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DeKalb commissioners reject demolition bids for Sunny Meadows, form committee to explore reuse
Summary
After hours of public comment urging preservation, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted 3–0 to reject demolition bids for the Sunny Meadows facility and created a seven-member committee to study preservation, sale, or adaptive-reuse options.
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Jan. 5 to reject all demolition bids for the Sunny Meadows county home and farm and to form a seven-member citizens' committee to explore alternatives including preservation, sale, or adaptive reuse.
The decision followed a lengthy public-comment period in which residents, local historians and civic groups urged a pause. Chuck Knox, speaking for preservation-minded community members, said the 1908 building "is the last tangible link to Indiana's county poor farm era" and urged commissioners to "reject demolition"…
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