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Vigo County schools building & funding plan ("Option 6.2")

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Where this stands

Status: Tabled

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.

21 appearances · first Jan 12 · last Sep 1

Returns Dec 31, 2026

The record, step by step

  1. Jan 12Building-by-building plan: eight elementary buildings closed or repurposed

    Building-by-building plan: eight elementary buildings closed or repurposed 1:01:45

  2. Jan 12District asks the county to help bond a second high school

    District asks the county to help bond a second high school 1:18:07

  3. Feb 2School board's adoption of Option Six reported to the board

    School board's adoption of Option Six reported to the board 0:54:32

  4. Feb 26Illustration of $160 million borrowing capacity questioned

    Illustration of $160 million borrowing capacity questioned 0:25:16

  5. Feb 26Resident says the board lacks Black representation

    Resident says the board lacks Black representation 1:06:42

  6. Mar 12Competing public comments on the consolidation plan

    Competing public comments on the consolidation plan 0:06:28

  7. Mar 26No construction start date until the county decides on funding

    No construction start date until the county decides on funding 1:19:24

  8. Apr 9Recommendation timeline moved from mid-April to July

    Recommendation timeline moved from mid-April to July 0:31:43

  9. Jun 25Two Barnes & Thornburg invoices totaling $4,563 approved

    Two Barnes & Thornburg invoices totaling $4,563 approved 0:00:51

  10. Jun 25Revised West Vigo option projected to save $30-40 million

    Revised West Vigo option projected to save $30-40 million 0:02:47

  11. Jul 20$2,269.50 legal invoice approved; balance about $87,135

    $2,269.50 legal invoice approved; balance about $87,135 0:02:12

  12. Jul 20Casino foundation pledges $10 million upfront, contingent on county funding

    Casino foundation pledges $10 million upfront, contingent on county funding 0:03:48

  13. Jul 20West Vigo teachers object to the sixth-grade placement

    West Vigo teachers object to the sixth-grade placement 0:29:04

  14. Aug 4Special Wednesday session set to hear the recommendation

    Special Wednesday session set to hear the recommendation 0:19:46

  15. Aug 4Committee reports $87,146 balance; council proposal set for September 1

    Committee reports $87,146 balance; council proposal set for September 1 1:05:49

  16. Aug 12Option 6.2 recommended to commissioners, 5-0 roll call

    Option 6.2 recommended to commissioners, 5-0 roll call 0:27:38

  17. Aug 12County share of $15 million plus $6 million yearly recommended, 5-0

    County share of $15 million plus $6 million yearly recommended, 5-0 0:57:32

  18. Aug 12Teachers' union reports a 135-response survey; says teacher voice missing

    Teachers' union reports a 135-response survey; says teacher voice missing 0:58:49

  19. Aug 18Larger venue weighed; the decision rests with the council

    Larger venue weighed; the decision rests with the council 0:38:35

  20. Sep 1Pulled from the voting agenda; referred to a three-member council committee

    Pulled from the voting agenda; referred to a three-member council committee 0:13:21

  21. Sep 1Current status: Commissioners present the $222 million funding plan; council questions follow

    Commissioners present the $222 million funding plan; council questions follow 1:17:33

Why we track this: items that quietly disappear are the ones residents miss. This item has appeared on the public record 21 times since Jan 12 — that pattern, not any single meeting, is the story.