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…
This isn’t going to end up with you handcuffed and on the ground or anything like that, Chief Deputy Jesus Monarrez told Bob Pfister Friday morning. Bob had refused Mid-States Corridor surveyors access to his property. He knew they were coming Friday since they had called on Wednesday to say they would be there. Lochmueller…
Jasper Street Superintendent Jeff Theising gave a rundown of the impact of accepting U.S. 231 into the city’s inventory of streets. “It’s no secret about the relinquishment of U.S. 231. It consists of 5.91 center miles and 17.8 lane miles,” he told the council. “It’s a significant amount.” The cities of Jasper, Huntingburg and Dubois…
Judge grants INDOT’s request for preliminary injunction against landowners blocking survey work The Dubois Circuit Court has ordered property owners to allow the Indiana Department of Transportation access to their land for survey work related to the Mid-States Corridor project. Judge Nathan Verkamp issued the ruling on May 16, 2025, following Wednesday’s hearing on INDOT’s…
