VANDERBURGH COUNTY

REZONING BOARD

JULY 19, 2005

The Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners met in session this 19^th day of July, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. in room 301 of the Civic Center Complex with President Suzanne Crouch presiding.

President Crouch: Good afternoon. Welcome to the County Commission rezoning meeting of July 19, 2005. We will start with introductions to my far right.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Ted Ziemer, Vanderburgh County Attorney.

Commissioner Musgrave: Commissioner, Cheryl Musgrave.

Commissioner Nix: Commissioner, Bill Nix.

President Crouch: Commissioner, Suzanne Crouch.

Madelyn Grayson: Madelyn Grayson, Recording Secretary.

President Crouch: We will forego the Pledge of Allegiance, since we did that in our earlier meeting.

Unidentified: (Inaudible. Not at mic.)

President Crouch: I didn’t bring my agenda with me, but I have one now. Thank you.

President Crouch: We have a number of first readings. Do we have to do a roll call vote on first readings?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: No.

President Crouch: Alright, if we could do a motion to do all the first readings in one motion. Certainly our motion does not indicate approval whatsoever.

Commissioner Nix: I move we approve docket 2005-24-PC VC-7-2005; docket 2005-26-PC VC-8-2005; docket 2005-29-PC VC-9-2005.

Commissioner Musgrave: Second.

Commissioner Nix: First reading.

President Crouch: All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Crouch: So ordered.

President Crouch: We do have a final reading? Yes, we do have a final reading. Ms. Behme, do you or Mr. Atkinson want to make a, have any comments for the board? This is regarding 2005-20-PC VC-6-2005, Haas Development.

Jerry Atkinson: Yes, thank you. My name is Jerry Atkinson. I represent Haas Development, Inc. They are seeking rezoning of little triangle of real estate to adjust the boundary between previously zoned R-3 land and R-1 land at their Heartland Crossing development in western Vanderburgh County near the intersection....it’s near 7920 Hogue Road. What happened here was that there was an original conceptual site plan that didn’t make it here to this meeting, unless I have it and I’m unaware of it, that had the condominium portion of this development serviced by a road that ran along the western boundary of the parcel of real estate. They discovered that that, the grade for the roadway would be steeper than they thought was appropriate, and they redesigned the condominium portion of the development so that a flatter roadway could be created. Also as a benefit from that, the single family residences would all face Blessing Way, which is a street within the subdivision to the north of the condominium area. All of the condominiums would face either Wolfe Creek Drive or a cul-de-sac street within the condominium section. In order to use space properly, all of the buildings within the R-3 area, it was necessary to rezone a little triangle of land that was about 230 feet long, perhaps 250 feet, that is depicted on a drawing that I’m going to pass around, so that one additional building would not have to be eliminated by moving the street. I have a larger...I believe that there are no remonstrators in the audience. The Area Plan Commission approved this technical line adjustment, if you will, by a unanimous vote earlier. I’ve taken the liberty to provide some photographs that demonstrate that this land, which is 450 feet from Hogue Road, isn’t even visible from the neighbors or from Hogue Road. The property to be rezoned is on the bottom of this first handout. Then standing on the little triangle of land, I took a picture, a view to the east, and the west, and the north and the south. I’ll pass those around.

Commissioner Musgrave: I’m having trouble telling them apart.

Jerry Atkinson: I’m sorry?

Commissioner Musgrave: I’m having trouble telling them apart. It’s cornfields in one direction, cornfields–

Jerry Atkinson: I took the pictures myself, and there’s this big field out there. On the, I guess, it’s the east, there are some of the single family residences under construction, which you can see in the distance. No construction has begun on the R-3 condominium buildings. We think that everybody wins by allowing this, and that there’s no harm to anyone, and would ask that you vote to approve.

President Crouch: Questions by the Commission?

Commissioner Musgrave: Motion to approve.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Crouch: All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Crouch: So ordered. Commissioner Musgrave?

Commissioner Musgrave: Yes.

President Crouch: Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Crouch: And I vote yes. It passes unanimously.

Jerry Atkinson: Thank you very much.

Commissioner Musgrave: Motion to adjourn.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

Jerry Atkinson: I’m sorry?

Commissioner Musgrave: Adjourn.

President Crouch: Be gone, poof.

Commissioner Nix: We’re out of here.

President Crouch: We’re leaving. All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Crouch: So ordered.

(The meeting was adjourned at 5:09 p.m.)

         Those in attendance:

         Suzanne Crouch             Cheryl Musgrave            Bill Nix

         Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.          Bev Behme                     Madelyn Grayson

         Jerry Atkinson                 Others Unidentified         Members of Media

VANDERBURGH COUNTY

REZONING BOARD

Suzanne M. Crouch, President

Cheryl A.W. Musgrave, Vice President

Bill Nix, Member

Recorded and transcribed by Madelyn Grayson.