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Sellersburg council advances 4-way stop, approves sewer-project change order and contract award
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Summary
At its March 9 meeting the Town of Sellersburg council approved a first reading to install a four-way stop at Apple Leaf Lane and Greenwood Road, authorized a $10,871.32 change order for the Ivy Tech interceptor project, approved a sludge-hauling quote and awarded a force-main relocation contract to TRC for $88,389; officials also approved a large customer sewer-bill adjustment.
The Town of Sellersburg Town Council on March 9 approved multiple items intended to improve traffic safety and to advance sewer infrastructure work, including the first reading of an ordinance to make the intersection of Apple Leaf Lane and Greenwood Road a four-way stop and several project and contract approvals.
Council president introduced ordinance 2026-OR-006 and said the town manager, police chief and a council member had identified the intersection as needing traffic control. "A 4 way stop at the intersection of Apple Veil Lane and Greenwood Road," the president said during the meeting and the council advanced the measure by a unanimous voice vote. Members cited blind sight lines for drivers and the 45 mph speed limit on Apple Leaf as safety concerns prompting the change.
The council also approved a quoted contract for EcoTech to haul wastewater-plant sludge. Town staff presented the submitted quote showing hauling at $255 per load and disposal at $42 per ton; council members said EcoTech had performed prior years’ service and moved to accept the quote, which passed unanimously.
On sewer infrastructure, the council approved a $10,871.32 change order for the Ivy Tech 2 gravity-interceptor project. Josh Darby of Prime JTL described the work as installation of a temporary line stop to allow the contractor to tie a force main into the town’s new interceptor when the force main could not be fully shut down because multiple pump stations remained online. "What's being proposed is essentially to come in and cut in what's called a line stop," Darby said, adding the measure is temporary and that the valve would remain in the line and could be used later. Darby told the council staff feel the change is justified and that contingency funding from the redevelopment commission bond is available to cover the cost; the motion passed unanimously.
The council also moved to award a separate Highway 60 force-main relocation contract to TRC, the low bidder at $88,389, after staff said INDOT requires the town to get out of the work area by early June. Council members noted the award will be paid from SIR funds.
Separately, staff requested and the council approved an adjustment to a customer’s sewer bill after a third party struck a water line behind the meter; staff said Indiana American Water verified the repair and documentation and recommended reducing the wastewater charge for that account by $2,701.09. That motion passed by voice vote.
The meeting closed with direction for staff to continue project coordination and to return any required paperwork or subsequent ordinance readings to the council in future meetings. The council voted on each motion by voice; no roll-call tallies for individual ‘yes’ or ‘no’ votes were recorded in the transcript beyond unanimous voice approval for the items listed above.
