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

The county's plan to help fund a Vigo County School Corporation building program — a new high school east of the river and a full West Vigo Jr./Sr. High School renovation, roughly $222 million overall — using a new state law that lets county government contribute toward school building plans without a property-tax referendum.

Where this stands

Status: Passedsince Aug 12 · Vigo County Commissioners

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.

Next on the record
Sep 29, 2026 — committee meeting date
The number
$222,000,000 · Total project cost, all-in

24 appearances · Jan 12 – Sep 8 · 6 decisions

Decisions

  1. Aug 12PassedUnverified item. Flagged

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

    Passed on a voice vote; no roll call was taken.

    Vigo County Commissioners

  2. 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

    Pulled from tonight's agenda and referred to a new three-member committee; no vote taken

    Vigo County Council (Sunshine)

  3. Aug 12PassedUnverified item. Flagged

    Oversight board recommends $15 million up front and $6 million a year in county money for the school building plan 0:57:32

    Passed 5-0 on a roll-call vote

    Vigo County Oversight Board

  4. Aug 12Passed

    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 0:27:38

    Passed 5-0 on a roll-call vote

    Vigo County Oversight Board

  5. Jul 20PassedUnverified item. Flagged

    Oversight board pays a $2,269.50 legal bill and reports an $87,135 balance 0:02:12

    Approved on a voice vote

    Vigo County Oversight Board

  6. Jun 25Passed

    Oversight board approves two Barnes & Thornburg legal invoices totaling $4,563 0:00:51

    Approved on a voice vote

    Vigo County Oversight Board

The full record (24)

  1. Aug 12, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners1 item
    1. Aug 12Most recent step: PassedUnverified item. Flagged

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

  2. Sep 8, 2026— County Council2 items
    1. Sep 8Heard

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

    2. Sep 8HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      Council rejects a bid to pull the school-funding resolution back from committee for an October vote 0:23:51

  3. 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 1:17:33

  4. Aug 18, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners1 item
    1. 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

  5. Aug 12, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board3 items
    1. Aug 12Passed

      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 0:27:38

    2. Aug 12PassedUnverified item. Flagged

      Oversight board recommends $15 million up front and $6 million a year in county money for the school building plan 0:57:32

    3. Aug 12Public comment

      Teachers' union president tells the oversight board most teachers support the school plan but says teacher voice has been missing from the process 0:58:49

  6. Aug 4, 2026— Vigo County Council (Sunshine)1 item
    1. Aug 4Reported

      County's school oversight committee reports $87,146 balance, sets September date for a school funding proposal 1:05:49

  7. Aug 4, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners1 item
    1. Aug 4Reported

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

  8. Jul 20, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board3 items
    1. Jul 20PassedUnverified item. Flagged

      Oversight board pays a $2,269.50 legal bill and reports an $87,135 balance 0:02:12

    2. Jul 20Presented

      Terre Haute Casino Foundation pledges $10 million upfront and up to $4.3 million a year for a new high school 0:03:48

    3. Jul 20Public comment

      West Vigo teachers push back on a plan detail that would move sixth graders into an "elementary" building 0:29:04

  9. Jun 25, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board2 items
    1. Jun 25Passed

      Oversight board approves two Barnes & Thornburg legal invoices totaling $4,563 0:00:51

    2. Jun 25ReportedUnverified item. Flagged

      A revised West Vigo school plan could save $30 million to $40 million, but no decision has been made 0:02:47

  10. Apr 9, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board1 item
    1. Apr 9HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      Oversight board pushes school-funding recommendation from April to July 0:31:43

  11. Mar 26, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board1 item
    1. Mar 26Heard

      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 1:19:24

  12. Mar 12, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board1 item
    1. Mar 12Public comment

      Public comments show competing views of Vigo County's school consolidation plan 0:06:28

  13. Feb 26, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board2 items
    1. Feb 26Presented

      Board member questions an illustration that uses Vigo County Schools' full existing bonding capacity 0:25:16

    2. Feb 26Public comment

      A resident tells the Vigo County School Oversight Board it lacks Black representation 1:06:42

  14. Feb 2, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board1 item
    1. Feb 2ReportedUnverified item. Flagged

      School board adopts "Option Six," closing eight Vigo County buildings to avoid an estimated $191 million in costs 0:54:32

  15. Jan 12, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board2 items
    1. Jan 12PresentedUnverified item. Flagged

      Plan would raze West Vigo Middle School as Terre Haute North and South become middle schools 1:01:45

    2. Jan 12HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      District says it can bond for one new high school without raising taxes, but not two 1:18:07

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