Commissioners approve easements, $708,160 design contract and subdivision acceptance

White County commissioners on Aug. 4 approved multiple highway and subdivision items: utility easements for the County Road 500 East reconstruction project, a design services agreement for County Road 50 West/600 North phase 1, and acceptance of Chesapeake Pointe Subdivision Phase 1 maintenance bond and streets.

Highway staff described the first item as "Canyon Road 500 East reconstruction project" and said the board was asked to accept two utility easements: a dedication from Schied Indiana LLC for Parcel 18 valued at $16,600 and a partial easement from IMI Real Estate LLC for Parcel 19 valued at $13,625. The commissioners approved the easements by motion and voice vote.

On the County Road 50 West/600 North phase 1 project in the Harrison area, highway staff said this first phase covers an urbanized area and that promised funding has been secured from the metropolitan planning organization (MPO). The board approved a design services agreement with Butler, Fairman & Seifert "to begin that design, in an amount not to exceed $708,160." The motion to approve the design agreement passed by voice vote.

For Chesapeake Pointe Subdivision Phase 1, the board accepted a maintenance bond in the amount of $123,718 and accepted dedication of streets listed as Bayside Drive, Dockside Drive, Dry Dock Drive and Ravenstone Drive, totaling 3,847.5 feet (0.728 miles). Commissioners also approved corrected documents superseding prior July meeting records related to a prior acceptance that contained scrivener's errors.

Each action was presented by highway staff and moved and seconded by commissioners at the meeting; all motions passed with affirmative votes. The approvals authorize county staff to record easements, proceed with the design agreement under the stated not-to-exceed amount, accept the maintenance bond, and take the subdivision streets into the county system subject to standard recording and inspection processes.