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Vigo County Commissioners

The elected board that governs Vigo County outside Terre Haute city government — approves county contracts and ordinances, oversees county property including the Vigo County Fairgrounds, and sets county policy.

Every indexed appearance (31)

  1. Sep 15, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners2 items
    1. Sep 15Most recent step: Passed

      Vigo County commissioners approve $1,171,087.57 in claims for September 4-10 0:01:02

    2. Sep 15Approved

      Commissioners vacate a 12-foot alley in Burnett for property owner Austin Smith 0:04:04

  2. Aug 12, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners3 items
    1. Aug 12HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      Resident presses commissioners: will my property taxes go up? 0:50:09

    2. Aug 12HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      New state law is what lets the county help pay for school buildings 0:32:39

    3. Aug 12PassedUnverified item. Flagged

      Commissioners approve a school-funding commitment of $15 million up front and up to $6 million annually 1:23:55

  3. Sep 8, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners1 item
    1. Sep 8PresentedUnverified item. Flagged

      Commissioners present Susie's Place with the county council's $15,000 check 0:17:07

  4. Sep 1, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners1 item
    1. Sep 1HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      Shrine Farm roads acceptance stays off the agenda over a missed mail deadline 0:04:39

  5. Sep 1, 2026— Vigo County Council (Sunshine)2 items
    1. Sep 1Pulled

      Council pulls the county's school-funding vote from tonight's agenda, refers it to a new three-member committee 0:13:21

    2. Sep 1Presented

      Commissioners ask the council for $15 million up front and $6 million a year for 20 years toward a $222 million school plan 0:53:55

  6. Aug 4, 2026— Vigo County Council (Sunshine)2 items
    1. Aug 4HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      Commissioner proposes funding a 3% county raise by cutting public defenders' health insurance 0:01:05

    2. Aug 4Introduced

      Council questions whether it can legally make the sheriff's office an 'ordinance bureau' 0:10:09

  7. Sep 8, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners1 item
    1. Sep 8ApprovedUnverified item. Flagged

      Commissioners accept the Shrine Farm subdivision's roads, a week after pulling the item over paperwork 0:12:48

  8. Sep 8, 2026— County Council1 item
    1. Sep 8Reported

      Commissioner says the council broke its promise to meet on school funding within a week 0:09:48

  9. Sep 1, 2026— Vigo County Council (Sunshine)1 item
    1. Sep 1Tabled

      Courthouse's secure elevator funding is pulled from the agenda for a second month 2:55:50

  10. Sep 1, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners1 item
    1. Sep 1PassedUnverified item. Flagged

      Vigo County commissioners approve $4,258,122.91 in claims for August 21-27, most of it public-safety-related 0:02:38

  11. Aug 25, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners2 items
    1. Aug 25Passed

      Vigo County commissioners approve $870,767.38 in claims for August 14-20 0:12:01

    2. Aug 25HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      Resident flags an unfinished grade at the fairgrounds' new concrete; commissioners say they're aware 0:18:17

  12. Aug 18, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners7 items
    1. Aug 18Approved

      Commissioners approve ordinance creating a new fire tax district for Otter Creek Township 0:08:56

    2. Aug 18Approved

      County renews $37,800-a-year HVAC maintenance contract for the county jail 0:10:52

    3. Aug 18Approved

      County signs $469,000 contract to study traffic safety problems countywide 0:14:12

    4. Aug 18Approved

      County commissions design for a bigger south highway garage after years of cramped, outdoor repairs 0:21:55

    5. Aug 18PulledUnverified item. Flagged

      Commissioners pull jail-overcrowding ordinance from the agenda, say a decision is still weeks away 0:30:32

    6. Aug 18Approved

      Commissioners approve vacating the last block of Union Road near Lewis 0:33:22

    7. Aug 18Heard

      Commissioners say next month's school-funding meeting may move to a bigger venue after the last meeting overflowed the room 0:38:35

  13. Aug 4, 2026— Vigo County Council (Sunshine)2 items
    1. Aug 4Presented

      County asked to give Susie's Place $15,000 as federal funding for child abuse interviews shrinks 0:23:33

    2. Aug 4Pulled

      Courthouse's only secure inmate elevator failed inspection; $500,000 fix request pulled for more bids 0:39:33

  14. Aug 4, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners5 items
    1. Aug 4Approved

      Commissioners approve a legal engagement letter for a potential future county bond 0:02:49

    2. Aug 4HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      A project code-named 'Project Holly' is seeking a partial property-tax break for an $8–10 million Terre Haute investment 0:08:16

    3. Aug 4IntroducedUnverified item. Flagged

      Commissioners confirm they'll ask the county council tonight to fund a full rebuild of the jail's secure elevator 0:18:17

    4. Aug 4Reported

      No regular Tuesday commissioners meeting next week — special Wednesday 5pm session will hear the East Side school recommendation instead 0:19:46

    5. Aug 4Heard

      County will fix a billing error that let about 84 properties skip a small conservancy tax since 2010 0:20:45

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