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Council presses for documents and legal clarity on highway land transfer, BOT project and ARP spending
Summary
Councilors asked for the transfer agreement and accounting tied to a highway Build‑Operate‑Transfer (BOT) project after the auditor said commissioners’ counsel treated the transaction as a non‑sale transfer under Indiana Code 36‑1‑11‑3; council members also requested ARP spending details and a fuller project timeline following a highway superintendent’s presentation.
Washington County Council members spent the bulk of their March 2 meeting seeking documentation and legal clarity about a land transfer tied to a highway Build‑Operate‑Transfer (BOT) project and related ARP expenditures.
Alyssa from the auditor's office told the council the commissioners' attorney had explained that the transaction was structured as a transfer, not a sale, and that they relied on Indiana Code section 36‑1‑11‑3. "Because it was not a sale, it was a transfer," Alyssa said, summarizing the commissioners' counsel's rationale and her reading of the statute as it was presented to the council in April.
Several council members said they had not been…
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