11 March 2021 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes
Present: Diane Bender, Chairman, Dave Deddens, Jim Helms, Jim Deaton, Alan Goodman
ABSENT: Jamie Graf (non- voting school board member)
Also present:Sue Hayden, county administrator and minute taker, Andrea Ewan, attorney, Connie Fromhold, Auditor and DCRC treasurer.
Title VI statement read as legally required.
EXECUTIVE SESSION @ 8:00 a.m.
IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b) (4) 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 OF EXECUTIVE SESSION- The board certified that they only discussed what was advertised at the executive session.
ACTION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION- Purchase agreement with Dyke Industries will be signed by Bender after the appropriate waiting period to March 22 an after the attorney approves it.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES- Feb 19th Minutes approved
CLAIMS AND FINANCIALS- passed out by Fromhold with totals from To Stone Land included in it. No claims.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Deddens reported- Waffle House Billboard has had 2 decline and one not answered yet. Bender suggested checking with Planet Fitness that is building in Harrison.
NEW BUSINESS:
Economic Development Agreement and Purchase Agreement- Dyke Industries- cannot be one until after March 22.
14 acres off Johnson Fork and 26 acres by Dyke and Hirlinger Mowing contract to be renewed. Perleberg to help get this to the mowing person.
ONE DEARBORN REPORT:BRE- Business retention and expansion. Talked about the people on that group including Ginny with ISBD. IN Small Business Development. 70% of business is going to come from business expansion statistically. Recent housing numbers from Nicole Daily from Planning and Zoning,
111 new homes in 2020. Average for last 3 years is 106. Permits track with housing occupancy. Population in the county has remained fairly flat. City of Harrison had 140 new homes last year.
8 leads with 4 responses to One Dearborn recently.
REDI Cincinnati annual meeting is going to be virtual- March 31 at 3:30 PM.
Last year One Dearborn helped coordinate mowing with Deddens. Guilford properties need mowed now that blighted properties are removed. Might make them for soccer fields. Lonnie Steele might be working on drainage etc. Perleberg and Dave Deddens will continue this.
ATTORNEY’S REPORT- none
OTHER BUSINESS- none
ADJOURNMENT - 9:23 AM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg Township
