The Board of Aviation meeting began at 6pm with the approval of the August 5, 2025, meeting minutes. Dr. Jon Dooley provided the Financial Report with a combined total in all accounts of $463,237.31.
A representative from BF&S provided an update that one of the Apron Project grants have come in and the board approved Supplemental Agreement #1 with Paul H. Rohe Company in the amount of $149,263 subject to receiving the additional applied for FAA grants.
Jerry Scheidler, Airport Manager stated that they currently have 8 individuals on the waiting list for an available hangar. Jerry said that fuel sales have increased over the past month. Jerry and the board discussed the need to purchase or have windsocks made as theirs has become worn.
Zach Wirrig, MS4 Coordinator for the city of Greensburg received approval to purchase spill kits for the fueling areas at the airport. This request included 2 large and 2 small spill kits and an additional bag of absorbent for the amount of $430.00. The purchase will come from the supplies budget.
The board approved the payment of all bills.
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The Redevelopment Commission meeting began at 6:30pm with the approval of their August 5, 2025, meeting minutes.
Zach Wirrig, Director of Public Projects provided the following updates:
-Iron Men Apartment Complex- They have received their letter of tax credits from the IEDC. This is a positive move and means that the project is moving forward again. The RDC attorney and the Decatur County Commissioners attorney continue to work through language within the easement for the communication tower that is located on the same site as the Apartment Complex will sit. Zach shared that the current goal for opening for the apartment complex would be in 2027.
-Liberty Lakes- They have continued to progress with work to be completed on the roadway to include milling of any failed areas and a base coat of asphalt in the coming weeks. Zach provided an update from Beacon Builders- 20 lots are owned by Beacon with 14 of those lots having buyers lined up. Beacon has obtained 6 permits in the past week. Beacon did share with Zach that they would like to construct 10 additional homes before the end of the year.
-Property Marketing- Zach stated that the city continues to meet with and discuss the RDC’s properties with developers. They did receive a proposal from a multi-family housing developer that included 80 units on the four-acre parcel that is owned by the RDC. After evaluation of the financials attached to that proposal it does not make financial sense for the RDC to move in that direction.
The commission approved payment of their September claims in the amount of $13,834.81.
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The Board of Zoning Appeals meeting began at 7:15pm with two public hearings:
Tyler Bray, 916 E. Hillside Dr. is requesting an additional accessory structure on his property with 16’ ceiling height.
Ryan Kennelly, 1234 N. Liberty Circle Dr. E. is requesting a variance for curbing around the site of new storage units and also a variance from having to put some sort of a buffer on the north end of the property which adjoins a residential zoning.
No comments or concerns were voiced during the two public hearings. The board voted to close the public hearings and open the normally scheduled meeting.
The board approved their August 5, 2025, meeting minutes.
The board voted to table Tyler Bray’s request due to no one attending the meeting to represent the request.
Representatives from Seig Land Surveying represented Ryan Kennelly during the BZA meeting. The board voted to divide the one variance request into two separate requests 1. Variance request for curbing and 2. Variance request from having to put some sort of buffer on the North end of the property which adjoins a residential zoning.
Gunter Seig stated that the site is designed with inverted crowns (the roadway will dip in the middle to carry the stormwater to the already constructed retention pond.). With this in place it would make the curbing not needed. Mr. Seig also stated that the buffering that is called for within the UDO could become a concern with the already in place stormwater infrastructure. It was also stated that a 10-foot utility easement is in place from the property line back into the property.
Gunter explained that the project will be completed in two phases with Phase 1: North Building and Phase 2: South Building. This site is currently empty except for a retention pond. It is located beside Windermere Apartments. The owner of Windermere Apartments did submit a letter to the Zoning Office stating that they would like to see some type of a buffer between their apartment complex and the storage unit facility.
The board voted to approve Ryan Kennelly for a variance for curbing with the following exceptions- Curbing shall be constructed on the side of the property that runs alongside N. Liberty Circle Dr, along both sides of the entrance, and a safety mechanism shall be installed on the rear of the property in place of curbing due to the retention pond.
The board approved Ryan Kennelly for a variance for the buffering stating that he must construct a fence on the North side of the property no less than 6 feet tall which will span the entire property on the line of the drainage easement until an appropriate edge of the site triangle at the front of the property. This provides a relief of the “heavy buffer” that is required in the UDO. One board member voted against the variance.
