2024 Garbage Collection
After a competitive bidding process, the Town Council awarded the trash collection contract to Sweetland LLC. They will begin trash collection for the town customers the first week of September.
2024 Skate Park
After receiving a $350,000 grant from the Harrison County Community Foundation, construction plans are now under way and we hope for a February 2025 ground breaking. This will be a great addition to our Rice Island Park facility. Other grants are still actively being pursued.
2024 Water Project
We have already begun a project to to replace an old 8-inch water main with a new 12-inch water main. This line begins at Cedar Glade, will cross Indian Creek, and end near the entrance to the YMCA. Dirtworks Unlimited from Meade Co. KY was the low bidder. This job must be done in the dry summer months, because we are crossing Big Indian Creek.
2024 Sewer Project
Several sewer projects are planned for this summer. We will be upgrading our Settler’s Trace Lift Station because of growth in that area. We will be replacing some main electrical panels at the old sewer plant on W Poplar ST. We are re-lining some 9,500 feet of original 1939 sewer mains. And we will rehab 100 manholes. Sewer line and manhole work is well underway.
2025/26 N Capitol AV INDOT Project
INDOT is planning on completely rebuilding N Capitol AV from Walnut ST to the Indian Creek Bridge. The exact timeline is not yet set. This is a State of Indiana Highway, and INDOT oversees this project, and the Town has little input on it. What we do know is that the road will be completely closed to through traffic and will be done in five phases for homeowners to maintain local access. We will try to keep our residents informed.
2026/27 Urban Trails Project
This project is funded 80% by Federal Highway dollars and 20% by the Town. It includes a new 8-foot-wide multi-use path from the Farmers Market north to E Chestnut ST, then east on E Chestnut ST (on both sides of the street) to the Senior Loft Apartments / proposed Skate Park. Preliminary field collection work and engineering drawings are currently in progress. This project will increase walking and biking access in town. Ultimately, we wish to connect with the existing Indian Creek Trail system.
