The Huntingburg City Council meeting of Tuesday, July 8, 2025 was rather interesting. The Mid-States Corridor was again on the agenda; and, both the Mid-States Corridor RDA and the Property Rights Alliance (PRA) were in attendance. If the number of supporters, for both sides, is indicative of how the people of Dubois County feel about…
Since the late 1980s the people of Dubois county have suffered through four separate studies for a new highway bypassing Jasper and Huntingburg before it became a more regional route when the current and fifth study for the Mid-States Corridor was proposed. It’s no surprise that farmers and landowners along the route are especially up…
“You are being sentimental and emotional; it is just land.” Statements such as these accompanied with languid apologies, have been echoed by representatives and proponents of the Mid-States Corridor. The debates regarding this proposed road have largely focused on landowners, property rights, and reported need for such a road. The behavioral health repercussions of the…
Proponents of the Mid-States Corridor continue to bring up the potential economic benefits, the growth that will result, and the “business need” for this project. So, let’s look at it from a business perspective. During my professional business career, I worked on several strategic business plans. Part of the process included doing a S.W.O.T. analysis….
I would like to thank the Dubois County Commissioners for not following the example of the Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority, Governor Mike Braun, and INDOT of putting the cart before the horse on the Mid-States Corridor Project. After multiple studies over 40 years have shown that the road known as the Mid-States Corridor in…
Recently the Property Rights Alliance (PRA) asked the Dubois County Commissioners to adopt a resolution not to continue to support the Mid-States Corridor. The Commissioners listened and although they did not adopt the resolution they did say they wanted to review more information. The same resolution was presented to the Huntingburg City Council with the…
As a member of the Property Rights Alliance, I attended the Dubois County Commissioners’ meeting on June 2nd in support of the group’s resolution presented to the Commissioners requesting no longer supporting the Mid-States Corridor project. There were several members there, and Commissioner Blessinger was generous enough to allow constituents to share additional thoughts on…
To the residents of Dubois and Martin Counties, I urge you to critically examine the claims surrounding the proposed Mid-States Corridor. Promoters of this multi-billion-dollar project tout it as a transformative economic driver for the next century, but these assertions lack credible evidence. One misleading claim is that manufacturers will leave the area without the…
As a member of the Property Rights Alliance, I attended the Dubois County Commissioners’ Meeting of June 2, 2025, in support of the group’s resolution presented to the commissioners, requesting they no longer support the Mid-States Corridor project. There were several members attending, and Commissioner Blessinger appeared to be doing some research and was learning…
This week, I watched the most recent Dubois County Commissioners’ meeting on YouTube. I listened as Jason McCoy, for the Property Rights Alliance, shared with the commissioners a resolution requesting that they no longer support the Mid-States Corridor project. I also listened as several members of the PRA who were in attendance spoke and brought…
