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Boone County drainage board approves stormwater ordinance updates, technical standards and a slate of projects
Summary
The Boone County Drainage Board adopted updates to its stormwater management ordinance and technical standards after a public hearing, and approved multiple project plans and intergovernmental agreements including a USGS gauge funding share and a Price Drain MOU with the City of Lebanon.
The Boone County Drainage Board approved updates to its stormwater management ordinance and technical standards and cleared a series of development and maintenance items at its meeting.
Carol Cunningham, Boone County surveyor, told the board a steering committee that included Burke Engineering, local developers and drainage-board members reviewed the ordinance and related technical standards. "The last time the ordinance was updated was 2023," Cunningham said, and the revisions incorporate committee feedback and changes from legislation passed last year. After a short public hearing the board approved the ordinance (2026-10) by voice vote. Cunningham said the ordinance package will be sent to the county commissioners for final approval.
The board also approved the companion technical standards, with Cunningham noting that a few forms — an individual-lot permit request, a review checklist and stormwater pollution-prevention requirements — remain under revision and will return for later approval.
Members approved the county's participation in a USGS joint-funding agreement to maintain a Prairie Creek stream gauge that the surveyor's office uses for modeling and state projects. Cunningham said the total maintenance cost is $14,000, with the county's portion $10,100 and the remaining $3,900 funded by USGS monies; the board authorized the surveyor to sign the agreement so the gauge work can continue.
In other business the board approved an MOU with the City of Lebanon for reconstruction of the Price legal drain tile under State Road 39 and the CSX railroad. Cunningham said the reconstruction will provide drainage for about 1,000 acres and that the city will cover construction costs; the completed tile will become part of the county's legal drain system and be maintained with Prairie Creek watershed funds.
Engineering consultant Carrie Daley, with Christopher Burke Engineering, presented multiple development projects and recommended approvals subject to final office review. The board approved final approval for Peabody Farms East Section 4 — a 79-lot addition adjacent to existing development — and agreed to vacate the upper portion of the Walker legal tile that the subdivision will replace. Daley recommended approval of a small Whitestown redevelopment (a 5,400-square-foot ice-cream shop with an underground detention system) and a 41-acre Bartlett electric substation; both were approved subject to final plan items. The board also approved Indianapolis Logistics Park Northwest Phase 2, including acceptance of public infrastructure arrangements with Whitestown and a related petition to vacate the upper portions of the LEAP and LEAP tributary 1 tiles and associated easements.
Routine items included approval of the June 2026 meeting minutes and an operational update: mowing on county rights-of-way in Lebanon has begun and should take about a week.
Most approvals were taken by voice vote after brief presentations and were described by staff as subject to remaining minor plan reviews or final paperwork; the surveyor's office will return documentation for signatures where required and the ordinance will proceed to the county commissioners for their final action.
