The Huntingburg City Council voted to table two competing resolutions regarding the Mid-States Corridor highway project after hearing comments from both supporters and opponents during Tuesday’s regular council meeting. Both resolutions are included at the end of the article. Council members cited the need for additional information and the absence of a council member as…
Bob Pfister’s testimony from the witness stand in the Dubois County Circuit Court was marked by tears and anger on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Pfister made his first appearance on allegations that he was in contempt of the temporary injunction that Dubois County Circuit Court Judge Nathan Verkamp had ordered, allowing INDOT’s contractor, Lochmueller Group, to…
Dubois County Circuit Court Judge Nathan Verkamp is considering whether to grant the state a permanent injunction, allowing surveyors to access private property for the Midstate Corridor highway project, after several property owners denied entry to their land. Judge Nathan Verkamp heard testimony during a declaratory judgment hearing in which the Indiana Department of Transportation,…
Judge Nathan Verkamp of the Dubois County Circuit Court is weighing a declaratory action and permanent injunction for surveyors to access properties as they conduct the Tier 2 study for the Midstate Corridor project, a proposed highway linking State Route 66 and I-69. The case revolves around the state’s authority to access private property for…
Property owner Bob Pfister made his appearance in the Dubois County Circuit Court today after evicting Lochmueller Group surveyors from his family property on Trainer Lane twice in June. Pfister read from a prepared statement regarding the generational importance of the land before being cross-examined by Deputy Attorney General Wesley Garrett. Dubois County Circuit Court…
The Dubois County Council received a resolution opposing the Mid-States Corridor Project during its meeting, as members of the Property Rights Alliance presented their case against the proposed new terrain highway through the county. The resolution is similar to the resolutions the group has presented to the county commissioners and the Huntingburg Common Council recently….
Dubois County Commissioners discussed the potential relinquishment of U.S. 231 as the Mid-States Corridor project progresses at Monday’s meeting. Indiana Department of Transportation officials have met with various local officials representing the county and cities of Jasper and Huntingburg to discuss options for them to take over the road. Dubois County would be responsible for…
The Huntingburg City Council heard from residents opposed to the Mid-States Corridor Project during their recent meeting, with members of the Coalition Against the Mid-States Corridor and the Property Rights Alliance presenting a formal resolution for consideration. The proposed resolution asks the council to officially oppose the new terrain highway project and support only improvements…
On Thursday, deputies were called to a property in the path of the Mid-States Corridor to remove four members of a Lochmueller Group surveying crew. Bob Pfister and his wife, Kathy, own about 58 acres of classified woodlands northeast of Jasper in the Whoderville area. On maps posted on the Mid-States Corridor website, a portion…
Jason McCoy, representing the Property Rights Alliance in conjunction with the Stop the Mid-States Corridor Alliance Coalition, presented a resolution to the Dubois County Commissioners opposing the Mid-States Corridor Project, citing environmental concerns and questioning economic benefits. The resolution is being proposed due to implications that the Indiana Department of Transportation and its proponents are…
