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Vigo Ledger — edition 2026-W36

The most recent meeting cycle: 2026-08-24 through 2026-09-03, across 5 meetings. Everything older is listed under Earlier as headlines only. The archive goes back about 8 months, to December 2025.

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 · passed · verified

Outcome: Passed on a voice vote, first to take action and then to approve.

Approved sewer rate increase (2030): 10 percent.

Affects: Terre Haute sewer customers.

Thread: Long-Term Control Plan — sewer & stormwater rate plan · 3 events.

Source: Mayor's overview of the rate increase and stormwater fee, 15:57

If you're wondering why your sewer bill is going up, this is the vote.

Where things stand

  • Long-Term Control Plan — sewer & stormwater rate plan — passed · last 2026-09-03 · 3 events The council has adopted the sewer and stormwater rate plan and authorized up to $125 million in bonds to fund it, as of Sept. 3, 2026 — a 10% sewer rate increase starting in 2030, the first since 2019, plus a new $3-a-month stormwater fee. No further dated step is on the record.
  • Vigo County schools building & funding plan ("Option 6.2") — tabled · last 2026-09-01 · 21 events · next known date 2026-12-31 The council has not voted: on Sep 1 it pulled the request from its agenda and referred it to a three-member review committee. The casino foundation's pledge is contingent on council approval by Dec. 31, 2026. The county is asked for $15 million up front and $6 million a year toward a $222 million plan.
  • Additional Appropriation 2026-42 — prosecutor forfeiture funds ($502,000) — tabled · last 2026-09-01 · 2 events Additional Appropriation 2026-42 is tabled, held a second time on Sep 1, 2026 at the prosecutor's office's request with no vote taken. No return date is set. The request is $502,000 in seized-asset forfeiture money: $250,000 for vehicles, $52,000 for contractual services, $200,000 for equipment.
  • Courthouse secure (inmate) elevator replacement — tabled · last 2026-09-01 · 2 events The $500,000 request to rebuild the courthouse's only secure inmate elevator is off the county council's agenda for a second month, pulled on Sep 1, 2026 at the commissioners' request while they wait on another repair estimate. No funding decision has been made and no return date is set.

2026-09-03 — Terre Haute City Council

2026-09-01 — Vigo County Council (Sunshine)

2026-09-01 — Vigo County Commissioners

2026-08-25 — Vigo County Commissioners

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