrenceburg has signed. County approved signing the plat. They will have a closing. He will have a resolution for the commissioners in August so they authorize commissioners to be at that closing. 

Ordinance Establishing the Sheriff’s Federal Forfeiture Fund- Baudendistel- Sheriff McHenry asked for one for federal agencies forfeitures. Ordinance 25-008 was approved and signed

ADMINISTRATOR – Sue Hayden-nothing more

AUDITOR – Connie Fromhold: 

Treasurer’s Monthly Report June 30, 2025- this will be done monthly now. 

Claims/Payroll and July 1st Minutes-Approved

ATTORNEY – Andy Baudendistel-nothing further.

COMMISSIONER COMMENTS:

LATE ARRIVAL INFORMATION:none

PUBLIC COMMENT: none

ADJOURN 6:20 PM

14 July 2025 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

 

14 July 2025 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

Livestreams can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@DCRC-r9p

Present: Jim Deaton, Chairman, Dennis Kraus,Jr.,Tom Tepe, Trevor Bischoff, Jordan Hoffman, Jim Mansfield,Doug Baker.

ABSENT: Daryl Cutter (non- voting school board member)

Also present: Sue Hayden, county administrator and minute taker, Anthony Smart, attorney, Connie Fromhold, Auditor and DCRC treasurer.

Title VI statement read as legally required.

EXECUTIVE SESSION @ 4:00 p.m. 

IC §5-14-1.5-6.1(b) (2) (D) which pertains to discussing strategy with the respect to the purchase or lease of real property by the governing body up to the time a contract or option to purchase or lease is executed by the parties; and

IC § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b) (4) (A) to discuss interviews and negotiations with industrial or commercial prospects or agents of industrial or commercial prospects by the Indiana economic development corporation, the office of tourism development, the Indiana finance authority, an economic development commission, a local economic development organization (as defined in IC 5-28-11-2(3)), or a governing body of a political subdivision

Memorandum for Executive Session- Board certified that they only discussed what was in the notification of the executive session.

Action from Executive Session- no action

Approval of Minutes for June 9, 2025 Meeting- Approved

CLAIMS  

One Dearborn $13,750.00 for 2^nd quarter billing and Bayer Becker 2 invoices: $956.25 for Task #4 (on ramp @I-74), Task #7 (permitting) and meeting w/RR.  $3,397.50 for Task #4 (on ramp), Task #5A (Moore Dr. survey info) and site visit re drainage & prep for mtg and Drake Lawncare $770.00 for mowing W. Aurora 5 times & W. Harrison 6 times. TOTAL: $18,873.75 - Approved paying the claims

FINANCIALS- no questions about the financials. 

OLD BUSINESS: US 50 Business Park Covenants- Attorney- Anthony Smart- There were no covenants for the park.  

Bright TIF- nothing to say on this- was under task 6A  (for Bayer Becker)

NEW BUSINESS

Planning & Zoning Dept Update on Randall Avenue Enforcement- Nicole Daily- Woliung property- there are a few judgements on the property. IDEM has found violations on the property. She needs to sit down with the Planning Dept attorney regarding this. No auto salvage license thru the state and the cars are not under roof as required. To keep things from washing into the ground. Next step is legal action. Probably have to file in circuit court. Still figuring out all the history. She will also let DCRC know what they do.

Bright Meadows Park Project Update- Nicole Daily- DCRC has agreed to donate money to this. Running behind on getting the park Board Master plan done. July 2026 is when they will get this and the construction would then move to 2028. 

Whitewater Processing TIF Allocation Area- In the past they have re-TIFed when needed. That process takes about 4-5 months. It goes thru several boards to get this done. Anthony Smart and Perleberg are asking permission to get to the resolutions and documents started. Board approved the reTIF option and they will get started working on the process. 

BAYER BECKER REPORT- Mark Rosenberger reported:

West Harrison I-74 EastBound Ramp- had a conversation with Jake at Barnes and Thornburg. Waiting on more researched information from him. 

West Harrison Moore Drive and Railroad Crossing- there’s a legal document that Anthony Smart will have to go over- the cost is now $225,913 ( for what?)

Task order for 5B- provided to them via email over the weekend.(not on agenda) 5 A was approved before. 5B is just moving on task order 5 for the Moore Dr project. (No one said what that task actually was.)  Approved 5B task order 

West Harrison INDOT Clearing Permit and Billboard Permit- Mike Perleberg made a phone call and it’s a mess per Rosenberg. Rosenberg said he cannot go any further. ( It’s unclear why this task fell to Rosenberger.)  Board asked him to reach out to the Seymour district. 

Downtown Bright Infrastructure – New Task Order- Rosenberger noted that when he worked on this originally it was just to clean things up. (So that report he generated for the TIF in Bright was not an in depth look at what was really needed to fix the drainage issues there).

There is a low point that is going to take on more water. Considering a detention facility where the St. E’s property goes. This would have to be cleared with St. E’s first. Kraus Jr. said county does not have an easement for one of those under St. E’s. They need to talk to St E’s first- to see if they are willing to work with us on this. Board approved that Kraus, Jr. will go with Rosenberger to meet with St. E’s. TABLED New Task order for this until they get St E info. 

ONE DEARBORN REPORT: Perleberg- thinks they have what they need to formally submit for the READI 2.0 Grant Update- to the Indiana Economic Development Corp. 

Updated Cash Flows- They used Baker Tilley to do this before so Perleberg thinks it is wise to get that set up again with the new Processing plant coming in. 

Perleberg said they want to re-up the TIF’s. Basically reset them to start over. So a 25 year TIF will be extended another 25 years etc. [NOTE: At what point does this economic development handout stop so that the county taxpayers and schools reap the benefits of all this business, instead of the other way around? If you read the original Redevelopment Codes enacted in the late 90’s and compare it to the current one, there is a lot of amendments and repeals in the current code. It looks like something that is being made up as needed for whatever or whoever wants a way to get at the TIF money.]   

ATTORNEY’S REPORT- none

OTHER BUSINESS- none

ADJOURNMENT - 5:36 PM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township