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Scottsburg council seeks state OK to appropriate $1.3 million for Mid America Science Park remodel
Summary
Council considered Resolution 2025-R asking the Department of Local Government Finance for permission to spend $1,304,356.45 on a Mid America Science Park remodel; council discussed contractor selection, a $600,000 county payment, and a completion timeline tied to potential rent obligations.
The Scottsburg City Common Council discussed and advanced a request to the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) to permit the city to appropriate $1,304,356.45 for a remodel of the Mid America Science Park.
Clerk-Treasurer Miss Janard told the council that the city followed a request-for-proposal process and that the committee selected Hagerman to perform the build-out. Janard said the $1,304,356.45 figure is the project cost and that the package includes a roughly $600,000 settlement payment the city received from the county.
The resolution on the table—2025-R—would allow the clerk-treasurer to file paperwork seeking DLGF approval to spend the funds. Janard said, if the council approves the resolution, she must submit the paperwork within five days to the state.
Council members asked for confirmation that the amount was the actual cost rather than a projection; Janard confirmed the figure is the cost. Council discussion also flagged timing: Hagerman projects substantial completion in October, and the city’s lease agreement with the county could trigger rent payments if the space is not vacated by Dec. 7.
The council made a motion to proceed with the resolution and, per the meeting record, members responded in the affirmative. The transcript does not record a full roll-call tally in the provided excerpt. Janard said she expected to file the paperwork “hopefully tomorrow.”
If approved by the DLGF, the spending authorization would permit the city to obligate the funds for the remodel and to receive and disburse the state grant revenues once they are posted to the new fund.
