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Group-home director tells commissioners North Carpenter home cleared inspections and is ready to reopen

Vigo County Board of Commissioners · November 12, 2025

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Norman Laudermilk, director of a local group home, told Vigo County commissioners that the North Carpenter facility passed roughly 20 inspections and was approved to reopen effective Nov. 10 at 4:00 p.m.; he said staff expect to admit the first child this week.

Norman Laudermilk, director of the group home, told the Vigo County Board of Commissioners during the public-comment portion of the Nov. 10 meeting that the North Carpenter home has been cleared to reopen.

Laudermilk said the facility had "passed about 20 different inspections and now is ready to receive kids." He told the board the approval was effective Nov. 10 at 4:00 p.m. and added, "So this week, hopefully, we'll start getting our first child." The board acknowledged the announcement but did not take formal action related to licensing or placement during the meeting.

The statement came during public comment; the transcript records brief congratulatory remarks from the clerk and the president. The meeting then moved on to other items.