Council tables Miller Pipeline encroachment permit after Monon Trail concerns

Feb 4, 2026

Miller Pipeline told the Sheridan Town Council that hydrovac investigation uncovered extensive concrete requiring a construction change near 10th Street and the Monon Trail. Councilors worried the work would damage the new trail and voted to table the permit pending a site review by planning staff and company representatives.

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Sheridan — Miller Pipeline representative Joe Varkas told the town council that hydrovac probing for a State Road 47-related tie-in near 10th Street revealed unexpected concrete obstructions that forced a change from boring to an open cut near the Monon Trail. "Every single spot hole that we opened, we've... we encountered concrete," Varkas said, explaining the company’s decision to alter construction methods.

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