Bargersville redevelopment commission hears county marketing push, infrastructure proposals and sewer MOU

ASPIRE Johnson County and outside consultants told the Bargersville Town Redevelopment Commission on Jan. 9 that efforts to market the town along the I‑69 corridor and to strengthen workforce pipelines are already creating interest from national site selectors, but commissioners warned that road and sewer infrastructure must be upgraded to capture growth.

The presentations and discussion centered on three linked needs: marketing Bargersville to site selectors, building the transportation and utility infrastructure that would support industrial/technology employers, and setting up governance to coordinate planning across the town’s boards. The Waverly wastewater plant memorandum of understanding (MOU) announced in the regional press was highlighted as a key step for expanding sanitary sewer capacity on the town’s western side.

Amanda Maslowski, a representative of ASPIRE Johnson County, said the county’s site‑selector outreach included “98 meetings” last year and stressed workforce connections such as school‑to‑work programs as a selling point. “When I share with companies about our school‑to‑work program, their eyebrows go up,” Maslowski said,…