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Parke County commissioners approve two rezones, equipment purchases and maintenance contract
Summary
At a regular Parke County commissioners meeting, the board adopted two rezoning ordinances, approved highway equipment purchases and authorized a yearly maintenance agreement for the courthouse clock; payroll and other routine items were also acknowledged.
Parke County commissioners met in regular session and approved a series of routine and land-use items, including two rezones that the planning commission had recommended and several county purchases and contracts.
The board moved to approve the minutes from the March 2 meeting and acknowledged payroll for March 23 totaling $198,506.50 and a payable report of $240,160.60 as presented. Chair (S1) opened those procedural items; a commissioner moved to accept them and the motion was acted on by voice vote.
On land use, the board considered two rezoning requests that a planning commissioner (S4) said were approved unanimously by the planning commission with no public opposition. The board adopted ordinances identified in the meeting as 2026-06 and 2026-07 to effect the rezones for applicants referenced in the record as David Fisher and Samantha Baker; commissioners moved and seconded the ordinances and approved them by voice vote.
The highway department presented two budgeted equipment purchases: a brush cutter quoted at $3,932.50 and an older trailer priced at $3,300. Chair said the funds were available in the highway budget and moved to approve the purchases; the motion was seconded and approved.
Commissioners also approved a maintenance agreement with Tower Clock Company for courthouse clock upkeep at a stated cost of $900 per year, contingent on the county attorney’s approval. Separately, the County Ministerial Association was granted permission to use the courthouse lawn for services on May 7 (National Day of Prayer) and April 3 (Good Friday), after a motion and second.
The meeting included several informational items and follow-ups that did not result in formal action: an engineering services bid was held for later review and the board confirmed plans to replace five second-floor courthouse windows in a phased approach.
The meeting record indicates voice approval for the listed motions; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
