AGENDA- 8 December 2025 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Includes ClayTownship TIF

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 AGENDA

DEARBORN COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS MEETING

December 8, 2025

5:00 p.m. 

Dearborn County Government Center

165 Mary Street, Lawrenceburg, Indiana

EXECUTIVE SESSION @ 4:00 p.m.

IC § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(D): For a discussion of strategy with respect to a real property transaction including: a purchase; a lease as lessor; a lease as lessee; a transfer; an exchange; or a sale; by the governing body up to the time a contract or option is executed by the parties. 

IC § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(4)(I): Interviews and negotiations with industrial or commercial prospects or agents of industrial or commercial prospects by the governing body of a political subdivision. 

IC § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9): To discuss a job performance evaluation, employee specific compensation, or employment matters of individual employees. This subdivision does not apply to a general discussion of salary, compensation, or benefits of employees during a budget process. 

IC § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(19): To have communications with an attorney that are subject to the attorney client privilege.

1.     Call to order 

1.     Pledge of Allegiance

1.       Roll Call

NAME	POSITION	APPOINTING AUTHORITY	TERM EXPIRATION
Jim Deaton	President	Commissioners	12/31/2025
Jim Mansfield	Vice President	Commissioners	12/31/2025
Dennis Kraus, Jr.	Secretary	Council	12/31/2025
Tom Tepe	Member	Commissioners	12/31/2025
Trevor Bischoff	Member	Commissioners	12/31/2025
Jordan Hoffman	Member	Council	12/31/2025
Doug Baker	Member	Council	12/31/2025
Daryl Cutter	Non-Voting School Board Member	Commissioners	12/31/2026

1.       Title VI Statement for Compliance

1.       Memorandum for Executive Session

1.       Action from Executive Session
2. Housekeeping
   1.  Approval of Minutes for November 10, 2025 Meeting
   
   2.  Claims:  Indiana & Ohio Railway $1,582.50 for preliminary engineering June 1- July 31, 2025; Register $69.06 for Public Hearing Notice running twice; Indiana Small Business Development Center SE $5,000.00 for support funding; Seitz Agency $100.00 for Board Crime Policy; Bayer & Becker $5,390.00 for Task 5B Moore Dr. construction drawings/permitting and attending meetings; Drake Lawn $420.00 for mowing W. Aurora & W. Harrison properties.  TOTAL 12,561.56
   
   3.  Financials – Review

• PUBLIC HEARING - 2025 Clay Township US 50 Economic Development Area and Allocation Area
  Open Public Hearing
  Open Public Comments
  Close Public Comments
  Close Public Hearing

1. Old Business

1.  Confirmatory Resolution for Clay Township Economic Development Area and Allocation Area

2.  TWG Development Project Update

1. New Business - NONE

1.       Bayer Becker Report

1.  West Harrison I-74 EB Ramp

2.  West Harrison Moore Drive and Railroad Crossing

3.  Downtown Bright Infrastructure

1.       One Dearborn Report

1.  READI 2.0 Grant Update

1.       Attorney’s Report

1.       Other Business

1.       Public Comment

1.       Adjournment

4 December 2025 Dearborn County Regional Sewer District Meeting Notes

 

4 December 2025 Dearborn County Regional Sewer District Meeting Notes

Board

Brett Fehrman, Acting Chairman, Jeff Bittner, Steward Cline, Russell Beiersdorder, and Jeff Stenger

ABSENT: Steve Renihan President and  Doug Baer

Also present: Board Attorney - Frank Kramer andMike Hrezo of Hrezo Engineering

Stenger read the Public Access Statement as legally required.

Minutes: October 16th- Approved, November 6th - Approved, November 20th- Approved

Treasurer’s Report- TABLED both October and November until Doug Baer can review.

Public Comment: none

Opening of THREE RFP Responses: Cline wants the packets opened and then tabled for review after Kelly gets copies to all board members. Board agreed to do that.  

The three RFPs received were: Envirolink, VRUC, CH&M Excavating

Bill Neyer (VRUC)  and Jeff Meinders (CH&M Excavating) were present. 

Project Updates: Mike Hrezo presented: 

Guilford- will report back on the ability to cut the capacity for the plant  for now, after he checks with Christy tomorrow. He will email that to the board then. Jeff Meinders said they had discussed an option on that. 

Lake Dildear is proceeding. Thinks they are in good shape. There are a lot of problems out there. It will come down to reporting problems to get people to hook up. Jeff does a good job on that. There should be pretty good participation. Stenger thinks there won’t be any options- because there is probably no one out there who could prove their system works. Mike Hrezo- The gas station is hooking on. Homeowners can apply for an exemption. Stenger said there were a couple homes on SR1 who had just recently put in a new system. Is there a bathroom put in for the Guilford plant? Meinders said they roughed one in. 

Mike Hrezo submitted these 2 bills from the contractor $607,720.79 Lake Dildear- Approved and $91,948.52.  Lake Dildear - Approved. Board members asked him to get those here earlier so Kelly could get through them.

$1,113,639.60- Guilford Approved. There were 2 other change orders. #2 was approved previously by board for matting to make the crossing by the gas company. $6,342- Approved. #3 - Three different tasks on this one. Buy the mats, install the mats and timber bridges ($33,086.40), and delivery of the tanks required prep and repair of PNS landscaping.  As an aside- there has been difficulty with Texas as and Ohio Valley Gas- when in their areas. Some discussion. They get more direction from the field rep- not the main office. Approved  $102,246.89 for the 3rd change order for Guilford.

Board asked Mike Hrezo to get them a NTE on building the bathrooms facilities and sink for the operator at Guilford. Talk about getting it internet ready out there too. Water, electric, etc. will be to the east. There is service there on the pole for the gas company. Board thinks they can prioritize a list IF there is any money left when the project is nearly done.    

New Business: none

Office Update: Steve Grail (property south side of 50 and left of church) sent a request - wanted to know if they can get on at the project at Lake Dildear. He is building a home out there. Cline- see if enough capacity. Review a contract- Meinders will contact him. See location of house etc to get process started. 

Billy Sawyers off Pribble at top of hill sent request-  asked about leftover dirt. Meinders had talked to him about that. 

Steve Brock wanted to be involved in the process about the rates. He can help with path to grants etc. Christy and he will get together next week with Brock on phone call. Cline had several items for Brock to help them with on grants and debt service. The PER is narrowing down the options. 

Kramer- on the dispute on the sampler with Dillsboro. John Watson- atty for Dillsboro responded.  Derek Walker, Town Manager- suggested one that was $25,000. Their existing one only cost about $14,000. They are not sure they even need a sampler at this time. He is concluding that with residential and SEI Data - their need for this is low. 

Samples were discussed with Bill Neyer- VRUC on how sampling works and can be split for like 10% so there is a 3rd party option to test also. Illicit activity in homes can show up in the samples. Like a meth lab. Also fat, oil, and grease loads can do that. Ask what they are testing for that you can bill us for. Phosphorus, BOD, ammonia, etc.? There are ways to test the private grinder pump pits. Sampler maintenance and tubing has to change out were discussed. There should be an amount that they tolerate and then it gets a surcharge if you are over that. Check their sewer use ordinance for the limits on that. Meinders said Derek Walker said they are looking for the hazardous extremes.

Cline asked about how to get readings from meters from North Dearborn and from Hoosier Hills. How to bill when the metering is read every 2 months for example. 

Dildear can be going in 3 months per Meinders. Also the lift station in 3 months and when the grinders come in. Working to stay out of septic leach lines and tanks. April or May for the plant.

Get a letter to both water companies to get some meter readings and see what the format is for that. Elrod merged with Hoosier Hills so only one company for Dillsboro project.   

Approved Claims: Lake Dildear $ 706,437.91

Guildford- $1,127,617.80

Operating claims  $14,766.55

Approved billing adjustments- $10.27,   $712.17,  $205.99,  $431.85

Doug - $2,000 allowance for 2 motors and blowers and need more as it is costing each  $5,786. Total  $11,572 for 2

Board decided to get 3 of these out of High Ridge account. $17,000. There is money there. These are needed. 

Board Homework is to review all RFPs for next meeting. 

Adjourn: 7:00 PM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township

2 DECEMBER 2025 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES

 2 DECEMBER 2025 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES

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Present: Jim Thatcher, President, Duane Bischoff, and Kevin Turner

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

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

OLD BUSINESS

Property on Westside Drive Aurora- Baudendistel- the bidding went live on Thanksgiving. Sue Hayden notified the Riddles who were interested.  

NEW BUSINESS

Dearborn County Extension Contractual Agreement & MOU - Liz Beiersdorfer, Extension Director- they are not providing 3 educator’s services. Purdue is changing up to regional delivery. For 2026 they will have a full staff though, as transitioning to the changes in 2027. There will be educators that support more than one county. We are a little bit ahead of the game. There has to be an extension office in every county. It will be a smaller presence. They did stipulate that there will be a 4H educator in each county. Taken 100 calls getting help from other educators in surrounding counties since Jeff Hermesch left. There are 3 farmers in the county who also could serve if an Ag educator falls through. Baudendistel noted no December meeting for Plan Commission so that board member spot for extension educator will wait till January. Approved the Contractual Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding.  

EMS Remaining Funding Request - Derek Stevens, Moores Hill EMS- and assistant fore chief. Their Phillips Heart Monitor went down and is obsolete. They are $20,000 -$40,000. They have been offered a $15,000 one from Lawrenceburg. This would be $30,000 new. They are asking for reimbursement of $15,000. Approved. He will give them a receipt for the transaction.

One Dearborn Agreement - Mike Perleberg, Executive Director One Dearborn- Thatcher said he wanted him to explain what they do for the county. Perleberg- gave the short version -said a good 5 year period, Dyke, Kopp, etc. $100.8 million. $24 million for income tax revenue. $17.5 million in IEDC programs. Have been able to leverage money for more grants. Return on investment is undeniable. Approved and signed.  

2026 City of Harrison Agreement - Rob Hursong, Fire Chief Harrison, OH- Dry Fork Bridge and ramp will be shut down and finished about the time the US52 work begins. Thatcher asked if West Harrison development affects their staffing etc. YES. They also contract with West Harrison and Harrison Township for Fire. Turner noted that county employees got a 3% increase this year- and this contract is a 6% increase. Approved.

2026 EMS Contract Approval - Jason Sullivan, EMA Director- 7 contracts to be approved. $2.9 million for Bright, Aurora, Greendale, Manchester,Greendale, Lawrenceburg,and Sunman (gets less - $70,000) Thatcher asked about Manchester’s chase car. Jason goes out qtly to each squad. Have started asking each unit about ambulances and their turnover rate. Lawrenceburg covers south and Bright covers north county with filling from Manchester chase car when available. Approved 

2026 Part-Time Assistant Position - Dave Currence, Veterans Service Officer- requesting additional funding. Reasons are workload that has increased significantly. Serve 3500 veterans in the county and assist other counties. We support our veterans properly first and then help others. Needs assistant and needs someone on board when he retires someday. Sue Hayden found him a place down in basement where he can have an assistant. Legislation in Indiana- will be requiring additional training and additional reporting. This will add to the workload as well. Approved. He needs to go to Council too.

County Engineer, Todd Listerman:

Construction Inspection Contract Bridge #68 York Ridge Road FPBH and Gonzalez Co-  NTE$96,500- Approved. 115 day road closure- to be done by Sept 2026. 

Construction Inspection Contract Small Structure #217 Grelle Road- FPBH and Gonzalez Co- NTE $15,700- Approved.

2026 County Road Paving CF Contract Agreement- Approved

Also late arrival info-just needed more signatures for performance bonds for County road paving and small structure. Payment maintenance bonds. Approved. 

Good news and bad news- INDOT made awards - INDOT did NOT approve  $905k North Hogan. But they did approve 

$481,871.89 for Beatty Rd.

Thatcher asked about wheel tax. If it is maxed it would bring in $2million for county highway. It can ONLY be spent for highway- MVH purposes. This wouldn’t be budgeted for 2028. You won’t be eligible for Community Crossings extra pot of money unless you had a wheel tax. You have to have your own local buy in- and wheel tax does this. Council will look at this in the spring perhaps.  

Dearborn County Redevelopment - Jim Deaton, President- As you know we are doing a TIF in Dillsboro area. We sent you a letter outlining our rationale. Thatcher- Plan Commission said it did comply with Master Plan. 

Perleberg gave him the financials on this - showed on screens. $72,732/year TIF 

$1,115/year for the county if no TIF.and each taxpayer has $1.04 reduced / $100,000 tax assessment.

Deaton - said that 2 pieces are being farmed continue to farm if they want- it is their decision. 

Lake Dildear is filthy. There is a line going in there from DCRSD. There are issues with the dam at the lake also- you cannot drive over the dam.The lake is a sewer essentially. Homes not added due to no sewer and none that can be rebuilt if burned down etc. 116 parcels that have been thru a tax sale over the years at Lake Dildear. 

Discussed allocation area is not that big- but the economic development area is big to get to Lake Dildear per Deaton. 

[NOTE:This sounds like the purpose of this TIF is to actually develop Lake Dildear property. Is it a HOTIF then? That is what the Bright TIF area seems to be about as the businesses are not making the TIF money- but there’s a nearby area that looks like they want it for housing- again HOTIF? ] Baudendistel said that zoning does not change with this- that is the property owner’s to ask for. This helps them market the properties for people who want to do something with them. 

The $72,000 will becoming in from SEIData- in 2026. That’s why they are hurrying to get this done in 2025. Otherwise the cutoff would be $72,000 and the reset for TIF would not get that much money from the TIF. [NOTE Another question might be why DCRC is picking up businesses that are successful and expanding so they can TIF them for what appears to be OTHER purposes than to help that business or other businesses. It’s now appearing to  bleed into  housing developments. 

Duane Bischoff asked several questions and did not like the SIZE of the TIF. 

Anthony Smart said they could not split properties- and some were large that were close to the US 50 corridor. 

Deaton stressed that it complies with etc county plans. And that Dillsboro Town is in favor of it. 

Motion was Turner and then Thatcher because Bischoff would not second it. 2025 Clay Township US 50 Economic Development Area and Allocation Area Request And Resolution- Approved with Bischoff NAY. Baudendistel said at DCRC the 2 who voted NAY signed it and wrote Nay next to their names. So Bischoff could do that on this one.    

ADMINISTRATOR – Sue Hayden-nothing to add

AUDITOR – Connie Fromhold  -Claims/Payroll and November 18th  Minutes-Approved

ATTORNEY – Andy Baudendistel- Hospital property deeds- Title search turned up that needed an affidavit on the deed. Once the documents get finished for them title company on the hospital property. It’s cleaner if it happens this year. 

COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: Bischoff- thanked Sue Hayden for all the work on the Facebook page for the county. It’s still a bulletin board and takes no comments. 

Thatcher- recognized Grieve and crew for roadwork- clearing snow.

LATE ARRIVAL INFORMATION:

Sullivan- got his travel advisories signed for over the weekend. Approved and signed.

Tim Grieve- Made an error in not getting on agenda.Presenting the 2026 annual bids for stone, aggregate, hot mix, and fuel. Got a 2nd fuel bidder this year Premier Ag out of Seymour and the regular fuel from Laughery Valley. We accept all the bids as they have to get some things closer to the job site. Many items went up this year. He said labor will have to go up too at some time- to get good quality CDLs etc for the dept. Benefits are not an inducement for some people. Approved the bids.

PUBLIC COMMENT: none

ADJOURN- 10 AM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township