17 December 2025 Dearborn County Redevelopment Special Meeting Notes
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, Connie Fromhold, Auditor and DCRC treasurer.
ABSENT: Anthony Smart, attorney.
Title VI statement read by Deaton as legally required.
Deaton said one issue had developed and he wanted to take care of it. Board agreed to allow people to speak again tonight.
Jackie Randolph- Hon Road- She is against this- moved out here to enjoy peace and quiet. Ramrodded it thru without telling people about it. Kind of like the county did with the rezoing of people’s land without listening to people. She compare it to West Chester with TIFs and see what they get out there.
Rhett Dennerline- is here to share information. I agree we should be civil. Replacement theory- SEIReadI- in 2021- repeats it over and over that they want to increase our population. It is all about diversity, equity, and inclusion, etc. They see this as a problem. It is a way to destroy the people’s culture. The weakness of this area is low cultural diversity. Resistance to change is the threat to this plan.People signed this to support this plan. Maxwell Construction One Dearborn and Duke Energy signed this.
Dean Swami- Agrees with Dennerline. I am not an expert in this- but know a bit about economics. Bring in new people and they will be on the boards and they will vote things like Link 101 in. I feel that more discussion needs to be had.
Ms. House- from Lake Dildear.- Apologized for her behavior at last meeting. Tif represents loss to schools. Infrastructure not able to support this endeavor. The lack of transparency and not informing the affected residents. There is a noticeable lack of empathy for us. Thank your for listening.
Stephen Otte- Bennington IN- Thx for reconsidering this issue. I have a feel for people on these issues form nay involvement on issues lately. We are living in a time when people trust their gov’ts less and less. You could buck this trend and listen to them The perception is that power is in the hands of just a few.Are you going to stand up for interests of the few and not the people. This will create sprawl along this highway. The developers stand to benefit- not the people who live here.
Richard Dennerline- brought from a hospital in Lawrenceburg to house on Mt Tabor. Thank the nays and considerers for their courage. Likes the representative of One Dearborn and thinks he wants what is best for here. But One Dearborn is not accountable to the people or the gov’t. Many of those behind the One Dearborn rep here have their own agenda.Duke energy, Randy Maxwell of Maxwell Construction etc. Data centers are targets for small towns that cannot resist them. They are massive users of energy and water. Expect this to be noisy and exhausting 24/7. Support for this TIF is short-sighted. We are defending our way of life routed in woodlands, farmland and integrity.
End Public Discussion
Trevor Bischoff- lives in Jackson Township- he voted for it to proceed originally so he could hear from people. He said we are here to help you and cannot if we don’t know your opinions.
Jordan Hoffman- Appreciates the amended proposal that was submitted by Mr Dennerline. I’m hearing the people are not interested in this development. He has not seen much to change his opinion when he voted NAY before.
Jim Mansfield- Has seen a lot of good from TIFs. It’s Clay Township which surrounds Dillsboro.
Doug Baker- Heard a lot of things that are not correct. We want the same things the people want. The uneducated comments that people made are not fair to the people who are on this board. Does not think Duke is out there- Has REMC. Some people called who were in favor of this also.
Dennis Kraus, Jr. Some of us are new to this board- like Doug and himself. He voted Nay and he still doesn’t see a plan for his area so he doesn’t see it still.
Tom Tepe- It’s important to be part of this- Likes to hear the comments- Has noting to add.
Jim Deaton- lives in Dillsboro - we have been working on this for several months. We do have a plan. Asked Perleberg to talk about the SEI READI plan
Mike Perleberg- - SEI READI plan was founded through 2 rounds in Regions in Indiana. There is interest in maintaining and growing population in Indiana. No one wants to see schools and churches etc closing. That mens you have. Good place to live- and that attracts others to live there too. That’s a little bit of context around the SEI READI plan.
Deaton- Working on a new comp plan now- you should consider working on this. He states they have no power over anyone’s land. To get TIF’s we have a professional tell us how this will work. We did that. We would get $72,000- from this TIF per year.
The purpose of the $72,000. Twelve years ago he worked on a plan about water quality and Lake Dildear was part of that issue due to the septic issues. Cannot drive across the dam anymore. Someone needs to drain that and clean it up. Wants to hear from the other 51,000 people. Be your own man and I am going to do what I think is best for this county.
Mansfield- moved to accept the old one and Tepe 2nded
4 NAYS- Bischoff, Hoffman, Kraus,Jr. And Baker.
3 Ayes Tepe, Mansfield, and Deaton.
Clay TIF was rejected.
Audience Applause. Bischoff said - this shows this board listens so keep talking.
Kraus told them he was on the board appointed by council - NOT because he was the surveyor. And he encouraged them to get involved in the master plan by contacting Nicole Daily- Planning Director at 537-8821
ADJOURNMENT - 5:50 PM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg Township
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