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Evansville and Town of Porter approve 10-year agreement narrowing city's extraterritorial land-division authority
Summary
At a March 30 special joint meeting, the City of Evansville and the Town of Porter approved a 10-year intergovernmental agreement that reduces the city's extraterritorial land-division authority in parts of the town; the action passed unanimously by both bodies.
Mayor Dianne Duggan and Town of Porter Chair Alan Sweeney convened a special joint meeting on March 30, 2026, at Evansville City Hall to consider an intergovernmental boundary agreement between the two jurisdictions. The council and town board approved the agreement after a brief public hearing and staff explanation.
Colette Spranger, the city's community development director, said the agreement limits the City of Evansville's authority to regulate land divisions within a smaller extraterritorial area of the Town of Porter and that it applies only to the city's land-division authority. Spranger explained the agreement carries a 10-year term; after that period the parties may re-sign, renegotiate or dissolve the agreement. If dissolved, the extraterritorial area would revert to the extent allowed by state statute, she said. Town and city attorneys offered brief comments and both sides agreed to edits to the document.
The record included written comments submitted before the meeting. Resident Brandon Rutz said he was concerned the change could lead to increased development pressure near his property and conversion of rural land to subdivisions. Warren and Denise Clobes asked whether the agreement would change taxing jurisdiction or affect services such as electric or fire protection. Spranger responded by clarifying the narrow scope of the agreement (land-division authority only) and the 10-year duration; the transcript does not record changes to taxing jurisdiction or service arrangements beyond that explanation.
A motion to approve City Resolution 2026-10 was made by Alderperson Abbey Barnes and seconded by Alderperson Lita Droster; the motion passed unanimously. The Town of Porter board then approved Town Resolution 33026 on a motion by Board Member Ryan Nelson, seconded by Alan Sweeney; that motion also passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:21 p.m.
The agreement will take effect under the terms approved by the two bodies and is subject to the options Spranger outlined at the hearing: re-signing, renegotiation, or dissolution after 10 years. The record does not show any change to local taxing authority or service provision as part of this agreement.
