# Vigo Ledger — edition 2026-W37 The most recent meeting cycle: **2026-08-28 through 2026-09-10**, across 12 meetings. The archive begins 2025-12-15. Earlier meetings appear as headlines below. ## Lead story ### Council adopts a 10% sewer rate increase and new stormwater fee, the first sewer hike since 2019 **Terre Haute City Council · 2026-09-03 · money · verified** Passed on a voice vote, first to take action and then to approve - [Council adopts a 10% sewer rate increase and new stormwater fee, the first sewer hike since 2019](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-03-terre-haute-city-council-sewer-stormwater-rate-increase) - [Council authorizes up to $125 million in bonds to fund the sewer and stormwater upgrade plan](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-03-terre-haute-city-council-sanitary-district-bonds) [Mayor's overview of the rate increase and stormwater fee, 15:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTaXfMFUA30&t=957) ## Where things stand ### General Ordinance 10, 2026 — Groundwater Usage Restrictions Terre Haute City Council passed the ordinance on Sept. 10, 2026 after staff said a records check found no sewer customer in the affected area relying solely on well water for household use. The ordinance bans new private wells and requires existing wells in state-identified contamination areas to close within 365 days. - 2026-09-10 — [Council passes groundwater-use restrictions after a records check finds no customers relying only on wells](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-10-terre-haute-city-council-groundwater-usage-restrictions-ordinance-passed) - 2026-09-03 — [Council holds off on a private-well ban near old contamination sites after members ask for more notice](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-03-terre-haute-city-council-groundwater-usage-restrictions-ordinance) ### Additional Appropriation 2026-42 — prosecutor forfeiture funds ($502,000) Vigo County Council passed Additional Appropriation 2026-42 by a 7-0 roll call on Sept. 8, 2026, authorizing $502,000 in seized-asset forfeiture funds for police vehicles, services, and equipment. - 2026-09-08 — [Council approves $502,000 forfeiture appropriation for police vehicles and gear after a September deferral](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-vigo-county-council-appropriation-2026-42-prosecutor-forfeiture-passed) - 2026-09-01 — [Prosecutor's $502,000 forfeiture-funds appropriation is tabled again](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-council-sunshine-prosecutor-forfeiture-appropriation-2026-42-tabled) - 2026-08-04 — [Prosecutor asks to spend $502,000 in seized drug-case money on police vehicles and gear](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-council-sunshine-prosecutor-seized-assets-appropriation) ### Additional Appropriation 2026-47 — sheriff's office gasoline shortfall ($110,000) The council approved the sheriff's office's $110,000 additional appropriation for a gasoline shortfall, passing it 7-0 by roll call on Sep. 8, 2026. - 2026-09-08 — [Council approves $110,000 to cover the sheriff's office gasoline shortfall](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-vigo-county-council-appropriation-2026-47-sheriff-gasoline-passed) - 2026-09-01 — [Sheriff's office asks for $110,000 more to cover a gasoline shortfall through the end of the year](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-council-sunshine-sheriff-gasoline-appropriation-2026-47) ### Ordinance 96-2-1996 amendment — forfeiture & RICO reimbursement rules Ordinance 2026-3 passed the Vigo County Council 7-0 by roll call on Sep. 8, 2026, after the council first voted to set aside the 1996 ordinance it replaces. - 2026-09-08 — [Council passes updated forfeiture and RICO reimbursement rules, first unwinding a 1996 ordinance](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-vigo-county-council-forfeiture-rico-ordinance-2026-3-passed) - 2026-09-01 — [Prosecutor's office moves to update the county's decades-old forfeiture and RICO reimbursement ordinance](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-council-sunshine-forfeiture-rico-ordinance-amendment) ### Resolution 2-2026 — Sugar Creek Township Rainy Day Fund property purchase The township board passed Resolution 2-2026 on 2026-09-08, approving a $67,000 Rainy Day Fund transfer to complete a property purchase, after a state posting-notice defect voided an earlier vote on the same transfer. No further date is set. - 2026-09-08 — [Sugar Creek Township Board re-votes a $67,000 Rainy Day Fund property purchase after a posting error voided the first vote](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-sugar-creek-township-board-rainy-day-property-purchase) - 2026-08-19 — [Sugar Creek Township Board approves a $67,000 Rainy Day Fund transfer for a planned property purchase](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-19-sugar-creek-township-board-office-building-purchase) ### Vigo County schools building & funding plan ("Option 6.2") The council has not voted: on Sep. 1 it pulled the request and referred it to a three-member committee, set to meet Sept. 29. The casino foundation's $10 million pledge is contingent on council approval by Dec. 31, 2026. The plan asks the county for $15 million up front and $6 million a year toward $222 million total. - 2026-09-08 — [Council rejects a bid to pull the school-funding resolution back from committee for an October vote](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-vigo-county-council-school-funding-committee-dissolution-vote) - 2026-09-08 — [Commissioner says the council broke its promise to meet on school funding within a week](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-vigo-county-council-school-funding-meeting-schedule-dispute) - 2026-09-01 — [Commissioners ask the council for $15 million up front and $6 million a year for 20 years toward a $222 million school plan](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-council-sunshine-commissioners-school-funding-presentation) ## This edition ### 2026-09-08 — Vigo County Council **Council rejects a bid to pull the school-funding resolution back from committee for an October vote** · deferral · flagged The council voted by roll call to sustain President Ellis's ruling that the motion was out of order, so Resolution 2026-2 stays with the review committee rather than returning to the full council in October. - [Council rejects a bid to pull the school-funding resolution back from committee for an October vote](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-vigo-county-council-school-funding-committee-dissolution-vote) - [Commissioner says the council broke its promise to meet on school funding within a week](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-vigo-county-council-school-funding-meeting-schedule-dispute) [23:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX727b7xcQA&t=1431) ### 2026-09-01 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) **Council pulls the county's school-funding vote from tonight's agenda, refers it to a new three-member committee** · deferral · verified Pulled from tonight's agenda and referred to a new three-member committee; no vote taken - [Council pulls the county's school-funding vote from tonight's agenda, refers it to a new three-member committee](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-council-sunshine-school-funding-vote-pulled-committee-referral) - [Commissioners ask the council for $15 million up front and $6 million a year for 20 years toward a $222 million school plan](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-council-sunshine-commissioners-school-funding-presentation) [13:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj9WTgXtkSw&t=801) ### 2026-09-01 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) **Council president orders an outside audit and revenue forecast after the county's bond rating is downgraded** · friction · verified Executed by the council president using existing council rules; no council vote taken - [Council president orders an outside audit and revenue forecast after the county's bond rating is downgraded](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-council-sunshine-council-president-orders-audit-revenue-forecast) [11:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj9WTgXtkSw&t=707) ### 2026-09-10 — Terre Haute City Council **Council passes groundwater-use restrictions after a records check finds no customers relying only on wells** · rules · verified Passed on a voice vote. - [Council passes groundwater-use restrictions after a records check finds no customers relying only on wells](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-10-terre-haute-city-council-groundwater-usage-restrictions-ordinance-passed) [31:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiS7TwOKh8k&t=1881) ### 2026-09-03 — Terre Haute City Council **Council holds off on a private-well ban near old contamination sites after members ask for more notice** · rules · verified No vote was taken; the council moved to the next agenda item without action - [Council holds off on a private-well ban near old contamination sites after members ask for more notice](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-03-terre-haute-city-council-groundwater-usage-restrictions-ordinance) [City Attorney Michael Wright explains the ordinance and IDEM's preference, 35:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTaXfMFUA30&t=2101) ### 2026-09-01 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) **Courthouse's secure elevator funding is pulled from the agenda for a second month** · deferral · verified Removed from the agenda for a second time at the commissioners' request; no funding decision made - [Courthouse's secure elevator funding is pulled from the agenda for a second month](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-council-sunshine-courthouse-elevator-second-deferral) [2:55:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj9WTgXtkSw&t=10550) ### 2026-09-08 — Vigo County Council **Auditor's complaint and a heated appeal revive the push to fire the county council's attorney** · friction · flagged No vote was taken; President Ellis ruled the motion out of order and took the question under advisement, saying he would look into it before the next meeting. - [Auditor's complaint and a heated appeal revive the push to fire the county council's attorney](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-vigo-county-council-council-attorney-no-confidence-motion) [12:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX727b7xcQA&t=729) ### 2026-09-01 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) **A council member moves to fire the county council's attorney; vote to come next meeting** · friction · verified Motion and second made to remove the attorney; a vote is expected at the next meeting - [A council member moves to fire the county council's attorney; vote to come next meeting](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-council-sunshine-council-attorney-no-confidence-motion) [4:10:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj9WTgXtkSw&t=15035) ### 2026-09-01 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) **Vigo County holds its first public hearing on a $124.2 million 2027 budget** · money · verified Public hearing held; adoption vote scheduled for October 13 - [Vigo County holds its first public hearing on a $124.2 million 2027 budget](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-council-sunshine-2027-budget-public-hearing) [2:42:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj9WTgXtkSw&t=9743) ### 2026-09-08 — Vigo County Council **Council approves $502,000 forfeiture appropriation for police vehicles and gear after a September deferral** · money · verified Passed 7-0 by roll call. - [Council approves $502,000 forfeiture appropriation for police vehicles and gear after a September deferral](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-vigo-county-council-appropriation-2026-42-prosecutor-forfeiture-passed) [$502,000 forfeiture appropriation first explained, Aug. 4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAM5SjKj5tE&t=3149) ### 2026-09-01 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) **Prosecutor's $502,000 forfeiture-funds appropriation is tabled again** · deferral · verified Tabled again at the prosecutor's office's request; no vote taken - [Prosecutor's $502,000 forfeiture-funds appropriation is tabled again](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-council-sunshine-prosecutor-forfeiture-appropriation-2026-42-tabled) [2:56:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj9WTgXtkSw&t=10580) ### 2026-09-08 — Vigo County Council **Council approves $110,000 to cover the sheriff's office gasoline shortfall** · money · verified Passed 7-0 by roll call. - [Council approves $110,000 to cover the sheriff's office gasoline shortfall](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-vigo-county-council-appropriation-2026-47-sheriff-gasoline-passed) [$110,000 fuel shortfall appropriation requested, Sept. 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj9WTgXtkSw&t=10685) ### 2026-09-01 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) **Sheriff's office asks for $110,000 more to cover a gasoline shortfall through the end of the year** · money · verified Presented for a first reading; no vote taken at this meeting - [Sheriff's office asks for $110,000 more to cover a gasoline shortfall through the end of the year](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-council-sunshine-sheriff-gasoline-appropriation-2026-47) [2:58:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj9WTgXtkSw&t=10685) ### 2026-09-08 — Vigo County Council **Council passes updated forfeiture and RICO reimbursement rules, first unwinding a 1996 ordinance** · rules · flagged Passed 7-0 by roll call, after the council first voted 7-0 to set aside the 1996 ordinance it replaces. - [Council passes updated forfeiture and RICO reimbursement rules, first unwinding a 1996 ordinance](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-vigo-county-council-forfeiture-rico-ordinance-2026-3-passed) [1:14:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX727b7xcQA&t=4453) ### 2026-09-01 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) **Prosecutor's office moves to update the county's decades-old forfeiture and RICO reimbursement ordinance** · rules · verified Introduced on first reading, with minor revisions expected before next week's meeting - [Prosecutor's office moves to update the county's decades-old forfeiture and RICO reimbursement ordinance](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-council-sunshine-forfeiture-rico-ordinance-amendment) [2:53:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj9WTgXtkSw&t=10408) ### 2026-09-08 — Vigo County Commissioners **Commissioners accept the Shrine Farm subdivision's roads, a week after pulling the item over paperwork** · property · flagged Accepted on a voice vote - [Commissioners accept the Shrine Farm subdivision's roads, a week after pulling the item over paperwork](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-vigo-county-commissioners-shrine-farm-roads-accepted) [Petitioner returns with certified-mail receipts, 11:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZzXdN1Rvac&t=699) ### 2026-09-01 — Vigo County Commissioners **Shrine Farm roads acceptance stays off the agenda over a missed mail deadline** · deferral · flagged Not placed on today's agenda; no vote was taken. - [Shrine Farm roads acceptance stays off the agenda over a missed mail deadline](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-commissioners-shrine-farm-roads-acceptance-deferred) [Surveyor's report on the pulled item, 4:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcj3MK3mt-A&t=279) ### 2026-09-01 — Vigo County Commissioners **Vigo County commissioners approve $4,258,122.91 in claims for August 21-27, most of it public-safety-related** · money · flagged Approved on a voice vote - [Vigo County commissioners approve $4,258,122.91 in claims for August 21-27, most of it public-safety-related](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-01-vigo-county-commissioners-claims-docket-aug21-27) [Claims docket presented, 1:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcj3MK3mt-A&t=118) ### 2026-09-10 — Terre Haute City Council **Council prepays $604,377 in 2027 fire-truck and ambulance lease payments using casino fund money** · money · verified Passed on a voice vote. - [Council prepays $604,377 in 2027 fire-truck and ambulance lease payments using casino fund money](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-10-terre-haute-city-council-appropriation-13-2026-fire-lease-prepayment) [Comptroller explains casino-fund prepayment, 40:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiS7TwOKh8k&t=2407) ### 2026-09-10 — Terre Haute City Council **City budget public hearing draws no comment; council sets Oct. 8 vote** · money · verified No public comment was made; the hearing was closed and no vote was taken on either appropriation tonight. - [City budget public hearing draws no comment; council sets Oct. 8 vote](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-10-terre-haute-city-council-2027-city-budget-public-hearing) [0:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiS7TwOKh8k&t=26) ### 2026-09-08 — Vigo County Commissioners **Commissioners present Susie's Place with the county council's $15,000 check** · money · flagged No commissioners' vote; a previously arranged $15,000 check was formally presented. - [Commissioners present Susie's Place with the county council's $15,000 check](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-vigo-county-commissioners-susies-place-check-presentation) [Commissioners resume for the presentation, 17:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZzXdN1Rvac&t=1027) ### 2026-09-03 — Terre Haute City Council **Council approves a Farrington's Grove-area rezoning for an art studio and by-appointment tattoo parlor, over a neighbor's objection** · property · verified Passed on a voice vote - [Council approves a Farrington's Grove-area rezoning for an art studio and by-appointment tattoo parlor, over a neighbor's objection](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-03-terre-haute-city-council-715-park-street-rezoning) [The planned apartment, art studio and appointment-only tattoo parlor, 57:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTaXfMFUA30&t=3439) ### 2026-09-03 — Terre Haute City Council **Council downzones 908 South 7th Street to single-family only, at the owning family's request** · property · verified Passed on a voice vote - [Council downzones 908 South 7th Street to single-family only, at the owning family's request](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-03-terre-haute-city-council-908-south-7th-street-rezoning) [Item read, Area Planning's recommendation, 12:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTaXfMFUA30&t=725) ### 2026-09-03 — Terre Haute City Council **Council rezones three parcels for an 80-unit affordable senior housing project pending state funding** · property · verified Passed on a voice vote - [Council rezones three parcels for an 80-unit affordable senior housing project pending state funding](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-03-terre-haute-city-council-margaret-senior-affordable-housing-rezoning) [Rezoning three parcels for 80-unit Margaret Senior housing, 1:24:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTaXfMFUA30&t=5093) ### 2026-09-10 — Vigo County Election Board **Election board pulls Meadows Shopping Center as an early vote center, opens an Election Day-only replacement at Woodrow Wilson** · rules · flagged Approved Resolution 2026-04, amending the vote center plan, on a voice vote; the chair said the motion passed unanimously - [Election board pulls Meadows Shopping Center as an early vote center, opens an Election Day-only replacement at Woodrow Wilson](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-10-vigo-county-election-board-meadows-vote-center-relocation) [1:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsWMtdiOIME&t=81) ### 2026-09-08 — Seelyville Town Council **Seelyville's proposed 2027 budget clears the first of two required votes** · money · flagged First reading approved by roll call; no complete per-member tally was stated. - [Seelyville's proposed 2027 budget clears the first of two required votes](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-seelyville-town-council-2027-budget-first-reading) [9:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkpBxCx48zA&t=576) ### 2026-09-08 — Seelyville Town Council **Seelyville's Glen Tank water tower needs major repairs, and only one contractor has bid on the job** · money · flagged No spending decision was made; the town is waiting on its insurer's response. - [Seelyville's Glen Tank water tower needs major repairs, and only one contractor has bid on the job](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-seelyville-town-council-glen-tank-repair-estimate) [4:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkpBxCx48zA&t=272) ### 2026-09-08 — Seelyville Town Council **Developers ask Seelyville to let them split a Second Street lot into up to four rental buildings** · property · flagged No vote was taken on the subdivision or the land-vacation request; the council did not set a date to take either back up. - [Developers ask Seelyville to let them split a Second Street lot into up to four rental buildings](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-seelyville-town-council-second-street-subdivision) [13:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkpBxCx48zA&t=782) ### 2026-09-08 — Sugar Creek Township Board **Sugar Creek Township Board re-votes a $67,000 Rainy Day Fund property purchase after a posting error voided the first vote** · money · flagged Passed on a voice vote - [Sugar Creek Township Board re-votes a $67,000 Rainy Day Fund property purchase after a posting error voided the first vote](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-08-sugar-creek-township-board-rainy-day-property-purchase) [0:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJWfaiNYKUQ&t=25) ### 2026-09-02 — Terre Haute Board of Zoning Appeals **Zoning board grants a lot-size variance for two new single-family homes on North 14th and Liberty** · property · verified Approved on a voice vote - [Zoning board grants a lot-size variance for two new single-family homes on North 14th and Liberty](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-02-terre-haute-board-of-zoning-appeals-14th-half-liberty-ave-lot-size-variance) [6:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_m-JusOUio&t=373) ### 2026-09-02 — Terre Haute Board of Zoning Appeals **Zoning board approves setback variances for a new garage and a 1928 house on South 22nd Street** · property · verified Approved on a voice vote - [Zoning board approves setback variances for a new garage and a 1928 house on South 22nd Street](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-02-terre-haute-board-of-zoning-appeals-335-s-22nd-st-setback-variance) [1:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_m-JusOUio&t=95) ### 2026-09-02 — Area Plan Commission **Area Plan Commission sends a contested Farrington's Grove-area tattoo-studio rezoning to City Council** · friction · flagged Sent to Terre Haute City Council with a recommendation on a voice vote; the record of the motion does not specify favorable or unfavorable, and council still has to vote - [Area Plan Commission sends a contested Farrington's Grove-area tattoo-studio rezoning to City Council](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-02-area-plan-commission-715-park-street-recommendation) [Ed Trover's request, 26:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUWhJle6oNE&t=1610) ### 2026-09-02 — Area Plan Commission **Area Plan Commission recommends approval of the 908 South 7th Street rezoning, a month after a meeting-time mix-up shut the family out** · property · verified Recommended to Terre Haute City Council on a voice vote; council still has to vote - [Area Plan Commission recommends approval of the 908 South 7th Street rezoning, a month after a meeting-time mix-up shut the family out](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-02-area-plan-commission-908-south-7th-street-recommendation) [Owners describe the house, 6:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUWhJle6oNE&t=402) ### 2026-09-02 — Area Plan Commission **Area Plan Commission tables a battery-storage zoning ordinance to add flood-zone rules first** · deferral · flagged Tabled on a voice vote; no return date was set - [Area Plan Commission tables a battery-storage zoning ordinance to add flood-zone rules first](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-02-area-plan-commission-battery-storage-ordinance-tabled) [Staff's request to table, 1:24:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUWhJle6oNE&t=5092) ### 2026-09-02 — Area Plan Commission **Area Plan Commission recommends rezoning for an 80-unit affordable senior apartment complex on Margaret Avenue** · property · verified Recommended to Terre Haute City Council on a voice vote; council still has to act, and the developer won't know if it has state funding until November - [Area Plan Commission recommends rezoning for an 80-unit affordable senior apartment complex on Margaret Avenue](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-02-area-plan-commission-margaret-senior-recommendation) [Developer's introduction, 56:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUWhJle6oNE&t=3404) ### 2026-09-02 — Area Plan Commission **Area Plan Commission replats five North 22nd Street lots into three, over a resident's parking and sewer concerns** · friction · verified The replat passed on a voice vote - [Area Plan Commission replats five North 22nd Street lots into three, over a resident's parking and sewer concerns](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-09-02-area-plan-commission-vernon-court-replat) [Four-plus out-of-compliance lots, redrawn, 1:09:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUWhJle6oNE&t=4178) ### 2026-08-31 — Lost Creek Township Board **Lost Creek Township adopts a flat 2027 tax levy with no pay raises** · money · flagged Passed on a voice vote - [Lost Creek Township adopts a flat 2027 tax levy with no pay raises](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-31-lost-creek-township-board-2027-tax-levy) [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74fBAQvxClU&t=0) ## Dates ahead - 2026-09-29 — committee meeting date — Vigo County schools building & funding plan ("Option 6.2") - 2026-10-13 — council adoption vote — Vigo County 2027 operating budget - 2026-10-13 — county auditor's 18-month revenue forecast due — Vigo County bond rating downgrade and financial audit ## Earlier - 2026-08-26 — Capital Improvement Board — [CIB pencils in $1 million for Indiana Theater repairs in 2027, banking on a state grant match](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-26-capital-improvement-board-indiana-theater-capital-budget) - 2026-08-26 — Capital Improvement Board — [Larry Bird Museum replaces peeling graphics after warranty dispute with original vendor](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-26-capital-improvement-board-larry-bird-museum-graphics) - 2026-08-26 — Capital Improvement Board — [Developer asks Capital Improvement Board for $2.5 million toward a 100-acre youth sports complex](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-26-capital-improvement-board-midwest-elite-sports-foundation-ask) - 2026-08-25 — Sugar Creek Township Board — [Sugar Creek Township holds its budget hearing; general fund would rise 2.97%, heads to adoption Sept. 8](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-25-sugar-creek-township-board-2026-budget-hearing) - 2026-08-25 — Vigo County Commissioners — [Vigo County commissioners approve $870,767.38 in claims for August 14-20](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-25-vigo-county-commissioners-claims-docket-aug14-20) - 2026-08-25 — Vigo County Commissioners — [Resident flags an unfinished grade at the fairgrounds' new concrete; commissioners say they're aware](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-25-vigo-county-commissioners-fairgrounds-concrete-grade) - 2026-08-24 — Terre Haute Board of Public Works — [Fire department buys new ambulance chassis outright instead of financing it](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-24-terre-haute-board-of-public-works-fire-department-ambulance-chassis-purchase) - 2026-08-24 — Terre Haute Board of Public Works — [Board sets aside the YMCA expansion's last $83,000 as an owner contingency fund](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-24-terre-haute-board-of-public-works-ymca-gmp3-owner-contingency) - 2026-08-24 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [State guidance says the county's 0.2% correctional/rehab tax fund can't pay for non-facility staff](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-24-vigo-county-budget-committee-correctional-rehab-fund-restricted) - 2026-08-24 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [County budget committee floats a flat raise for every employee instead of stipends — no decision made](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-24-vigo-county-budget-committee-flat-raise-vs-stipends-deferred) - 2026-08-24 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Budget committee recommends paying for a $250,000 court program from opioid settlement money, not general fund](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-24-vigo-county-budget-committee-judge-ready-opioid-funding) - 2026-08-24 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Budget committee leaves radio-tower and EMA funding undecided; tower payments will need a special vote next year](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-24-vigo-county-budget-committee-lit-fund-tower-funding-deferred) - 2026-08-24 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [A committee member says the general-fund request for three mental health court positions will not be reopened](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-24-vigo-county-budget-committee-mental-health-court-positions-declined) - 2026-08-20 — Terre Haute Parks and Recreation Board — [Ray Park clubhouse rebuild could miss a second deadline, pushing the reopening toward November](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-20-terre-haute-parks-and-recreation-board-ray-park-clubhouse-delay) - 2026-08-19 — Sugar Creek Township Board — [Sugar Creek Township Board approves a $67,000 Rainy Day Fund transfer for a planned property purchase](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-19-sugar-creek-township-board-office-building-purchase) - 2026-08-19 — Terre Haute Human Relations Commission — [EEOC's new login.gov requirement is making it harder for the Human Relations Commission to help residents file federal job-discrimination complaints](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-19-terre-haute-human-relations-commission-eeoc-login-gov-barrier) - 2026-08-19 — Terre Haute Human Relations Commission — [City reports $74,261 in first-round Neighborhood Investment Fund awards for 7 projects](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-19-terre-haute-human-relations-commission-neighborhood-investment-fund-awards) - 2026-08-19 — Terre Haute Human Relations Commission — [Human Relations Commission approves $3,000 Pride Fest sponsorship after tabling it in July](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-19-terre-haute-human-relations-commission-pride-fest-sponsorship) - 2026-08-19 — Terre Haute Human Relations Commission — [City budgets at least $30,000 for warming-center support as a partner shelter exit could reduce capacity by about 20 beds](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-19-terre-haute-human-relations-commission-warming-center-budget-commitment) - 2026-08-18 — Vigo County Commissioners — [County renews $37,800-a-year HVAC maintenance contract for the county jail](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-18-vigo-county-commissioners-jail-hvac-maintenance-contract) - 2026-08-18 — Vigo County Commissioners — [Commissioners pull jail-overcrowding ordinance from the agenda, say a decision is still weeks away](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-18-vigo-county-commissioners-jail-overcrowding-decision-deferred) - 2026-08-18 — Vigo County Commissioners — [Commissioners say next month's school-funding meeting may move to a bigger venue after the last meeting overflowed the room](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-18-vigo-county-commissioners-meeting-venue-school-funding) - 2026-08-18 — Vigo County Commissioners — [Commissioners approve ordinance creating a new fire tax district for Otter Creek Township](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-18-vigo-county-commissioners-otter-creek-fire-protection-district) - 2026-08-18 — Vigo County Commissioners — [County signs $469,000 contract to study traffic safety problems countywide](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-18-vigo-county-commissioners-safe-streets-for-all-contract) - 2026-08-18 — Vigo County Commissioners — [County commissions design for a bigger south highway garage after years of cramped, outdoor repairs](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-18-vigo-county-commissioners-south-garage-addition-design) - 2026-08-18 — Vigo County Commissioners — [Commissioners approve vacating the last block of Union Road near Lewis](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-18-vigo-county-commissioners-union-road-vacation) - 2026-08-13 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [County's 911 fund set to spend more than it takes in next year](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-13-vigo-county-budget-committee-911-fund-cash-drawdown) - 2026-08-13 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Clerk's office scanning project budget jumps from $9,000 to $109,000](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-13-vigo-county-budget-committee-clerk-scanning-project-funding) - 2026-08-13 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Funding for the Clinton Road widening project drops from $3 million to $500,000](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-13-vigo-county-budget-committee-clinton-road-funding-drop) - 2026-08-13 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Two Juvenile Justice Center budget lines held pending a check with the auditor's office](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-13-vigo-county-budget-committee-juvenile-justice-center-items-deferred) - 2026-08-13 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Budget committee approves $950,000 rainy-day-fund line for courthouse and generator work](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-13-vigo-county-budget-committee-rainy-day-courthouse-repairs) - 2026-08-13 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Budget committee recesses without deciding on salaries, grade changes, or how to pay for a tower](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-13-vigo-county-budget-committee-recess-salaries-deferred) - 2026-08-13 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Sheriff's office budget put off to a later meeting](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-13-vigo-county-budget-committee-sheriff-budget-deferred) - 2026-08-13 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Budget committee holds off on the weights and measures budget over an unresolved raise question](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-13-vigo-county-budget-committee-weights-and-measures-raise-deferred) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Board of Zoning Appeals — [County zoning board lets Chamberlain Street pole barn remain after lot split](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-board-of-zoning-appeals-chamberlain-street-pole-barn-variance) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Board of Zoning Appeals — [Zoning board approves a garage variance next to a vacant lot, over one neighbor's written objection](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-board-of-zoning-appeals-garage-setback-variance) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [County 911 dispatch system is dropping calls and needs replacement](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-budget-committee-911-vesta-phone-system-replacement) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Vigo County forwards a pay-grade increase and staff stipends for tax-office employees to the full council](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-budget-committee-auditor-office-pay-grade-and-stipend-forwarded) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Vigo County adds $520,000 to cover a run of building-maintenance emergencies](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-budget-committee-building-maintenance-emergency-funding) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Vigo County clerk wins $300,000 for records digitization and higher pay for election-day workers](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-budget-committee-clerk-digitization-and-election-worker-pay) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [State funding cuts push more of Vigo County's community corrections costs onto local taxpayers](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-budget-committee-community-corrections-funding-shift) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Vigo County sends a deputy prosecutor pay raise — and its public-defender price tag — to the full council](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-budget-committee-deputy-prosecutor-pay-raise-referred-to-council) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Vigo County Highway Department needs more money set aside for workers' comp insurance](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-budget-committee-highway-department-workers-comp-increase) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Vigo County jail budget goes up for vehicles, repairs, and new body cameras](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-budget-committee-jail-budget-increase-body-cameras) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [A drug-treatment court program may need $250,000 from Vigo County's general fund instead of opioid settlement money](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-budget-committee-judge-readys-program-funding-shift) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Vigo County still hasn't figured out which fund pays for its radio towers](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-budget-committee-lit-towers-funding-unresolved) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Vigo County budget committee catches a mistaken $182,716 line in the public defender's budget after already approving it](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-budget-committee-public-defender-budget-line-error) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Budget Committee — [Vigo County holds off approving the sheriff's budget to recheck the numbers](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-budget-committee-sheriff-budget-held-off) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Commissioners — [New high school site remains unpicked while officials discuss the State Road 46 corridor](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-commissioners-eastside-high-school-site) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Commissioners — [New state law is what lets the county help pay for school buildings](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-commissioners-new-state-law-school-funding) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Commissioners — [Resident presses commissioners: will my property taxes go up?](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-commissioners-property-tax-guarantee-question) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Commissioners — [Commissioners approve a school-funding commitment of $15 million up front and up to $6 million annually](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-commissioners-school-funding-commitment-vote) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Oversight board recommends $15 million up front and $6 million a year in county money for the school building plan](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-oversight-board-funding-recommendation-vote) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Oversight board votes 5-0 to send "Option 6.2" — a new high school east of the river and a renovated West Vigo — to the county commissioners](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-oversight-board-option-6-2-facilities-vote) - 2026-08-12 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Teachers' union president tells the oversight board most teachers support the school plan but says teacher voice has been missing from the process](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-12-vigo-county-oversight-board-vcta-teacher-survey) - 2026-08-11 — Seelyville Town Council — [INDOT's Highway 40 storm-water project forces Seelyville to spend $166,000 relocating water and sewer lines](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-11-seelyville-town-council-highway-40-utility-relocation) - 2026-08-11 — Seelyville Town Council — [Seelyville weighs three annual HWC contracts worth almost $48,000 — no vote captured on the recording](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-11-seelyville-town-council-hwc-annual-service-agreements) - 2026-08-11 — Seelyville Town Council — [Seelyville Town Council approves formal request for its share of county income-tax funds](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-11-seelyville-town-council-lit-funds-resolution) - 2026-08-11 — Seelyville Town Council — [A Seelyville resident accuses the town marshal of a retaliatory stop; officials call the stop justified and refer him to their attorney](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-11-seelyville-town-council-marshal-traffic-stop-complaint) - 2026-08-11 — Vigo County Council — [Council approves $200,000 for Community Corrections after changing a rule that had blocked the vote](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-11-vigo-county-council-community-corrections-appropriation) - 2026-08-11 — Vigo County Council — [IT moves $40,000 out of the county's computer-replacement fund to cover a contract that includes new website ADA rules](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-11-vigo-county-council-it-website-ada-transfer) - 2026-08-11 — Vigo County Council — [County Recorder Diana Smith objects to a commissioner's proposal to change her office](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-11-vigo-county-council-recorder-statement) - 2026-08-11 — Vigo County Council — [Council takes up a Sheriff's Office ordinance after first announcing it withdrawn](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-11-vigo-county-council-sheriff-ordinance-bureau) - 2026-08-11 — Vigo County Council — [Council approves funding for Susie's Place after a member objects to nonprofit spending](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-11-vigo-county-council-susies-place-vote) - 2026-08-10 — Terre Haute Board of Public Works — [Board approves a stormwater maintenance agreement for Terra Vista Glen](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-10-terre-haute-board-of-public-works-terra-vista-glen-maintenance-agreement) - 2026-08-10 — West Terre Haute Town Council — [Baker Tilly advisor says West Terre Haute is about a month behind in its 2027 budget process](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-10-west-terre-haute-town-council-2027-budget-process-baker-tilly) - 2026-08-10 — West Terre Haute Town Council — [West Terre Haute council weighs a $113,000 upfront payment after its insurer wouldn't renew](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-10-west-terre-haute-town-council-insurance-renewal-front-loaded-payment) - 2026-08-10 — West Terre Haute Town Council — [West Terre Haute residents with old water pipes will get mandatory inspection notices this year](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-10-west-terre-haute-town-council-lead-service-line-inspections) - 2026-08-10 — West Terre Haute Town Council — [West Terre Haute may owe up to $30,000 for police vests if a matching grant doesn't grow](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-10-west-terre-haute-town-council-police-vests-grant-shortfall) - 2026-08-10 — West Terre Haute Town Council — [West Terre Haute tables a $2-an-hour raise for a waterworks employee until the budget is set](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-10-west-terre-haute-town-council-waterworks-pay-raise-tabled) - 2026-08-06 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council approves $225,000 for a replacement fire department rescue truck](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-06-terre-haute-city-council-appropriation-11-2026-fire-truck) - 2026-08-06 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council approves $45,000 to help keep Susie's Place child advocacy center open after federal funding cuts](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-06-terre-haute-city-council-appropriation-12-2026-susies-place) - 2026-08-06 — Terre Haute City Council — [State gas tax extension leaves part of Terre Haute's road funding for this year unconfirmed](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-06-terre-haute-city-council-gas-tax-road-funding-update) - 2026-08-06 — Terre Haute City Council — [City picks a firm to update Terre Haute's 46-year-old historic buildings survey](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-06-terre-haute-city-council-historic-resources-survey) - 2026-08-06 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council approves $100,000 toward a new street department plow truck, with a state grant covering part of the cost](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-06-terre-haute-city-council-resolution-11-2026-street-truck) - 2026-08-06 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council approves rezoning of the former Mason Lodge at 2215 Garfield Avenue from residential to commercial](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-06-terre-haute-city-council-so10-2026-garfield-ave-rezoning) - 2026-08-06 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council approves rezoning at 335 Kent Avenue to allow a duplex](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-06-terre-haute-city-council-so7-2026-kent-ave-rezoning) - 2026-08-06 — Terre Haute City Council — [Rezoning of a 140-year-old Terre Haute home is delayed to September after conflicting city and county meeting times](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-06-terre-haute-city-council-so9-2026-908-s-7th-st-deferral) - 2026-08-05 — Area Plan Commission — [Area Plan Commission recommends rezoning the former Mason Lodge on Garfield Avenue for a software company's office](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-05-area-plan-commission-2215-garfield-avenue-recommendation) - 2026-08-05 — Area Plan Commission — [Area Plan Commission recommends splitting a Kent Avenue lot to add a duplex next to an existing sober-living home](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-05-area-plan-commission-335-kent-avenue-recommendation) - 2026-08-05 — Area Plan Commission — [Area Plan Commission takes no action on the 908 South 7th Street rezoning request](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-05-area-plan-commission-908-south-7th-street-no-recommendation) - 2026-08-05 — Area Plan Commission — [Area Plan Commission approves a 5-acre commercial subdivision on Wabash Avenue near Union Hospital](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-05-area-plan-commission-hmm-holdings-wabash-subdivision) - 2026-08-05 — Area Plan Commission — [Area Plan Commission approves splitting a 12.85-acre Fruitridge Avenue property, with a flood-map error to fix first](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-05-area-plan-commission-mcguire-phase-2-fruitridge-subdivision) - 2026-08-05 — Area Plan Commission — [Area Plan Commission approves subdivision at the Mill on South Riverside Road after a recusal](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-05-area-plan-commission-riverside-development-mill-subdivision) - 2026-08-05 — Vigo County Board of Zoning Appeals — [Zoning board approves deck and hot tub variance at 1721 North 31st Street](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-05-vigo-county-board-of-zoning-appeals-1721-n-31st-st-variance) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Commissioners — [County will fix a billing error that let about 84 properties skip a small conservancy tax since 2010](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-commissioners-conservancy-tax-correction) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Commissioners — [Commissioners confirm they'll ask the county council tonight to fund a full rebuild of the jail's secure elevator](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-commissioners-jail-elevator-rebuild-funding) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Commissioners — [A project code-named 'Project Holly' is seeking a partial property-tax break for an $8–10 million Terre Haute investment](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-commissioners-project-holly-tax-abatement) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Commissioners — [No regular Tuesday commissioners meeting next week — special Wednesday 5pm session will hear the East Side school recommendation instead](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-commissioners-special-wednesday-meeting-east-side-school) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Commissioners — [Commissioners approve a legal engagement letter for a potential future county bond](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-commissioners-taft-bond-engagement-letter) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) — [Council to consider a $4,500 clothing allowance for security officers, missed in last year's budget](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-council-sunshine-building-security-clothing-allowance) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) — [Council revisits restoring $200,000 to Community Corrections after it was pulled from the budget by mistake](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-council-sunshine-community-corrections-200k-restored) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) — [Courthouse's only secure inmate elevator failed inspection; $500,000 fix request pulled for more bids](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-council-sunshine-courthouse-elevator-deferred) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) — [County group homes ask for $158,980 in repairs, with a $150,000 Lilly Foundation grant possibly on the way](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-council-sunshine-homes-for-children-repairs) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) — [IT staff seek $40,000 transfer for internet upgrades and a website overhaul, but council wants an itemized list first](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-council-sunshine-it-website-fund-transfer) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) — [Lost Creek fire district asks county for $50,000 after paying to fix a truck's pump mid-fire](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-council-sunshine-lost-creek-fire-pump-appropriation) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) — [Commissioner proposes funding a 3% county raise by cutting public defenders' health insurance](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-council-sunshine-pay-raise-public-defender-cuts) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) — [Prosecutor asks for $10,000 more to bring wanted suspects back to Vigo County](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-council-sunshine-prosecutor-fugitive-return-appropriation) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) — [Prosecutor asks to spend $502,000 in seized drug-case money on police vehicles and gear](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-council-sunshine-prosecutor-seized-assets-appropriation) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) — [County's school oversight committee reports $87,146 balance, sets September date for a school funding proposal](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-council-sunshine-school-oversight-committee-report) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) — [Council questions whether it can legally make the sheriff's office an 'ordinance bureau'](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-council-sunshine-sheriff-ordinance-bureau) - 2026-08-04 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine) — [County asked to give Susie's Place $15,000 as federal funding for child abuse interviews shrinks](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-04-vigo-county-council-sunshine-susies-place-funding) - 2026-08-03 — Vigo County Drainage Board — [Drainage board holds off repairing a growing sinkhole on the R.K. Miller property until it dries out](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-08-03-vigo-county-drainage-board-rk-miller-sinkhole) - 2026-07-20 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Oversight board pays a $2,269.50 legal bill and reports an $87,135 balance](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-07-20-vigo-county-oversight-board-attorney-fees-treasurer-report) - 2026-07-20 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Terre Haute Casino Foundation pledges $10 million upfront and up to $4.3 million a year for a new high school](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-07-20-vigo-county-oversight-board-casino-foundation-funding-commitment) - 2026-07-20 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [West Vigo teachers push back on a plan detail that would move sixth graders into an "elementary" building](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-07-20-vigo-county-oversight-board-sixth-grade-consolidation-concern) - 2026-07-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council approves rezoning so Fastenal can expand into the building next door on Poplar Street](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-07-09-terre-haute-city-council-1009-poplar-fastenal-rezoning) - 2026-07-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [A rezoning request for 335 Kent Avenue got pushed to August because no one showed up to present it](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-07-09-terre-haute-city-council-335-kent-avenue-rezoning-deferred) - 2026-07-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [Terre Haute has stopped issuing cat-colony permits — residents say enforcement hasn't stopped](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-07-09-terre-haute-city-council-cat-colony-ordinance-friction) - 2026-07-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council lets CHI Overhead Doors keep its tax break despite falling short on new jobs](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-07-09-terre-haute-city-council-chi-overhead-doors-abatement) - 2026-07-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [EDC says it's dropping automatic 10-year tax abatements — and a $30-50 million project is headed to council soon](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-07-09-terre-haute-city-council-edc-project-holly) - 2026-07-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council fixes a paperwork mix-up and keeps Govina Inc.'s tax abatement active](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-07-09-terre-haute-city-council-govina-cf1-correction) - 2026-07-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council approves $750,000 to rebuild Ray Park's tennis courts this year instead of next](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-07-09-terre-haute-city-council-ray-park-tennis-appropriation) - 2026-07-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [A union rep says the YMCA expansion's contractor isn't following Terre Haute's responsible-bid rules](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-07-09-terre-haute-city-council-responsible-bid-ordinance-ymca) - 2026-07-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [Sewer bills are on track to rise 10% in 2030, plus a new $3-a-month stormwater fee](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-07-09-terre-haute-city-council-sewer-stormwater-rate-plan) - 2026-07-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council adopts a new city wheel tax — but says it replaces, not adds to, what you already pay](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-07-09-terre-haute-city-council-wheel-tax-adopted) - 2026-06-25 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Oversight board approves two Barnes & Thornburg legal invoices totaling $4,563](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-06-25-vigo-county-oversight-board-legal-invoices-treasurer-report) - 2026-06-25 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [A revised West Vigo school plan could save $30 million to $40 million, but no decision has been made](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-06-25-vigo-county-oversight-board-west-vigo-plan-revision-presented) - 2026-06-11 — Terre Haute City Council — [Terre Haute police detail their 30 license-plate cameras — and say ICE data-sharing is off, for now](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-06-11-terre-haute-city-council-flock-camera-privacy-policy) - 2026-06-11 — Terre Haute City Council — [New Terre Haute wheel tax ordinance held over to July 9 without a vote](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-06-11-terre-haute-city-council-wheel-tax-tabled) - 2026-06-04 — Terre Haute City Council — [City may drop the 'Make My Move' relocation incentive as the state scales back funding](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-06-04-terre-haute-city-council-appropriation-9-2026-make-my-move) - 2026-06-04 — Terre Haute City Council — [A trustee asked council to approve 100 homeless shelter beds at the fairgrounds with no city money — and got no response on the record](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-06-04-terre-haute-city-council-homeless-shelter-fairgrounds-proposal) - 2026-06-04 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council approves rezoning for three small 'efficiency' homes on North 13th Street, across from ISU student housing](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-06-04-terre-haute-city-council-special-ordinance-4-2026-13th-street-rezoning) - 2026-05-14 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council questions why a tax-abated apartment building has only two employees](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-05-14-terre-haute-city-council-miller-parrott-employee-count) - 2026-05-14 — Terre Haute City Council — [Councilman Nation: property tax breaks are helping build affordable and senior housing](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-05-14-terre-haute-city-council-warren-village-ii-affordable-housing) - 2026-05-07 — Terre Haute City Council — [City to tear down about ten more houses in May, plus a condemned building near the mall](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-05-07-terre-haute-city-council-blight-demolitions) - 2026-05-07 — Terre Haute City Council — [Terre Haute plans to loosen ADU and setback rules, then hire an outside firm to rewrite the entire zoning code](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-05-07-terre-haute-city-council-chapter-10-zoning-rewrite) - 2026-04-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [Resident says the city isn't enforcing its street-basketball-hoop ban near where kids were hit by a car](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-04-09-terre-haute-city-council-basketball-street-code-enforcement) - 2026-04-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [Mayor warns a 2028 state tax change could double-tax residents — city is exploring a workaround](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-04-09-terre-haute-city-council-income-tax-must-proposal) - 2026-04-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council rezones two North 12th Street lots from residential to business use](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-04-09-terre-haute-city-council-north-12th-street-rezoning) - 2026-04-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [Redevelopment Commission's 2025 report: downtown hotel TIF area spent $46,494 more than it collected](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-04-09-terre-haute-city-council-tif-report-cbd-shortfall) - 2026-04-09 — Terre Haute City Council — [City spends about $47,500 to keep the homeless warming center open 37 nights this winter](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-04-09-terre-haute-city-council-warming-center-appropriation) - 2026-04-09 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Oversight board pushes school-funding recommendation from April to July](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-04-09-vigo-county-oversight-board-recommendation-timeline-delay) - 2026-04-02 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council backs a plan to turn South 8th Street into a park for the Children's Museum — but doesn't fund or close anything yet](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-04-02-terre-haute-city-council-8th-street-park-resolution) - 2026-04-02 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council can't yet vote on the 3317 North 12th Street rezoning — the area plan commission hasn't met](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-04-02-terre-haute-city-council-north-12th-street-rezoning-held) - 2026-04-02 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council appropriates $20,000 for the Ray Park and Riley Trail projects using returned grant money](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-04-02-terre-haute-city-council-riley-trail-appropriation) - 2026-03-26 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Vigo County Schools cuts its 2026 combined property tax rate to 90.53 cents, down from 97.61 cents](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-03-26-vigo-county-oversight-board-2026-tax-rate-cut) - 2026-03-26 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [District says it can't set a construction start date for its school building plan until the county decides whether to help pay for it](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-03-26-vigo-county-oversight-board-construction-start-timing) - 2026-03-12 — Terre Haute City Council — [Resident's push for a 13th Street corridor committee stalls — council says it has to start with the mayor's office](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-03-12-terre-haute-city-council-13th-street-corridor-committee) - 2026-03-12 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council locks in — and slightly expands — the days fireworks are legal in Terre Haute](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-03-12-terre-haute-city-council-fireworks-ordinance) - 2026-03-12 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Public comments show competing views of Vigo County's school consolidation plan](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-03-12-vigo-county-oversight-board-public-comment-school-consolidation) - 2026-03-05 — Terre Haute City Council — [Two fire code ordinances held back over state-law conflicts](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-03-05-terre-haute-city-council-go2-go4-fire-ordinances-tabled) - 2026-03-05 — Terre Haute City Council — [74 former ISU lots north of campus go up for sale with a $6,500-per-lot infrastructure incentive](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-03-05-terre-haute-city-council-isu-parcels-redevelopment) - 2026-03-05 — Terre Haute City Council — [13th Street Corridor advocates tell council they've been shut out of housing funding for two decades](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-03-05-terre-haute-city-council-malone-jonah-13th-street-corridor-funding) - 2026-03-05 — Terre Haute City Council — [City and county put $2 million into a revolving housing loan fund; separate program offers up to 5% down-payment help](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-03-05-terre-haute-city-council-revolving-loan-fund-hoosier-homes-plus) - 2026-03-05 — Terre Haute City Council — [Council rezones 2722 South Fruitridge Avenue for a wealth-management office, with a safeguard back to residential](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-03-05-terre-haute-city-council-special-ordinance-1-fruitridge-rezoning) - 2026-03-05 — Terre Haute City Council — [State law forces Terre Haute to update its zoning code by the end of 2026](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-03-05-terre-haute-city-council-zoning-code-update-hb1001) - 2026-02-26 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Board member questions an illustration that uses Vigo County Schools' full existing bonding capacity](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-02-26-vigo-county-oversight-board-bonding-capacity-no-tax-increase) - 2026-02-26 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [A resident tells the Vigo County School Oversight Board it lacks Black representation](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-02-26-vigo-county-oversight-board-committee-representation-equity-concern) - 2026-02-23 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Resident questions how the county calculated a $102 million savings figure](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-02-23-vigo-county-oversight-board-savings-figure-public-question) - 2026-02-12 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Oversight Board hires Barnes & Thornburg as counsel for its school-plan review](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-02-12-vigo-county-oversight-board-barnes-thornburg-engagement-approved) - 2026-02-02 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [School board adopts "Option Six," closing eight Vigo County buildings to avoid an estimated $191 million in costs](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-02-02-vigo-county-oversight-board-option-six-adopted) - 2026-01-29 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Vigo County Schools has lost $80 million to $100 million in property tax revenue since 2015 to the state's tax caps](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-01-29-vigo-county-oversight-board-circuit-breaker-property-tax-loss) - 2026-01-29 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [State lawmakers cap Vigo County Schools' property-tax growth at 4.4% for a third year running](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-01-29-vigo-county-oversight-board-operations-levy-growth-cap-2026) - 2026-01-29 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [SEA 1 creates a new credit for qualifying homestead property owners, reducing local tax collections](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-01-29-vigo-county-oversight-board-sea1-homestead-credit) - 2026-01-29 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [State budget ends a $155-per-student textbook grant; district cites grant loss and enrollment decline in a $1.5 million annual shortfall](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-01-29-vigo-county-oversight-board-textbook-grant-removed) - 2026-01-12 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [District says it can bond for one new high school without raising taxes, but not two](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-01-12-vigo-county-oversight-board-county-bonding-partnership-request) - 2026-01-12 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Plan would raze West Vigo Middle School as Terre Haute North and South become middle schools](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-01-12-vigo-county-oversight-board-option-six-school-building-fates) - 2026-01-05 — Vigo County Oversight Board — [Oversight Board adopts a public-comment policy for its school-plan meetings](/p/vigo-ledger/Ledger/Highlights/2026-01-05-vigo-county-oversight-board-public-comment-policy)