# Commissioners say next month's school-funding meeting may move to a bigger venue after the last meeting overflowed the room

## What happened
A commissioner said the county commissioners' meeting room holds about 130 people under fire code — comfortably only about 70 chairs — and that people had to stand outside the room during the last meeting on the proposed schools project. ([38:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8gKrrpK8ho&t=2315)) He said he is hopeful the county council will move next month's meeting on the school funding project to a larger venue, such as the convention center or a Terre Haute North, South, or Woodrow Wilson site, so more people can attend and comment in person instead of standing outside, even if the council doesn't hold a vote that night. ([39:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8gKrrpK8ho&t=2378), [40:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8gKrrpK8ho&t=2410)) If the meeting stays in this room, the county said it plans to provide video and audio access outside plus rented chairs for an overflow area. ([40:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8gKrrpK8ho&t=2439)) Commissioners said they had gone outside during the last meeting to tell people they could come in and give public comment. ([41:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8gKrrpK8ho&t=2463))

## The outcome
No vote taken on this; commissioners said the decision on venue, and whether the council votes that night, rests with the county council.

## Sources
- [Room capacity and overflow last meeting, 38:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8gKrrpK8ho&t=2315)
- [Hope to move to a larger venue, 39:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8gKrrpK8ho&t=2378)
- [Possible venues and presentation plans, 40:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8gKrrpK8ho&t=2410)
- [Outdoor video/audio and chairs if held here, 40:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8gKrrpK8ho&t=2439)
- [Commissioners invited outside crowd in, 41:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8gKrrpK8ho&t=2463)

*Also known as: county commissioners meeting room capacity · school funding meeting overflow · fire code capacity · public meeting overcrowding*