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Meridian Hills secures preliminary $355,441 CCMG award; police report warns residents about unlocked vehicles
Summary
Town Engineer said INDOT preliminarily awarded $355,441.86 for the 2026‑1 CCMG milling and paving application; Clerk‑Treasurer scheduled a Feb. 9 special meeting for bid opening. Chief Deputy Rick Batza reported a Dec. 30 vehicle theft and advised residents not to confront suspicious individuals.
Town Engineer David Borden told the Meridian Hills Town Council on Jan. 12 that INDOT has issued a preliminary award of $355,441.86 for the Town’s 2026‑1 CCMG application, and he said the intended use is milling and paving/overlay work.
Clerk‑Treasurer John Dillon said the Council must hold a special meeting in February to open bids and conditionally award contracts so the Town can meet INDOT’s March 1 submission deadline; the Council confirmed a special meeting on Feb. 9 at 7:00 p.m. The Council approved routine financial actions earlier in the meeting, including acceptance of the October and November 2025 financial packets and accounts payable vouchers totaling $96,546.92.
Chief Deputy Rick Batza, speaking on behalf of absent Town Marshal Mike Russo, reported no burglaries in 2025 but described a vehicle theft on Dec. 30 in which keys had been left inside a car on 64th Street; he warned residents not to engage suspicious persons because they could be armed and said he would prepare guidance for the Town website. Batza provided the police non‑emergency number (317‑327‑3811) and an administrative number (317‑253‑5678) for residents.
Dillon also noted that the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) approved the Town’s 2026 budget, and he recorded for the minutes that he and Council Members Craig Huse and Zach Gordon waived their council compensation for 2026.
The Council discussed traffic devices installed Dec. 17, 2025 (a radar speed sign and a flashing stop sign) and possible additional locations, and Borden said INIP funds may be eligible for those improvements.
