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- Unified Development Ordinance (UDO): Motion by Commissioner Bill Peebles, second by Commissioner Misty Hess, to adopt the APC-recommended UDO with sections 5.24(c), (d) and (e) (carbon sequestration language) removed. Vote: unanimous; outcome: approved.

- Approval of precinct change for an annexed Cayuga property (commissioners\fall it a commissioner order adjusting precinct lines): Motion by Misty Hess; vote recorded as \"Aye\" with one abstention by a commissioner who said the property is owned by family; outcome: approved (2 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstention).

- Wayside Church road vacation and plat approval: Motion to vacate the right-of-way presented; seconded and approved; outcome: approved.

- VTA (Vermillion Trails Alliance) purchase agreement for land to extend the B&O Trail: Motion to approve the purchase agreement and authorize signature; outcome: approved (voice vote recorded as \"Aye\"). The county accepted an agreement that VTA indicated would require minimal maintenance on an existing dirt access lane.

- Surveyor request to use personal ATV for county work and to be reimbursed via county voucher: Motion by Commissioner Bill Peebles; second by Misty Hess; outcome: approved (voice vote recorded as \"Aye\"). The board instructed staff to formalize insurance/lease arrangements as needed.

- Prosecutor contract authority: Motion to allow prosecutor to sign investigator contract pending council payment authorization; outcome: approved (voice vote recorded as \"Aye\"). Commissioners noted the county council sets appropriations.

- Health insurance renewal: Motion to proceed with USI recommendation to continue Blue Cross Blue Shield and to increase county contribution for employee premiums from 7% to 8%; outcome: approved (voice vote recorded as \"Aye\").

- Highway department credit card: Motion to authorize the highway superintendent to obtain a First Financial Bank credit card for the highway department; outcome: approved (voice vote recorded as \"Aye\").

- 9-1-1 CAD system procurement authorization: Motion to authorize the E-911 director to negotiate price for a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system and to assign Commissioner Bill Peebles as the board contact; seconded and approved. The board asked that negotiated pricing be taken to county council for final funding approval.

- Motion to adjourn: unanimous; meeting adjourned.

Several agenda items were discussed at length and will return to subsequent meetings for follow-up or administrative steps.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Vermillion County Commissioners Meeting - April 2025","oneSentenceSummary","This roundup lists formal motions and recorded outcomes from the Vermillion County Board of Commissioners meeting on April 8, 2025.","taxTitle","Vermillion County, Indiana","taxId",72478,"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},6031170,"Vermillion County removes carbon-sequestration language from UDO after months of public comment",1485,1542000,3027000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5492086-7f526ea4a5da0083dbdfb2be07013a4b&start=1542&end=3027","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5492086-7f526ea4a5da0083dbdfb2be07013a4b/thumbnail_1542000.jpg","/articles/6031170/Vermillion-County/Indiana/Vermillion-County-removes-carbon-sequestration-language-from-UDO-after-months-of-public-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6031170-b7549d7bbcb7585a016b3db9b023dcb9/orig.mp4?Expires=1775205481&Signature=jUo1HXuLPNRN5CwgkeEQWb0rN5QCYVIxU1caqgovfc0fYzMV8cu6HS5lmmgsZtfOdtm4fDmGs9P4REyh9H6KiaJtvjJuF5xvN33KAmhGm18DnxM7cTs1dliDgVnuolfbFyI-pUCdjOOLjqiEhTQqHhO2ygRZPYeHz5E1fTzmMStHo3SxA0oYH2JvEXV3jD7wfhvootKq1OYPEs48cgtxh3W~ULXsgMurWaJd242HMi4qXNpRaP6Nctbsl6uI5pDDDJbuzGaY3oZXRsMmTnunUhmI2sWspkWDlTujMFZC4ToCwVRJ19DN0VQbNoW3dGbK8xOy-sij5eYcNAmPRqPW2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Vermillion County commissioners voted April 8 to adopt a new Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) while striking three specific sections that would have regulated carbon sequestration projects.

The move follows months of public comment, a legal review by an outside land-use attorney and concern among commissioners that some draft language could be interpreted as an outright ban on the Wabash Valley Resources pilot project.

Area Plan Commission project lead Brad Johnson told the commissioners the APC had hired a land-use law specialist to assess litigation risk and advised removal of sections 5.24(c), (d) and (e) because they might be interpreted as an effective ban. \"Our attorney advised us to remove those three sections,\" Johnson said, and recommended sending the revised ordinance back to the APC for final consideration. Penny Carpenter, executive director of the Area Plan commission, emphasized the document still contains material the county needs: \"There's been hours upon hours on this document. We've done our due diligence,\" she said.

Public commenters urged stronger local controls over carbon sequestration during the meeting's public-comment period. Whitney Boyce, who identified herself as representing concerned citizens, cited an administrative decision remanding an EPA permit for Wabash Valley Resources back to regional EPA staff and said adjudicatory judges found gaps in the agency
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nalyses. \"The judges felt the EPA and WVR neglected to provide sufficient data,\" Boyce said. Susan Strelkos and other residents urged the county to adopt protective ordinances and to require proof Wabash Valley had obtained the acreage required by statute without eminent domain or forced pooling.

Commissioners discussed options including adopting the UDO intact, rejecting it entirely or approving the APC recommendation to strike the three paragraphs. Commissioner Bill Peebles moved to approve the APC recommendation to accept the ordinance with those sections removed; Misty Hess seconded. The motion passed with a voice vote recorded as \"Aye\" and the chair declared the motion carries.

Johnson reminded the board the APC had a statutory 90-day clock: once the planning commission gives a favorable recommendation and the commissioners take no action within that period, the ordinance becomes effective. He told commissioners that clock would expire on the ninth of the month if the county did not act.

The APC and county staff told commissioners they are also exploring a limited moratorium and additional non-zoning ordinances that could regulate truck routes, emergency response and other operational matters related to carbon projects. Those measures would require separate actions and, staff said, are intended to provide additional mitigation without attempting a local ban.

Commissioner RJ Donovan said the county has to balance community concerns with legal risk: \"We want to do what's best for the citizens,\" he said, noting the difficulty of predicting court outcomes on novel zoning language. The board returned the UDO to the APC for final action at its April 10 meeting, per the normal adoption process.

The new UDO as adopted will take effect under the county's adoption rules; the removed sections are listed in the agenda materials as 5.24(c), (d) and (e).","After months of public comment and legal review, the Vermillion County commissioners voted 3-0 to adopt a new Unified Development Ordinance with three carbon sequestration sections removed. Area Plan staff and the county\nttorney had warned parts of the language risked being read as an outright ban.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: key motions and outcomes from the April 8 Vermillion County meeting

Vermillion County removes carbon-sequestration language from UDO after months of public comment