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Resident urges dropping opening prayer; contractor protests mowing contract termination
Summary
During public comment a resident suggested dropping opening prayer at government meetings, citing religious-freedom concerns, and a contractor whose roadside mowing contract was terminated protested the 30-day notice and said the company has "invested thousands of dollars in new equipment and infrastructure."
During the public-comment portion of the June 15 meeting, Bartholomew County resident Sharon Krieg urged the commissioners to consider discontinuing the opening prayer at county government meetings, saying "our founding fathers advocated freedom of religion" and suggesting the county reconsider the practice.
Also during public comment, Tyler Noland of Midwest Landscape Industries, Inc. addressed the board in protest of a 30-day Notice of Termination his company received for the 2026 Roadside Mowing Project. Noland acknowledged early performance problems after about forty days on the job, but said the company has "invested thousands of dollars in new equipment and infrastructure" and is working to improve service.
The meeting minutes record both comments without any recorded board response or action; both items were entered as public comment and no vote or directive followed during the June 15 meeting.
