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Vincennes council approves multiple ordinances, zoning changes and appropriations
Summary
At its June 8 meeting the Vincennes Common Council approved several ordinances and zoning requests, accepted an abatement compliance report, and passed two additional appropriations — including a $9,000 Duke Energy donation for downtown festivities and $21,711 for mowers/maintenance.
The Vincennes Common Council on June 8 approved a slate of ordinances, zoning map amendments, routine finance items and two additional appropriations.
Major actions included the adoption of Ordinance 8 (economic development parcel and alley closure), approval of Ordinance 10 (permit application sections to Title 15, Chapter 150), and first‑reading approvals for Ordinances 12 and 13 (rezoning requests for parcels on Thompson Drive and 903 Broadway). Council also adopted Ordinance 11 on second and third readings to change 1150 Ridgeway from C1 to R1.
The council unanimously accepted an annual compliance report for an existing personal‑property abatement for Shop North America and recorded acceptance to keep the company in compliance with the abatement’s reporting requirements.
On appropriations, Resolution 4, 2026 authorized the additional appropriation of $9,000 from a Duke Energy donation into Fund 221 for downtown 250th celebration expenses and related plantings; Clerk‑Treasurer Kathy confirmed the donation was not in the original budget and must be appropriated. Resolution 6, 2026 appropriated a total of $21,711 — $14,911 from violation fees collected by the inspector’s office and $6,800 from park non‑reverting funds — to purchase mowers and support maintenance of city property.
Financial routine items on the agenda were approved: payroll for $242,548.73 was approved by roll call. The transcript lists a claims total as presented in the meeting materials; the figure appears in the transcript as “52,8563,” which is likely a typographical error in the record; the council approved the claims as presented.
Votes at a glance: Ordinance 8 passed on council readings (recorded as 6–1 on one reading); Ordinance 9 (weed code amendment) was adopted (see separate report); Ordinances 10 and 11 passed with affirmative roll‑call votes; Resolutions 4 and 6 were approved by unanimous roll calls; the Shop North America compliance report was accepted unanimously. Several items (Ordinances 12 and 13) advanced on first reading and will go to area plan for final review before returning to council.
The meeting closed with no public speakers for the hearings and the council adjourning after routine business.
