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Drainage staff asked the board to add the Evansville Water and Sewer Utilities’ Eagles lift station replacement and Force Main Completion Phase 2 Division A plans to the record and to approve the application to affect a regulated county drain. The work will include a new 12-inch force main crossing under Crawford Brandeis, under the Norfolk Railroad and Morgan Avenue, and continuing north to the existing Eagles Lift Station north of Boonville Highway and west of Colonial Garden Road. The board voted to add the plans to the record and approve the application.

The board approved an amended final drainage plan for \"Macquill\" (referred to in materials as Mackwell LLC) Subdivision, a single commercial lot proposed for a mini-storage facility (16 buildings) on a 4.6-acre parcel at 2700 South Green River Road. Staff reported an agreement exists with the property owner to the north (SLBB Orange LLC) allowing an easement for stormwater to discharge into an existing ditch; staff required the easement be recorded in the county recorder’s office as a condition of approval and said failure to record within 30 days may prompt rescission of the approval. The plan otherwise met code and was recommended for approval with that condition.

The board also approved an amended drainage plan for Platinum Mini Storage LLC, a proposed eight-building mini-storage development on a 5-acre parcel at 2400 Saint Joseph Avenue. Staff said portions of that site lie inside the Evansville city limits (2.31 acres) and portions outside (2.69 acres); the amended plan met code and the board approved it.

The board approved 14 submitted claims totaling $4,563.35, retroactively, and accepted several informational items: the Pigeon Creek Watershed Development Commission will meet Monday, Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. in the same room, followed by a public stakeholders meeting at 11 a.m. to gather community issues; the board’s consultant will conduct site visits in October and will meet with officials from surrounding counties.

Why it matters: The lift-station and force-main approvals allow work that will alter underground utility routing and drainage patterns and require coordination with railroad and roadway owners. The Macquill subdivision approval was conditional on a recorded easement before construction may proceed; that requirement protects downstream property rights and the county’s stormwater management system.

Members approved all motions recorded in the drainage-board segment by unanimous vote; staff said failure to record the easement within 30 days could prompt rescission of the Macquill plan approval.

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Matt Shreveer of the MPO told commissioners the study, expected to run about 16 months, will be a partnership among the Evansville MPO, METS (the municipal transit provider), the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Warrick County and the City of Henderson. The study will assess existing transit conditions, analyze funding options, conduct stakeholder and public engagement and deliver recommendations for a regional network intended to serve the greatest number of people in the combined area.

Shreveer said the MPO has sent out requests for proposals and is finalizing the scope with a consultant; the MPO is using federal highway funds for the work with an 80% federal share. The remaining 20% local share will be allocated among the partner agencies based on urban-area population, staff said. The City of Evansville will pay the largest share under that formula.

Jill Hahn, a member of county council and an MPO policy board participant, told the commissioners county council has been involved and aware of potential costs but has not yet approved budget authority for the county’s portion. Shreveer said once the contract is finalized the MPO will return with the county’s specific cost and next steps, at which point county council would consider whether to include that amount in its budget.

METS staff and an MPO intern attended the meeting; the MPO sought a county stakeholder participant for the public-engagement phase.

Why it matters: A regional transit feasibility study could shape future transit connections across multiple jurisdictions, inform capital and operating funding discussions, and affect how residents in Vanderburgh, Warrick and Henderson counties access jobs and services. No county funding commitment was made at the Oct. 7 meeting.

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The board approved two time-extension requests tied to the Booneville and Harmony (O'Hammie) Road reconstruction project after staff said utility relocations and weather delays accumulated and will move parts of the official completion timeline into January 2026. The board recorded unanimous votes to accept each extension.

The board also approved an order form amending the county's master services agreement with Pictometry International Corp., doing business as EagleView, to remove the \"change finder\" service from the second and third imagery flights. The removal reduces cost by $13,885.37 for years three through six, according to the documentation presented to commissioners.

Health department items cleared the board on first and final reading after the board voted to waive a second reading. The commissioners adopted:
- Ordinance CODot-10-25-019 to establish a nonreverting communicable disease program fund for reimbursements the health department receives under interlocal agreements for STI testing, treatment, referral and education; and
- Ordinance CODot-10-25-020 to establish a nonreverting lead risk assessment program fund to retain reimbursements for residential lead risk assessment and clearance testing the department provides to other counties.

The board also approved a special-purchase contract with the University of Southern Indiana to design and fabricate a new base and install a replacement drop hammer/striker for the old courthouse bell at a cost of $1,500. Staff told commissioners the bell's drop hammer had snapped after about 7,000,000 strikes and that McShane Bell (the original bell maker) had supplied a new drop hammer; USI will fabricate a new base to re-position the hammer so it strikes the bell where it formerly did.

A release and settlement agreement in Cause No. 82D06-2307-CT-003626 was approved by the commissioners; staff said the county had been sued and had entered a settlement agreement.

The board approved consent items and closed with routine department reports and notices.

Votes at a glance (recorded on the meeting record):
- Time extension request No. 2, Booneville and O'Hammie Road reconstruction — approved (Commissioner Gable: Yes; Commissioner Canterbury: Yes; President Elpers: Yes).
- Notice of delay/time extension request No. 3, Boone and Harmony Road reconstruction (substantial completion moved to Dec. 20; final completion to 01/17/2026) — approved (Gable: Yes; Canterbury: Yes; Elpers: Yes).
- Order form and amendment with Pictometry/EagleView (removal of change finder, cost reduction $13,885.37 years 3–6) — approved (Gable: Yes; Canterbury: Yes; Elpers: Yes).
- Ordinance CODot-10-25-019 (communicable disease program fund) — waiver of second reading approved; ordinance approved on first and final reading (Gable: Yes; Canterbury: Yes; Elpers: Yes).
- Ordinance CODot-10-25-020 (lead risk assessment program fund) — waiver of second reading approved; ordinance approved on first and final reading (Gable: Yes; Canterbury: Yes; Elpers: Yes).
- Special purchase and contract with University of Southern Indiana for courthouse bell striker installation ($1,500) — approved (Gable: Yes; Canterbury: Yes; Elpers: Yes).
- Release and settlement agreement, Cause No. 82D06-2307-CT-003626 — approved (Gable: Yes; Canterbury: Yes; Elpers: Yes).
- Motion to approve consent items — approved (Gable: Yes; Canterbury: Yes; Elpers: Yes).

Why it matters: The ordinances create designated, nonreverting funds so reimbursements the health department receives from other counties will be retained and budgeted within those specific programs rather than placed into general county balances. The time extensions shift official completion dates on a multi-phase road reconstruction project and the county accepted a modest-cost repair to restore the historic courthouse bell.

The board did not take final funding action on a regional transit feasibility study; that topic was presented later in the meeting by the Evansville MPO and is covered separately.

The meeting record shows unanimous votes on the listed motions; no roll-call dissent or abstentions were recorded in the meeting transcript.

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Vanderburgh Drainage Board approves utility crossings, storage development drainage plans and schedules public stakeholder meeting

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Vanderburgh commissioners approve time extensions, two health-program funds and a series of contracts