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Charlestown Redevelopment Commission holds executive session on potential property acquisition
Summary
The Charlestown Redevelopment Commission met in a closed executive session Jan. 15 to discuss strategy for a potential real-property acquisition within the city under Indiana Code §5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(D). The meeting lasted 6:00–6:30 p.m.; no public votes or formal actions were recorded.
The Redevelopment Commission for the City of Charlestown met in a closed executive session on Jan. 15, 2026, to discuss strategy related to a potential real property acquisition within the city, according to the meeting minutes. The session began at 6:00 p.m. in the Charlestown City Hall council chambers and ended at 6:30 p.m.
The minutes state the discussion took place under the statutory exception for executive sessions listed as Indiana Code §5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(D). Attending in person were board members Derek Coombs (president), Benita Pate (secretary), Bobby Brooks, John Spencer and Chuck Deaton; Mayor Treva Hodges; legal counsel Matt Duncan of FBT Gibbons; and Jill Saegesser of The Wheatley Group. The minutes record that the commission discussed strategy regarding a potential property acquisition but do not record any motions, votes or formal actions taken during the session.
No next steps, decisions or public timelines for acquisition were specified in the minutes. The executive session concluded with adjournment at 6:30 p.m.
