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Harrison County approves riverboat education and debt reduction disbursements totaling more than $1.8 million

Harrison County Commissioners · February 2, 2026
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Summary

The commissioners approved riverboat interlocal agreements directing education and debt reduction payments totaling $1,860,008.83 to three local school corporations and forwarded additional riverboat appropriations for infrastructure and revenue sharing to the county council.

Harrison County commissioners on Feb. 2 approved interlocal riverboat disbursements that allocate education and debt reduction funds to the county’s three school corporations and forwarded two additional riverboat appropriation requests to the county council.

Commissioner Nelson Stepro presented education disbursements of $95,165.62 to Lanesville Community School Corporation, $208,880.45 to North Harrison Community School Corporation and $383,005.93 to South Harrison Community School Corporation. The commission voted 3-0 to approve and sign the riverboat education agreements.

The commissioners then approved debt reduction disbursements of $246,656.29 to Lanesville, $580,786.83 to North Harrison and $1,172,556.88 to South Harrison; that motion also carried 3-0. Later in the meeting County Administrator Chad Shireman presented riverboat additional appropriation requests for infrastructure ($9,338.44) and revenue sharing ($173,428.16); the commissioners voted to forward both requests to the county council.

The meeting record lists the dollar amounts and names of recipient corporations but does not include additional details about required state approvals or the timing of disbursements. Commissioners approved the agreements and forwarded appropriation requests without recorded dissent.

County officials said the documents were approved for signature; the motion to sign and execute the interlocal agreements carried unanimously.