The Tier One study of the Mid-States Corridor is underway and the public will learn more about the potential route through the county in February. Monday evening, German American Bank CEO and president Mark Schroeder, who serves as the president of the Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority (RDA), gave the Dubois County Council an update…
The Mid-States Corridor Project Team is making it easy for residents to find out more information about the project and share their opinions. Project handouts and comment forms are available at several public libraries in the area. Residents can pick up a handout, learn more about the project and leave their comments. Project Team members…
Answers are still short for the inquiries most residents have for the proposed Midstates Corridor destined to cut through Dubois County. But, the project managers want those questions and comments to come in as they move forward in the first phase of the Tier One study. To make it easier, the 250 attendees to the…
A series of public meetings is planned as the Indiana Department of Transportation begins the Tier 1 Environmental Impact study of the proposed Midstates Corridor. Public meetings will be held on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday this week. Public involvement is a key part of the environmental study process. The first of several public meetings are…
U.S. Senator Mike Braun spoke at the Dubois Strong Annual Meeting last Thursday. Speaking without notes, Braun touched on several issues he’s found while starting his freshman term as a senator. The largest being the need for more bipartisanship to get things done. Braun explained the two parties will have to come together around two…
A couple of questions come to mind when there is talk about the Mid-States Corridor; the main one being where is it going to go if it is built. There still isn’t an answer to where it is going to go through the county.
The Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority (RDA) and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced they have selected the Lochmueller Group of Evansville as the consultant for completion of a Tier 1 Study for the Mid-States Corridor Project. This selection is the culmination of an intensive two-step selection process jointly conducted by the RDA and…
Mayor Terry Seitz said he had to step away from the gathered Jasper city employees after announcing his decision to resign to become part of Senator-Elect Mike Braun’s staff. “There was a round of applause of support. I was a little emotional and told them I couldn’t answer any questions and walked away,” he said….
The Indiana Department of Transportation announced the agency finalized a partnership agreement with the recently-formed Midstates Regional Development Authority (RDA) to review the concept of a highway in rural southwest Indiana. The agreement permits INDOT and the Mid-States RDA to move forward together on a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Midstates Corridor….
The Huntingburg Common Council approved contributing $350,000 to the Tier One study being conducted by the Midstate Corridor Regional Development Authority (RDA). The funds will come from the city’s economic development income taxes and will be paid in 2020 and 2021. According to Mayor Denny Spinner, the agreement allows the city to replenish the EDIT…
