May/June 2024 local government opportunities

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To interested Greens,

For those that may be interested in lieu of coming to Green Party meetings; as a reminder, next business meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 7:00p.m., on Zoom, below is upcoming governmental-type meetings for interested Greens or sympathetic people to attend.

Sarah Dillon; Coordinator, Vigo Co. Green Party

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Upcoming local government opportunities

  1. Vigo County Commissioners(date and times below; Commissioners Conference room, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
    1. Regular meetings: every Tuesday; 9:00a.m.
    2. Rezoning meetings: June 10, 2024; 10:30a.m.
  2. Vigo County Public LibraryBoard (May 20, 2024; 5:30p.m.; main branch, Vigo County Public Library)
  3. VCSC Board (May 20 and June 10, 2024; 6:00p.m.; VCSC Admin Building, 501 W. Olive St., West Terre Haute)
  4. Vigo County Capital Improvement Board(May 22, 2024; 9:00a.m.; Executive Boardroom, Terre Haute Convention Center, 800 Wabash Avenue)
  5. Terre Haute Board of Public Works and Safety(dates below; 9:00a.m.; Board of Public Works office, TH City Hall)
    1. May date = May 27/28, 2024
    2. June dates = June 10 and 24, 2024
  6. Various West Terre Haute committee meetings(dates below; 6:00p.m.; West Terre Haute Town Hall, 500 W. National Avenue)
    1. Hometown Holiday = May 28, 2024
    2. Redevelopment Committee = June 4, 2024
    3. Town Council/Park Board Committee = June 10, 2024
  7. Vigo County Council (dates below; 5:00p.m.; Council Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St)
    1. Sunshine meeting: June 4, 2024
    2. General meeting: June 11, 2024
  8. Vigo County Area Planning Commission (June 5, 2024; 7:00p.m.; Council Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
  9. Terre Haute Board of Zoning Appeals(June 6, 2024; 9:00a.m; Commissioners Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
  10. Terre Haute City Council(date below; 6:00p.m.; Courtroom, Terre Haute City Hall)
    1. June meetings: June 6 and 13, 2024
    2. July meeting: July 11, 2024
  11. Town Board of Riley (June 10, 2024; 6:30p.m.; Town Hall of Riley, 7683 1stStreet)
  12. Town Board of Seelyville(June 10, 2024; 7:00p.m.; 2299 N. Main St., Terre Haute, IN 47803 – Town Hall of Seelyville)
  13. VC Redevelopment Commission(June 11, 2024; Commissioners Dept., VC Annex, 127 Oak St.)
  14. Vigo County Board of Zoning Appeals (June 12, 2024; 10:00a.m.; Council Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
  15. Terre Haute Parks Board(June 19, 2024; 4:00p.m.; Torner Center, Deming Park)
  16. Terre Haute Redevelopment Commission(June 19, 2024; 4:30p.m.; 3rd floor conference room; Terre Haute City Hall)

Terre Haute committee meeting from Rene Adamson (Terre Haute Mayor’s office; can also be found at http://www.terrehaute.in.gov)

  1. Animal Control meets 1st Mon of ea mo, in board of works room, City Hall, @ 4:30.
  2. Airport Authority meets 2nd & 4rh Wed of the mo. @ 7:00 @ airport terminal bldg.
  3. Building advisory board meets 3rd Wed. of mo @ 3:00 @ Carpenter’s Hall, on N. 3rd.
  4. Crossroads of America Youth Orchestra meets @ BOW (Board of Public Works) room, quarterly,
  5. Cemetery regents meets @ 3:00 in cemetery office @ Highland, at pre-determined calendar
  6. Fire Merit Commission meets 3rd Thurs @ 6:30 in city court room/or BOW room.
  7. Fire Pension board meets 3rd Wed. @ 10:00 @ Station 7 (13th & Ft. Harrison)
  8. Housing Authority meets last Monday @ 5:00 @ Dreiser Square (Rene could not confirm this)
  9. Human Relations meets @ Booker T Washington. Executive director needed to confirm day.
  10. IT advisory board meets 4th Wed @ 5:30 Board of Works.
  11. Police Merit Board meets 3rd Wed, 5:00 Police Training Room
  12. Police Pension Board no set date, as needed
  13. Board of Public Works & Safety, meets 2nd & 4th Mon. @ 2:00 in BOW.
  14. Sanitation Commission meets 1st & 3rd Tues. @ 10:00 3rd floor conference @ City Hall
  15. Trees advisory board 3rd Thurs of ea mo., 3rd floor conference room 1:30
  16. Zoning appeals meets 9:00 1st Thurs. & BOW.

Upcoming “non-governmental” events

  1. Upcoming events and in-person meetings = link
  2. ISU Board of Trustees retreat (July 25-26, 2024; place and time TBA)
  3. 2024 Green Party of the United States Annual National Meeting/Presidential Nominating Convention: “Local Actions, Global Impacts” (August 15-18, 2024; on Zoom)

2024 Vigo County primary election prep

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This is primary prep blog post for those preparing to vote in the May 7 primary:

  • Vigo County vote centers = LINK. Details are as follows:
    • 28-Day voting locations opening April 9, Monday-Friday 10am-6pm. These locations are also open on April 27th, May 4th and Election Day May 7th:
      • Vigo County Annex
      • Haute City Center Honey Creek Mall [entrance by TGI Friday’s]
    • 28-Day voting locations opening April 9, Monday-Friday 10am-6pm. This location closed April 23 and 29, open all 4 Saturday s and Election Day May 7th:
      • Meadows Shopping Center [inside Banquet Hall]
    • 7-Day voting location opening April 30, Tuesday-Saturday 10am-6pm. This location is open through May 4th and Election Day, May 7th:
      • Vigo County Public Safety Security [AKA, Vigo County School Corporation Administration Building]
      • IBEW Local Union #725
      • Vigo County Solid Waste
      • Operating Engineers Local 841
    • Election Day ONLY Locations Open May 2nd. All vote centers are open 6am-6pm on Election Day:
      • Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 157
      • Maryland Community Church
      • Pimento Firehouse
      • Vigo County Public Library main branch
      • CASY at Booker T. Washington Community Center
      • New Goshen Firehouse
      • Sandcut Firehouse
      • Hope Community Center
      • American Legion Post 104
      • National Guard Armory
      • ISU Hulman Memorial Student Union
  • Offices in Vigo County up for election in 2024 [federal/state/county elections] = LINK
  • Every Vote Vigo County [a voting website from the Vigo County Clerk’s Office] = LINK. Resources given
    • Candidates running for office = LINK
    • Election calendar = LINK
    • Sample ballots for every precinct = LINK,
      • Democrats, age 18 and older
      • Republicans, age 18 and older
    • Absentee ballot information = LINK
  • Vote 411 [information guide by the League of Women Voters to assist voters in choosing candidates] = LINK
  • Indiana Voters [from the Indiana Secretary of State’s website, to verify if you’re registered, to download forms, check voting locations, etc] = LINK

Nonetheless, I wish everyone well this primary. Hope to see many of you later this year

May 2024 TH City Council agendas

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LINK1 [May 2]/LINK2 [May 9]

The link above is the agenda items for the May 2024 Terre Haute City Council regular meetings, scheduled for May 2nd and/or 9th at 6:00p.m., both at City Hall and on YouTube Live

To submit questions or concerns, please fill out the form HERE by noon the day of the meetings.

First, items that are to be discussed and/or voted on on May 2nd or in June 2024 are as follows:

  1. Appropriation 19, 2024 = $5,000.00 from Admin Assistant (Mayor), #0101-0001-01-412012 to Interns (Engineering), #0101-0010-01-412177
    [going towards the hiring of a 2024 summer intern in the Engineering Department to work on a 11 week project and various others]
  2. Appropriation 20, 2024 = $133,188.00 from Transit #0621 to Purchase of Vehicles, #0621-0062-04-444080
    [yeah…for those of us that ride the City Bus, this request is VERY much needed. This goes to purchasing of new buses]
  3. Appropriation 21, 2024 = $70.70 from Hazardous Material Cost Recovery, Purchase of Equipment, #0479-0000-04-444010 to Hazardous Material Cost Recovery, Operating Supplies, #0479-0000-02-422005
    [going towards the purchase of new hazmat suits]
  4. Most of these appropriations are ARPA funding requests [NOTE: most of one’s information re: these requests can be found HERE]
    1. Appropriation 22, 2024 = $100,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to Food Desert – Manna From Seven, #0199-0006-03-439406
      [this is the city’s portion to fund a new refrigerated food truck; county did their portion in April (      LINK)]
    2. Appropriation 23, 2024 = $300,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to ARPA, Consulting Services, #0199-0006-03-439410
      [for BakerTilley and RJL Solutions consulting services (      LINK)]
    3. Appropriation 24, 2024 = $780,984.68 from ARPA #0199 to Public Safety Radios, #0199-0006-04-444013
      [to replace very outdated radio equipment for public safety and other services]
    4. Appropriation 25, 2024 = $250,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to Goodwill Excel Center, #0199-0006-03-439409
      [      possible red flag; charter school program for adults]
    5. Appropriation 26, 2024 = $1,000,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to ARPA CASY Child Care Facility, #0199-0006-03-439408
      [this is the city’s portion to fund a new child care facility on the city’s northeast side; county did their portion in April (      LINK)]
    6. Appropriation 27, 2024 = $5,000,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to THRIVE West Central Project, #0199-0006-03-439400
      [this is for       “Homes of the Future” project, to be maintained by THRIVE]
    7. Resolution 13, 2024 = Transfer of $13,350,000.00 in the ARPA #0199 Budget
      [this is for funding for a series of infrastructure projects planned last year: 13th Street and 8th Avenue Overpass, Brown Avenue Storm Water Project, renovation of City Hall, Herz Rose and Rea Parks; plus 2 unnamed ones for Parks Master Plan and Indiana American Water]
  5. Resolution 12, 2024 = Designating an area commonly identified S US Hwy 41, Terre Haute, Indiana as an Economic Revitalization Area for the purpose of a Nine (9) Year Real Property Abatement (Transcend Group, LLC)
    [this is a tax abatement for a Township Suites by Marriott, close to the entrance of S. 3rd Street and I-70]
  6. Special Ordinance 15, 2024 = Authorizing Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) for River Valley Apartments LLC
    [This was tabled back on April 11. This is going to be a PILOT program for a low-income housing project just south of Harrison’s Crossing Health Campus on N. 4th Street, close to Union Hospital’s campus]
  7. Special Ordinance 16, 2024 = Rezoning of property located at 1116 and 1132 Poplar
    [this is a remodeled house that, on the first floor, has a business (can’t remember business as of right now), on Poplar between S. 11th and 12th Plan is to make it a craft store and private dining on 1st floor and residence on 2nd]
  8. Below is a tax abatement compliance form. Believe this is either based on state or local law, what the City Council does is to make sure that businesses that have a tax abatement stay in compliance with their stated abatement; if they’re not in compliance, the abatement gets revoked. Council hold annual hearings once a year (around this time of year) to make sure all the abatements are in compliance. More coming in next few months:
    1. Priser Properties CF1 RS 18, 2017

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Items that are to be discussed and/or voted on on May 9th or in June 2024 are as follows:

  1. General Ordinance 4, 2024 = Amending City Code, Chapter 7, Article 2, Responsible Bidder
    [this would re-establish a responsible bidder ordinance in Terre Haute for public works jobs over $150K]
  2. General Ordinance 5, 2024 = Amending City Code, Chapter 9, Article 5, Sections 9-116 and 9-117, Waste and Refuse Collection Fees
    [this would increase sewer fees to $15-16/month until 2026. However, it would also increase several credits: 33% off for 65 and older, disabled and veterans (from 25%) and 50% for those that pay for recycling]
  3. More coming soon

April/May 2024 local government opportunities

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To interested Greens,

For those that may be interested in lieu of coming to Green Party meetings; as a reminder, next business meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 7:00p.m., on Zoom, below is upcoming governmental-type meetings for interested Greens or sympathetic people to attend.

Sarah Dillon; Coordinator, Vigo Co. Green Party

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Upcoming local government opportunities

  1. Vigo County Commissioners(date and times below; Commissioners Conference room, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
    1. Regular meetings: every Tuesday; 9:00a.m.
    2. Rezoning meetings: May 6, 2024; 10:30a.m.
  2. Terre Haute City Council(date below; 6:00p.m.; Courtroom, Terre Haute City Hall)
    1. April meeting: April 11, 2024
    2. May meetings: May 2 and 9, 2024
  3. Vigo County Public LibraryBoard (April 15, 2024; 5:30p.m.; main branch, Vigo County Public Library)
  4. Terre Haute Parks Board(April 17, 2024; 4:00p.m.; Torner Center, Deming Park)
  5. Terre Haute Redevelopment Commission(April 17, 2024; 4:30p.m.; 3rd floor conference room; Terre Haute City Hall)
  6. Terre Haute Board of Public Works and Safety(dates below; 9:00a.m.; Board of Public Works office, TH City Hall)
    1. April date = April 22, 2024
    2. May dates = May 13 and 27, 2024
  7. VCSC Board (April 22 and May 6, 2024; 6:00p.m.; VCSC Admin Building, 501 W. Olive St., West Terre Haute)
  8. Vigo County Capital Improvement Board(April 24, 2024; 9:00a.m.; Executive Boardroom, Terre Haute Convention Center, 800 Wabash Avenue)
  9. Various West Terre Haute committee meetings(dates below; 6:00p.m.; West Terre Haute Town Hall, 500 W. National Avenue)
    1. Hometown Holiday = April 30, 2024
    2. Redevelopment Committee = May 7, 2024
    3. Town Council/Park Board Committee = May 13, 2024
  10. Vigo County Area Planning Commission (May 1, 2024; 7:00p.m.; Council Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
  11. Terre Haute Board of Zoning Appeals(May 2, 2024; 9:00a.m; Commissioners Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
  12. Vigo County Board of Zoning Appeals (May 8, 2024; 10:00a.m.; Council Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
  13. Vigo County Council (dates below; 5:00p.m.; Council Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St)
    1. Sunshine meeting: May 8, 2024
    2. General meeting: May 14, 2024
  14. Town Board of Riley (May 13, 2024; 6:30p.m.; Town Hall of Riley, 7683 1stStreet)
  15. Town Board of Seelyville(May 13, 2024; 7:00p.m.; 2299 N. Main St., Terre Haute, IN 47803 – Town Hall of Seelyville)
  16. VC Redevelopment Commission(May 14, 2024; Commissioners Dept., VC Annex, 127 Oak St.)

Terre Haute committee meeting from Rene Adamson (Terre Haute Mayor’s office; can also be found at http://www.terrehaute.in.gov)

  1. Animal Control meets 1st Mon of ea mo, in board of works room, City Hall, @ 4:30.
  2. Airport Authority meets 2nd & 4rh Wed of the mo. @ 7:00 @ airport terminal bldg.
  3. Building advisory board meets 3rd Wed. of mo @ 3:00 @ Carpenter’s Hall, on N. 3rd.
  4. Crossroads of America Youth Orchestra meets @ BOW (Board of Public Works) room, quarterly,
  5. Cemetery regents meets @ 3:00 in cemetery office @ Highland, at pre-determined calendar
  6. Fire Merit Commission meets 3rd Thurs @ 6:30 in city court room/or BOW room.
  7. Fire Pension board meets 3rd Wed. @ 10:00 @ Station 7 (13th & Ft. Harrison)
  8. Housing Authority meets last Monday @ 5:00 @ Dreiser Square (Rene could not confirm this)
  9. Human Relations meets @ Booker T Washington. Executive director needed to confirm day.
  10. IT advisory board meets 4th Wed @ 5:30 Board of Works.
  11. Police Merit Board meets 3rd Wed, 5:00 Police Training Room
  12. Police Pension Board no set date, as needed
  13. Board of Public Works & Safety, meets 2nd & 4th Mon. @ 2:00 in BOW.
  14. Sanitation Commission meets 1st & 3rd Tues. @ 10:00 3rd floor conference @ City Hall
  15. Trees advisory board 3rd Thurs of ea mo., 3rd floor conference room 1:30
  16. Zoning appeals meets 9:00 1st Thurs. & BOW.

Upcoming “non-governmental” events

  1. Upcoming events and in-person meetings = link
  2. EARTHlings Earth Day March (April 17, 2024; 4:00p.m.; main branch, Vigo County Public Library)
  3. ISU Board of Trustees (May 5, 2024; 9:00a.m., Tirey Hall)

Terre Haute/Vigo County Eclipse 2024 festivals

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Will be posting a list of April 8, 2024 eclipse festivals in Terre Haute/Vigo County; if you know any more in the area, please contact me.

  1. List of events = LINK
  2. Moonlight Drive-In = LINK
  3. Fowler Park = LINK
  4. The Mill = LINK
  5. Downtown TH = LINK
  6. Central Christian Church = LINK
  7. ISU Earth and Environmental Systems Eclipse Fair at Lincoln Quad Lawn = LINK
  8. Also, Terre Haute City Buses will be running that day = LINK

April 2024 TH City Council agenda

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LINK [April 11]

The link above is the agenda items for the April 2024 Terre Haute City Council regular meeting, scheduled for April 11th at 6:00p.m., both at City Hall and on YouTube Live

To submit questions or concerns, please fill out the form HERE by noon the day of the meetings.

First, items that were originally supposed to be discussed and/or voted on on April 4th before that meeting was cancelled are as follows:

  1. These are 2 of 3 ARPA requests addressing food deserts [third one being Manna for Seven, which appears will be in Vigo County Council on April 9]:
    1. Appropriation 14, 2024 = $250,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to Services Contractual, #0199-0006-03-432010
      [this one is for       Terre Foods Cooperative Market, for construction of their 12 Points store]
    2. Appropriation 15, 2024 = $150,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to Services Contractual, #0199-0006-03-432010
      [this one is for       Catholic Charities Terre Haute, for presently unknown reasons, possibly for expansion of their food bank]
  2. Appropriation 16, 2024 = $64.000.00 from EDIT #0404-0096 to Services Contractual, #0404-0096-03-432010
    [this one is VERY problematic. Reimbursement from Indiana EDC’s     MakeMyMove project, attempting to recruit out-of-state remote workers]
  3. General Ordinance 2, 2024 = Amending City Code, Chapter 8, Section 8-13, Removing Signalized Intersection at 3rd Avenue and 13th Street, and Section 8-10, Creating Two-Way Stop Intersection at 3rd Avenue and 13th Street
    [this is on the corner of where the Boys and Girls Club is – normally, not a high traffic area]
  4. Special Ordinance 14, 2024 = Rezoning of property located at 1118, 1134 and 1200 South 16th Street
    [these are vacant lots on S. 16th, between College and Franklin Avenues. ]
  5. Resolution 10, 2024 = Transfer of $70,000.00 in the EDIT #0404-0096 budget
    [this may have something to do with Terre Haute Metropolitan Planning Committee’s     Transportation Improvement Program]

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Items that are to be discussed and/or voted on on April 11th or in May 2024 are as follows:

  1. Appropriation 17, 2024 = $2,000,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to Services Contractual, #0199-0006-03-432010
    [per here: “    This project is part of our LTCP and would provide storm water collection on Brown Avenue (north and south of Hulman Street) that would then drain to the Hulman Street Storm water pipe (project completed in 2009) and then into Thompson Ditch.”]
  2. Special Ordinance 15, 2024 = Authorizing Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) for River Valley Apartments LLC
    [this is going to be a PILOT program for a low-income housing project just south of Harrison’s Crossing Health Campus on N. 4th Street, close to Union Hospital’s campus]
  3. General Ordinance 3, 2024 = Amending City Code, Chapter 4, Article 9, E.M.S. User Fees
    [this one’s controversial. Request for raising ambulance fees for users]

March/April 2024 local government opportunities

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To interested Greens,

For those that may be interested in lieu of coming to Green Party meetings; as a reminder, next business meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 7:00p.m., on Zoom, below is upcoming governmental-type meetings for interested Greens or sympathetic people to attend.

Sarah Dillon; Coordinator, Vigo Co. Green Party

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Upcoming local government opportunities

  1. Vigo County Commissioners(date and times below; Commissioners Conference room, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
    1. Regular meetings: every Tuesday; 9:00a.m.
    2. Rezoning meetings: April 8, 2024; 10:30a.m.
  2. Terre Haute City Council(date below; 6:00p.m.; Courtroom, Terre Haute City Hall)
    1. March meeting: March 14, 2024
    2. April meetings: April 4 and/or 11, 2024
  3. Vigo County Public LibraryBoard (March 18, 2024; 5:30p.m.; main branch, Vigo County Public Library)
  4. VCSC Board (March 18 and April 8, 2024; 6:00p.m.; VCSC Admin Building, 501 W. Olive St., West Terre Haute)
  5. Terre Haute Parks Board(March 20, 2024; 4:00p.m.; Torner Center, Deming Park)
  6. Terre Haute Redevelopment Commission(March 20, 2024; 4:30p.m.; 3rd floor conference room; Terre Haute City Hall)
  7. Terre Haute Board of Public Works and Safety(dates below; 9:00a.m.; Board of Public Works office, TH City Hall)
    1. March date = March 25, 2024
    2. April dates = April 8 and 22, 2024
  8. Various West Terre Haute committee meetings(dates below; 6:00p.m.; West Terre Haute Town Hall, 500 W. National Avenue)
    1. Hometown Holiday = March 26, 2024
    2. Redevelopment Committee = April 2, 2024
    3. Town Council/Park Board Committee = April 8, 2024
  9. Vigo County Capital Improvement Board(March 27, 2024; 9:00a.m.; Executive Boardroom, Terre Haute Convention Center, 800 Wabash Avenue)
  10. Vigo County Council (dates and locations below; 5:00p.m.)
    1. Sunshine meeting: April 2, 2024; Council Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St
    2. General meeting: April 9, 2024; Courthouse, Terre Haute City Hall
  11. Terre Haute Board of Zoning Appeals(April 3, 2024; 9:00a.m; Commissioners Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
  12. Vigo County Area Planning Commission (April 3, 2024; 7:00p.m.; Council Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
  13. Town Board of Riley (April 8, 2024; 6:30p.m.; Town Hall of Riley, 7683 1stStreet)
  14. Town Board of Seelyville(April 8, 2024; 7:00p.m.; 2299 N. Main St., Terre Haute, IN 47803 – Town Hall of Seelyville)
  15. VC Redevelopment Commission(April 9, 2024; Commissioners Dept., VC Annex, 127 Oak St.)
  16. Vigo County Board of Zoning Appeals (April 10, 2024; 10:00a.m.; Council Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.

Terre Haute committee meeting from Rene Adamson (Terre Haute Mayor’s office; can also be found at http://www.terrehaute.in.gov)

  1. Animal Control meets 1st Mon of ea mo, in board of works room, City Hall, @ 4:30.
  2. Airport Authority meets 2nd & 4rh Wed of the mo. @ 7:00 @ airport terminal bldg.
  3. Building advisory board meets 3rd Wed. of mo @ 3:00 @ Carpenter’s Hall, on N. 3rd.
  4. Crossroads of America Youth Orchestra meets @ BOW (Board of Public Works) room, quarterly,
  5. Cemetery regents meets @ 3:00 in cemetery office @ Highland, at pre-determined calendar
  6. Fire Merit Commission meets 3rd Thurs @ 6:30 in city court room/or BOW room.
  7. Fire Pension board meets 3rd Wed. @ 10:00 @ Station 7 (13th & Ft. Harrison)
  8. Housing Authority meets last Monday @ 5:00 @ Dreiser Square (Rene could not confirm this)
  9. Human Relations meets @ Booker T Washington. Executive director needed to confirm day.
  10. IT advisory board meets 4th Wed @ 5:30 Board of Works.
  11. Police Merit Board meets 3rd Wed, 5:00 Police Training Room
  12. Police Pension Board no set date, as needed
  13. Board of Public Works & Safety, meets 2nd & 4th Mon. @ 2:00 in BOW.
  14. Sanitation Commission meets 1st & 3rd Tues. @ 10:00 3rd floor conference @ City Hall
  15. Trees advisory board 3rd Thurs of ea mo., 3rd floor conference room 1:30
  16. Zoning appeals meets 9:00 1st Thurs. & BOW.

Upcoming “non-governmental” events

  1. General Assembly Watch details = link
  2. Upcoming events and in-person meetings = link
  3. ISU Board of Trustees (May 5, 2024; 9:00a.m., Tirey Hall)

March 2024 TH City Council agenda

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LINK1 [March 7]/LINK2 [March 14]

The link above is the agenda items for the March 2024 Terre Haute City Council regular meeting, scheduled for March 7th and/or 14th at 6:00p.m., both at City Hall and on YouTube Live

To submit questions or concerns, please fill out the form HERE by noon the day of the meetings.

First, per Terre Foods, they’ll be doing a presentation on March 7th for a request for ARPA funds towards their grocery store in 12 Points, with a City Council vote for March 14th.

Now, items that are to be discussed and/or voted on on March 7th or in April 2024 are as follows:

  1. First off, the first of 2 of March’s rounds of ARPA funding requests,via their May 22, 2023 special meeting
    • Appropriation 4, 2024 = $250,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to Services Contractual (ARPA), #0199-0006-03-432010
      [this is for the Terre Haute Humane Society for construction of a low-cost vet clinic]
    • Appropriation 6, 2024 = $14,350,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to Services Contractual, #0199-0006-03-432010
      [for several capital projects: overpass at 13th Street and 8th Avenue; parking garage at the former VCSC administration building in downtown; Brown Avenue Storm Water Project; City Hall upgrade; and upgrade at several city parks]
  2. Appropriation 5, 2024 = $452,767.00 from EMS #0270-0027 to Purchase of Vehicles (EMS), #0270-0027-04-444080
    [this is for the purchase of new ambulances and various equipment]
  3. Appropriation 7, 2024 = $5,000.00 from Cemetery #0205 to Equipment Repair & Maint, #0205-0021-03-437010
    [this is for the purchase of a new funeral tent (previous one is over 20 years old!) and cremains stands (previous ones made out of wood and Astro Turf!)]
  4. The next 2 items are for the purchase of a new roof to the maintenance building at Hulman Links plus new lawn mowers to replace those after last summer’s storms
    • Appropriation 8, 2024 = $117,149.30 from Parks General #0204 to Purchase of Equipment, #0204-0020-04-444010
    • Appropriation 9, 2024 = $68,000.00 from Hulman Links N/R #0288 to Building Repair/Maint, #0288-0038-03-437060
  5. General Ordinance 1, 2024 = Amending City Code, Chapter 8, Article 5, Work Within the Public-Right-Of-Way
    [appears to be how to deal with construction along city’s rights-of-way, replacing excavation work for the Department of Engineering]
  6. Special Ordinance 2, 2024 = Rezoning of property located at 1462 Lafayette Avenue
    [this is on the northwest corner of Lafayette and Delaware, somewhere between 12 Points and Plaza North. Previously Manny’s Café, proposed use for a car sales]
  7. Special Ordinance 6, 2024 = Rezoning of property located at 1001 South 6th Street
    [presently, this is the condos at Anthony Square in Farrington’s Grove.]
  8. Special Ordinance 8, 2024 = Rezoning of property located at 2730 North 13th Street
    [this is on N. 13th Street, north of Florida Avenue and north of the 12 Points neighborhood. Presently small house that wants to become a bakery; also, owners of Bites and Blessings on Fruitridge]
  9. Special Ordinance 9, 2024 = Rezoning of property located at near southwest corner of State Road 46 and Margaret Avenue, Parcel #84-10-06-226-006.000-023
    [this is right off the entrance to I-70 on Terre Haute’s eastside. Proposed QuikTrip]
  10. Lastly, the following are for salary for the director of Terre Haute’s Department of Redevelopment:
    • Resolution 5, 2024 = Adding an expense line for Director of the Department of Redevelopment
    • Resolution 7, 2024 = Transfer of $28,267.00 in the Redevelopment Central Business District TIF #1 (0471-0053) budget
    • Resolution 8, 2024 = Transfer of $28,267.00 in the Redevelopment CDBG (0406-0052) budget
    • Resolution 9, 2024 = Transfer of $28.267.00 in the Redevelopment ST RD 46 Tax Allocation TIF #10 (0410-0000) budget

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Items that are to be discussed and/or voted on on March 14th or in April 2024 are as follows:

  1. Not posted yet: big topic would be ARPA funding for food deserts [for Terre Foods, Manna for 7 and Catholic Charities]
  2. Appropriation 10, 2024 = $59,948.00 from Drug Training, Prevention & Education, #0234-0000 to Services Contractual, #0234-0000-03-432010 for $49,948.00, to Principal on Note, #0234-0000-03-439178 for $7,500.00 and to Interest on Note, #0234-0000-03-439179 for $2,500.00
    [this is for construction of a new High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) secure office within the THPD headquarters]
  3. Following bills will be for 2 new police vehicles that were previous used by the new police chief and assistant chief
    • Appropriation 11, 2024 = $61,269.00 from THPD Abandoned Vehicles N/R, #0228-0024 and $14,100.00 from THPD N/R #0274-0031 to THPD Auctions/Donations, #0715-0000-00-101100
    • Appropriation 12, 2024 = $88,869.00 from THPD Donations/Auctions, #0715-0068 to THPD Donations/Auctions, Purchase of Vehicles, #0715-0068-04-444080
    • Appropriation 13, 2024 = $7,630.76 from THPD Continued Education #0233-0025 to THPD Continued Education, Purchase of Vehicles, #0233-0025-04-444080
  4. Special Ordinance 10, 2024 = Vacating a portion of a North-South Public Alley located at 1311 and 1317 Eagle Street and 101, 103, and 121 North 13th Street
    [this is in the area of Crossroads Door and Hardware on 13th and Eagle, just north of Walgreens on 13th and Wabash]
  5. Resolution 6, 2024 = Transfer of $2,000.00 in the City Clerk N/R Document Perpetuation Fund (0236-0026)
    [this appears to be for new office supplies for the City Clerk’s office]

Spring 2024 INGP/VCGP events/meetings schedules

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Couple of events coming up in the spring of 2024 for the Indiana Green Party, the Vigo County Green Party or relevant organizations [NOTE: all times Eastern; unless otherwise stated, on Zoom (all events subject to change)]

Here’s events in May:

  • May 2024 INGP Fundraising Committee meeting, May 21, 2024 at 8:30p.m. = Zoom link
  • May 2024 VCGP in-person meet and greet, May 25, 2024 at 2-4pm at Bear’s Coffee and Roasting Company [formerly Little Bear Coffee Company], 2720 Lafayette Avenue = LINK
  • May 2024 INGP monthly meeting, May 30, 2024 at 8:30p.m. = coming soon

Here’s events in June:

  • June 2024 VCGP membership meeting, June 12, 2024 at 7:00p.m. = LINK
  • June 2024 INGP Fundraising Committee meeting, June 18, 2024 at 8:30p.m. = coming soon
  • June 2024 INGP monthly meeting, June 27, 2024 at 8:30p.m. = coming soon
  • June 2024 VCGP in-person meet and greet, June 29, 2024 at 1-4pm at The Madam’s Curiosities, 1281 Lafayette Avenue = LINK

Also, other local chapters are having meetings and/or upcoming events that can be found on the INGP calendar = LINK

February/March 2024 local government opportunities

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To interested Greens,

For those that may be interested in lieu of coming to Green Party meetings; as a reminder, next business meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 7:00p.m., on Zoom, below is upcoming governmental-type meetings for interested Greens or sympathetic people to attend.

Sarah Dillon; Coordinator, Vigo Co. Green Party

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Upcoming local government opportunities

  1. Vigo County Commissioners(date and times below; Commissioners Conference room, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
    1. Regular meetings: every Tuesday; 9:00a.m.
    2. Rezoning meetings: February 12, 2024; 10:30a.m.
  2. Vigo County Council (dates below; Council Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St; 5:00p.m.)
    1. Sunshine meetings: February 8 and March 5, 2024
    2. General meetings: February 13 and March 12, 2024
  3. Terre Haute City Council(date below; 6:00p.m.; Courtroom, Terre Haute City Hall)
    1. February meeting: February 8, 2024
    2. March meetings: January 7 and/or 14, 2024
  4. 2024 Legislative Crackerbarrel (February 10 and March 9, 2024; 10:00a.m.-noon; main branch, Vigo County Public Library)
  5. Terre Haute Board of Public Works and Safety(dates below; 9:00a.m.; Board of Public Works office, TH City Hall)
    1. February dates = February 12 and 26, 2024
    2. March dates = March 11 and 25, 2024
  6. VC Redevelopment Commission(February 12 and March 11, 2024; Commissioners Dept., VC Annex, 127 Oak St.)
  7. VCSC Board (February 12 and 26, 2024; 6:00p.m.; VCSC Admin Building, 501 W. Olive St., West Terre Haute)
  8. Town Board of West Terre Haute(February 12 and March 11, 2024; 6:00p.m.; West Terre Haute Town Hall)
  9. Town Board of Seelyville(February 12 and March 11, 2024; 7:00p.m.; 2299 N. Main St., Terre Haute, IN 47803 – Town Hall of Seelyville)
  10. Town Board of Riley (February 14 and March 11, 2024; 6:30p.m.; Town Hall of Riley, 7683 1stStreet)
  11. Terre Haute Redevelopment Commission(February 14 and March 13, 2024; 4:30p.m.; 3rd floor conference room; Terre Haute City Hall)
  12. Vigo County Public LibraryBoard (February 19, 2024; 5:30p.m.; main branch, Vigo County Public Library)
  13. Terre Haute Parks Board(February 21, 2024; 4:00p.m.; Torner Center, Deming Park)
  14. Vigo County Capital Improvement Board(February 28, 2024; 9:00a.m.; Executive Boardroom, Terre Haute Convention Center, 800 Wabash Avenue)
  15. Terre Haute Board of Zoning Appeals(March 6, 2024; 9:00a.m; Commissioners Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
  16. Vigo County Area Planning Commission (March 6, 2024; 7:00p.m.; Council Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)
  17. Vigo County Board of Zoning Appeals (March 13, 2024; 10:00a.m.; Council Chamber, Vigo County Annex, 127 Oak St.)

Terre Haute committee meeting from Rene Adamson (Terre Haute Mayor’s office; can also be found at http://www.terrehaute.in.gov)

  1. Animal Control meets 1st Mon of ea mo, in board of works room, City Hall, @ 4:30.
  2. Airport Authority meets 2nd & 4rh Wed of the mo. @ 7:00 @ airport terminal bldg.
  3. Building advisory board meets 3rd Wed. of mo @ 3:00 @ Carpenter’s Hall, on N. 3rd.
  4. Crossroads of America Youth Orchestra meets @ BOW (Board of Public Works) room, quarterly,
  5. Cemetery regents meets @ 3:00 in cemetery office @ Highland, at pre-determined calendar
  6. Fire Merit Commission meets 3rd Thurs @ 6:30 in city court room/or BOW room.
  7. Fire Pension board meets 3rd Wed. @ 10:00 @ Station 7 (13th & Ft. Harrison)
  8. Housing Authority meets last Monday @ 5:00 @ Dreiser Square (Rene could not confirm this)
  9. Human Relations meets @ Booker T Washington. Executive director needed to confirm day.
  10. IT advisory board meets 4th Wed @ 5:30 Board of Works.
  11. Police Merit Board meets 3rd Wed, 5:00 Police Training Room
  12. Police Pension Board no set date, as needed
  13. Board of Public Works & Safety, meets 2nd & 4th Mon. @ 2:00 in BOW.
  14. Sanitation Commission meets 1st & 3rd Tues. @ 10:00 3rd floor conference @ City Hall
  15. Trees advisory board 3rd Thurs of ea mo., 3rd floor conference room 1:30
  16. Zoning appeals meets 9:00 1st Thurs. & BOW.

Upcoming “non-governmental” events

  1. General Assembly Watch details = link
  2. Upcoming events and in-person meetings = link
  3. ISU Board of Trustees (February 16-17, 2024; 9:00a.m., Tirey Hall)