Scottsburg council approves second reading to annex water-plant property

The Scottsburg Common Council passed the second reading of Ordinance 2025-4 on April 28, 2025, approving the annexation of a noncontiguous parcel that contains the city’s water plant and moving that property from county to city jurisdiction.

The measure, described in the ordinance as annexing a noncontiguous territory that contains the water plant, was brought forward for a second reading and was approved after a motion, a second and a voice vote recorded as unanimous. The clerk conducted roll call at the start of the meeting; Mayor Ennick and council members Tim Hall, Rick Cozart, Kevin Smallwood, Richard Barton and Mark Nicholson were present.

Council members said the annexation would transfer ownership jurisdiction for the water plant property into Scottsburg. The council did not discuss parcel numbers, a timetable for transfer of operations, or detailed financial impacts at the meeting; those details were not specified in the record.

Because the ordinance was approved on second reading, the council’s action advances the annexation under the municipality’s ordinance process. The transcript indicates the ordinance moved forward by motion and subsequent affirmation of the council’s voice vote. The meeting record does not show any separate recorded roll-call tally of each council member’s vote beyond the unanimous voice vote.

The council did not adopt ancillary implementing documents or identify an effective date for the annexation in the discussion on April 28. Additional administrative steps or filings needed to complete the change in jurisdiction were not presented during this agenda item.

The council’s action affects the City of Scottsburg and Scott County jurisdictions and may change which government entity provides oversight for the water plant site; the transcript did not specify changes to customer billing, staffing, or operations that would follow the annexation.