During the public-comment period on Sept. 18, resident Warren told the Board of Commissioners he has been unable to get replies from the Southern Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) and asked county officials for help connecting with the RDA. Warren said he had left multiple calls and messages for an individual he identified as Mr. Kellams and for RDA board chair Dana Huber without reply and that the RDA currently lacks an executive director or has only an interim director.
Warren said his concerns relate to RDA grant-scoring procedures and a proposed apartment project in downtown Madison; he asked the commissioners to provide a contact or direction. Commissioners acknowledged the complaint, said they would assist in identifying the correct contact and noted that RDA meetings had been canceled recently, which limited in-person follow-up.
No formal action was recorded; the matter was raised as citizen comment and commissioners offered to help identify a contact or provide direction about how Warren could escalate the issue with the RDA.