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Council reviews annexation petition to add cottages and support facilities at French Lick
Summary
Council members reviewed a petition to annex roughly two acres (with potential to add about four more acres later) to house cottages and a future pavilion at French Lick after a sewer extension; officials said utilities would be town-funded and that fiscal impacts and road issues must be resolved before final approval.
Town officials reviewed a petition for voluntary annexation that would bring a cluster of lodging cottages and potential pavilion into the town limits of French Lick.
Town staff reported the sewer line to the site has been extended and inspected, enabling short-term hookup for the existing double cottage. The petition and a legal description were presented to the council; presenters said the current annexation proposal covers about two acres, with an option to add roughly four more acres if a pavilion is later approved.
Council members were told the existing double cottage has eight rooms and that proposed single cottages would have about four rooms each, with a buildout scenario totaling about five cottage units (the double plus up to three singles). Presenters emphasized that final decisions on additional units and the pavilion will depend on the golf course opening and demand, which they said could be a year or more away.
Officials said the town would provide water and sewer service and that the developer would cover utility infrastructure on the annexed parcel. The council discussed whether annexing the parcel would create a section of road split between town and county maintenance; staff advised the fiscal plan should account for any added maintenance or service obligations and for whether adjacent homes would be included in a larger annexation.
No final annexation ordinance was adopted at the meeting; presenters said they had filed the petition and that the next steps include preparing the fiscal plan, addressing road and contiguity questions, and scheduling required public hearings and ordinances if the council chooses to proceed.
The council did not vote on annexation at the meeting; town staff said they would return with the fiscal plan and recommended map and timeline for public hearings.
