Though the ordinance will have to be approved at a separate meeting, the Dubois County Council voted six to one to begin the process of withdrawing from the Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority at Monday’s meeting. The council passed the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the county’s withdrawal from the RDA. The decision comes…
After a split commission stymied a vote on a resolution to continue to support the Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority, the Dubois County Commissioners voted to affirm the resolution in a special meeting held Friday afternoon. Commissioner Serice Stenftenagel, who supported the resolution at Monday’s meeting, said she called the special meeting to question members…
Dubois County Commissioners reach a deadlock on whether to recommend continued membership in the Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority, with one commissioner supporting the resolution and another opposing it during Monday’s meeting. With Commissioner Nick Hostetter absent, the split opinion between Commissioners Chad Blessinger and Serice Stenftenagel means no formal recommendation will advance to the…
At its regular meeting on Monday, the Dubois County Council heard from several representatives of the groups opposing the Mid-States Corridor, asking the council to withdraw its support for the Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority (RDA). The Mid-States RDA was created to provide a financial path for the Tier 1 study of the proposed Mid-States…
by Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle February 24, 2026 Indiana legislators are looking to give themselves more say over big-ticket highway projects at a time when a proposal in Gov. Mike Braun’s hometown is facing significant local opposition. A provision added last week to the bill focused on attracting the new Chicago Bears stadium to…
by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle January 6, 2026 The number of nixed road and bridge plans is rising, the Indiana Department of Transportation told state lawmakers on Monday, citing “funding constraints.” “We’ve continued to cancel projects. They’ve continued to have to be postponed,” Legislative Director Aaron Wainscott said. INDOT reported hitting the brakes…
Representatives from the Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority presented a comprehensive defense of their operations to the Dubois County Council, requesting the council continue membership as the regional development authority approaches its eight-year statutory expiration in May. For background, Regional Development Authorities were authorized by statute in 2017 through Senate Bill 128, co-authored by then-State…
Members of the Property Rights Alliance, the Stop the Mid-States Corridor Coalition, and residents gathered at the Dubois County Courthouse to announce the results of a recent poll regarding the proposed highway. Along with the polling results, Phil Mundy, President Pro Tempore of the Jasper Common Council, and fellow council members, Chad Lueken and Vince…
Members of the Property Rights Alliance and Coalition Against the Mid-States Corridor urged the Dubois County Council to withdraw from the Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority, citing concerns about transparency, fiscal responsibility, and the authority’s expansive powers. Mark Nowotarski, a Dubois County resident and member of both organizations, read a letter from Brad Hochgesang (included…
As the Indiana Department of Transportation continues talks with local fiscal bodies about transferring U.S. 231 to them as the Mid-States Corridor proceeds, a local business leader is urging them to decline the offer and withdraw support for the new highway. Craig Knies, president of Knies Construction, Calcar Paving, and Cave Quarries, sent a letter…
