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Votes at a glance: council approves electric-rate ordinance, Wardell street closure and minutes
Summary
At its April 14 meeting the Scottsburg City Council approved minutes from March 24, authorized a street closure on Wardell Street for a May 10 community health fair, passed an ordinance changing electric rates (Ordinance 2025-5) and advanced a bond ordinance on first reading (Ordinance 2025-6).
The Scottsburg City Council took several routine and legislative actions at its April 14 meeting.
Key votes at a glance: - Minutes: Council approved the minutes of the March 24, 2025 meeting as presented (motion carried). - Street closure (community health fair): Council approved a request to close Wardell Street between First Street and Maynard for a community health fair on May 10; motion passed unanimously. Richard Riley and event organizers asked to close the inside streets around the courthouse square to allow booths and pedestrian access; council members discussed limiting the closure to inside streets to reduce disruption to downtown businesses. - Electric rates ordinance (Ordinance 2025-5): The council moved the ordinance through second reading, suspended the rules and passed it on third and final reading by unanimous vote. The ordinance amends electric rates (text included in packet); council recorded the vote as unanimous. - Bond ordinance (Ordinance 2025-6): Council approved first reading of Ordinance 2025-6, authorizing the issuance of taxable economic development revenue bonds related to the Maple Run project (see separate story). First reading passed unanimously; second and final reading is scheduled for April 28.
Details and votes: - Minutes approval: Motion to accept minutes as presented; motion seconded and carried by voice vote; no recorded nay or abstentions. - Wardell closure: Motion to close Wardell Street between First Street and Maynard for approximately three hours on May 10; motion made and seconded; council approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Several council members asked staff to limit closures to areas inside the square to reduce impacts on nearby restaurants during lunch hours. - Ordinance 2025-5 (electric rates): Council moved to suspend rules and pass the ordinance on third reading; motion carried unanimously by voice vote. No recorded roll-call dissent was made in the transcript. - Ordinance 2025-6 (Maple Run bonds): Approved on first reading unanimously; further approvals and documents required before final adoption.
All actions recorded in the meeting transcript were unanimous voice votes; the council asked staff to provide draft documents and timelines for items requiring further approvals.
