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Tabled: Area planning transfer
- Motion: Table the resolution of reallocation for existing appropriation 2025-04 (area planning transfer) until next month.
- Mover/second: Councilman Randy Gentry / Councilwoman Vicky Wager.
- Vote: Passed 6–1 (Brandy Gentry, Nancy Alsop, Brenda Wilson, Steve Ellis, Vicky Wager and Brad Anderson voted aye; David Thompson voted nay).

Salary ordinance amendment — group homes for children
- Motion: Amend salary ordinance 2025-12 to change certain group-home positions to hourly pay and adjust pay grades to permit 12-hour shifts.
- Mover/second: Councilwoman Vicky Wager / Councilwoman Nancy Alsop.
- Fiscal note presented by department director: estimated additional ongoing cost approximately $19,000 next year; no additional appropriation required for 2025.
- Vote: Passed 6–1 (Brandy Gentry voted nay). Council discussion cited staffing shortages under a 48-hour continuous schedule as a driver of the change.

Appropriations and other items approved (roll-call tallies summarized):
- Additional appropriation 2025-23 — Health Department: Passed 7–0 (mover: Councilwoman Vicky Wager; second: Councilwoman Brenda Wilson).
- Additional appropriation 2025-24 — Prosecutor equitable-sharing budget: Passed 7–0.
- Additional appropriation 2025-25 — Drug Free Community fund request: Passed 7–0.
- Additional appropriation 2025-26 — Community Corrections X-ray and conveyor system: Passed 7–0 (final vendor selected at $19,657).
- Additional appropriation 2025-27 — Highway diagnostic scanner: Passed 7–0.
- Additional appropriation 2025-28 — Spring Hill change orders (edit-funded): Passed 7–0. The county engineer noted a large portion of the overage was escalation costs he attributed to Frontier Communications' delays; the council approved the change orders and the county intends to pursue recovery from Frontier where possible.

Procedure: Most appropriations were approved on motions made and seconded from the floor and passed by roll-call votes recorded in the meeting minutes. Several items were presented with brief staff reports and answered questions from council members before votes.

What this means: The salary-ordinance change is intended to allow 12-hour shifts to address recruitment and retention problems at county group homes; the appropriations authorize spending already scheduled or request-specific expenditures and were approved unanimously in each case where a roll-call was recorded.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Council Meeting - 4/8/25","oneSentenceSummary","At its April meeting the Vigo County Council tabled an area-planning reallocation, approved a salary-ordinance change for county group-home staffing, and passed multiple appropriation requests including health department and community-corrections equipment; roll-call tallies are listed.","taxTitle","Vigo County, Indiana","taxId",4153,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6085291,"Redevelopment commission reports TIF funds steady; no outstanding bonds, infrastructure projects ongoing",396,2723000,3119000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2903925-10363ceff6c589e2cf1623dade57d194&start=2723&end=3119","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2903925-10363ceff6c589e2cf1623dade57d194/thumbnail_2723000.jpg","/articles/6085291/Vigo-County/Indiana/Redevelopment-commission-reports-TIF-funds-steady-no-outstanding-bonds-infrastructure-projects-ongoing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085291-b8f3ee5a1c9b85ddbf00b426c5f4b470/orig.mp4?Expires=1770992966&Signature=OLL9Uubnu4qFb6CUzqcPb14uGBtJO6-zZxzILJRrt8hdbZRLWS9QdKiRmwIuI~~5ORErPkTv4sLSD2apJHFwKNGz-cAvfIdMrcIP5P-7C75p4kwovwutvBvA7LmHitmDRBTMV0a-idzCNlYOau~92SVbbabix~K-fFCarIVxbyE5picoPalQozfL3K56I0XxWl8Zz4t~8iM7zdVuqhP8SpptybZTmSDdewMCG47vYMm9ILPurdJc4YvoTDj18~5pB1ttlwNnrgAcqLDh1HV70lnGD4v0C-Gb65NtzJppoGmhCvfOYOCvq3m0RFsfyZ~iJ8eKrVRDRuhl515poHRopg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Steve Witt of the Terre Haute Economic Development Corporation and Jason Semler of Baker Tilly presented the redevelopment commission’s annual update on tax-increment financing (TIF) districts.

Witt said the county’s TIF areas include Heartland Steel, Staples, Eisenkrupp (spelled in some materials as “Eisenkrupp”), CertainTeed and Pfizer. He told the council “we have no outstanding bonds. They're all paid off.” Witt said recent TIF revenues have been used for infrastructure improvements, including roughly $1 million for Industrial Drive and a water main from Pfizer Drive to Harlan Road.

Semler described gateway reporting requirements to the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance and summarized 2024 receipts and expenditures by allocation area. The presentation showed cash balances for each TIF fund as of Dec. 31, 2024, and listed no outstanding bonds; he said some funds reimburse private investments under preexisting agreements (Semler cited an agreement in the Dyson Krepp area that reimburses equipment purchases).

Witt also said there is a $2 million commitment for infrastructure to support a local technology-related project (referred to as \"in tech\") that will likely be used for improvements to Harlan Road when specifics are provided by the project sponsor. He told the council the redevelopment commission continues to use TIF revenues to pay for infrastructure so the commission has not needed to request appropriation from the council in recent years.

No formal action was required by the council; the presentation satisfied a reporting requirement for the fiscal body.","The county’s redevelopment commission presented its annual tax-increment financing (TIF) update: five TIF areas are active, no bonds are outstanding, and recent TIF monies funded infrastructure work including Industrial Drive improvements and a new water main.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6085296,"Auditor reports April tax-sale: 376 parcels sold, 255 return to September sale",56,231000,287000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2903925-10363ceff6c589e2cf1623dade57d194&start=231&end=287","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2903925-10363ceff6c589e2cf1623dade57d194/thumbnail_231000.jpg","/articles/6085296/Vigo-County/Indiana/Auditor-reports-April-tax-sale-376-parcels-sold-255-return-to-September-sale","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085296-7eb8874338d6709d25eedcc0342f3882/orig.mp4?Expires=1770992966&Signature=B58gKVqn18Nre-lXFFxR33G2gZw40oVvJpnPLuco-HQp6QwUHm7O43chKyh0-WoSWJJGBYTaoYAtQhWy~5dfHHcregtEtuCnUSAhVMOCkyzB5Ak~aHeMNyyQb6neI~fjsfLvO45O0D0oYqI0-rZRm58yat7dn2ka7BYVvvzXnU3sm6h~k-wqdH9n6bFJxMxwnYaUHVOSdokdMUx48tiEs2kt6dtbjnUsweFSJSe3BcCBaKKduJOkOYzetdGEbX7R5H0~3IvD81MiYCZdi67qGteI3ArgRtDKwelJ~m-g65DUgx-SNghUkCQ6wnxN1FO~04NCJTDFrkb9G1s2RIWsJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Amy Jones, deputy auditor and tax sale supervisor, briefed the council on the county’s April 1 live certificate sale.

Jones said the auditor's office listed 646 parcels initially and offered 631 at the sale. Of the 631 parcels offered, 376 sold and 255 will be reoffered at the next tax sale scheduled for Sept. 16–18. The minimum bid for each parcel was $250. Jones told the council there were 97 registered bidders and the auditor’s office collected $445,400 during the sale; bidders had until noon April 2 to pay and all bidders met the deadline.

No questions or formal actions resulted from the briefing; the item was presented as a communication from the auditor’s office to inform the council of sale results.","Vigo County Auditor’s office reported results of an April 1 live certificate tax sale: 631 parcels offered, 376 sold, 255 to be reoffered in a September sale; $445,400 collected; 97 registered bidders.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6085301,"Vigo County council adopts riverfront master plan resolution over two dissenting votes",2083,611000,2694000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2903925-10363ceff6c589e2cf1623dade57d194&start=611&end=2694","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2903925-10363ceff6c589e2cf1623dade57d194/thumbnail_611000.jpg","/articles/6085301/Vigo-County/Indiana/Vigo-County-council-adopts-riverfront-master-plan-resolution-over-two-dissenting-votes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085301-7aec251e9cfbfe3f60491a0cdea7de33/orig.mp4?Expires=1770992966&Signature=JXoBLfumJdfOOwCXRaCyd-dKYee5bnjYyQDvtgl3lkGetxMzOpmyp4YW9pnTC08-GBAnEM7WaqDXhj5qdHUkXHUlmXyiCWMN30McaY67X-8mL1K4vq71U6yYq-xCrz3BRx9ponFap10hVsZTee8eXHWPU7Qk0HEvCthtOKjc2fY7GXc0cPpYF3D75aT3jztvDzBwgw6lbll9ebSI4GpYcYXD6MLewV6PKf4C7ynqB-KpMaS-VVtHeZSdOHBU7L-fY-yGVsOSE1Vs5VrXXgmY4MtuXBNVIcYq6V27sXF7V2xycq0qVbcNVUYGhOZBCkyEPKTpKIp40NHofCHMJBOOwA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vigo County Council voted 5-2 to approve a resolution adopting a Riverfront Master Plan as a guiding document during its April meeting.

Lori Danielson, who presented the plan on behalf of local stakeholders and project partners, told the council “I can tell you it's $590,000 total for the plan, but $250,000 that was in kind from the Army Corps of Engineers.” She described the plan as a long-term, 200-page strategic master plan intended to attract private investment and guide redevelopment of roughly a 7,000-acre study area along the Wabash River.

The plan’s supporters said adoption would help the project team pursue grant and private funding because applicants and funders “want to see that there's support at a local level,” according to county legal counsel Michael Wright. Wright added that the resolution is not a contract obligating the county to fund future projects and that “any specific project would have to come back before you” if county taxpayer dollars were requested.

Council debate centered on two issues: whether a yes vote would commit county funds and whether council members had sufficient time to review the full plan. Councilman Randy Gentry and Councilman Steve Ellis voted no, both saying they had not read the roughly 500-page master plan. Councilman Ellis said he supported the concept but could not “represent the taxpayers” without reviewing the document.

Supporters, including Councilwoman Vicky Wager and Councilman Brad Anderson, said adoption would be a nonbinding affirmation of local support and that any future funding requests would require separate approvals. Danielson said the plan includes an implementation schedule spanning 0–2, 3–5 and 5–10 years, district-specific recommendations, and more than 40 potential funding sources of local, state, private foundation and federal origin.

Implementation details Danielson highlighted included recommendations to rename First Street to Riverside Drive, connect trails and pedestrian infrastructure to improve access, encourage mixed-use development and preserve historic buildings, and study three focus areas she called the Gateway District, Community District and River District. She said the project team received more than 1,500 survey responses and convened over 100 attendees at information sessions.

The motion to adopt the resolution was made by Councilwoman Vicky Wager and seconded by Councilman Brad Anderson. Roll-call votes were: Randy Gentry, no; Nancy Alsop, aye; Brenda Wilson, aye; Steve Ellis, no; Vicky Wager, aye; Brad Anderson, aye; David Thompson, aye. The motion passed 5-2.

The council and presenters agreed the resolution, as written, is intended to serve as a guiding document and to strengthen grant applications and private investment outreach; presenters and legal counsel repeatedly stated it does not, by itself, commit the county to provide funding.

Questions and next steps included forming an implementation team, continuing property-owner discussions and a public rollout scheduled for April 23 at the Hohman Center. Danielson told the council she would seek formal adoption by both the county and the city to improve grant competitiveness.

Votes at the meeting recorded the passage of the resolution; the council did not approve any funding as part of the resolution vote.

What’s next: presenters said they will pursue an implementation team, continue community outreach and coordinate with other riverfront projects to pursue grant funding; any request for county dollars would return to the council for separate approval.","The Vigo County Council voted 5-2 to approve a resolution adopting a Riverfront Master Plan as a guiding document. The plan, produced with Stantec and in-kind support from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, totals $590,000; council members debated whether adoption obligates future county funds.","actionData","errors"]

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