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Vanderburgh County approves road, public-safety and demolition contracts; adopts flood-hazard ordinance

Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners · August 12, 2025
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Summary

On Aug. 12, 2025, the Vanderburgh County commissioners approved a series of construction contracts and grants, hired a highway garage superintendent and adopted a flood hazard protection ordinance on second and final reading.

Vanderburgh County commissioners on Aug. 12 approved a series of contracts and measures including a change order on Klytes Road, an easement with CenterPoint Energy for part of Oak Hill Road, a $20,000 emergency-preparedness grant to the health department, replacement of an old courthouse fire panel, and a contract to demolish a court-ordered unsafe structure at 5504 Big Cynthia Road. The board also adopted a flood hazard protection ordinance on second and final reading and hired Jeff Bird as highway garage superintendent.

The board voted unanimously on each item. County Engineer John told the commissioners excavation for the Klytes Road rehabilitation uncovered "unsuitable soils that had to be undercut, 2 feet or more depending on where they were on…

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