Volume 1, Issue 18 - Free Edition, August 21, 2026

421 Approved As I-74 Detour

Noelle Maxwell

Greensburg City Council announced at their August 11 meeting that Old US Highway 421 was approved as a detour for Interstate 74. While the initial detour request to the Indiana Department of Transportation was denied, the Decatur County Highway Department, City of Greensburg and Decatur County Commissioners continued pushing and INDOT reconsidered, awarding the unofficial detour.

Ordinance 2026-05 was approved upon second reading. The ordinance was first read at the July city council meeting and is an appropriation from the public safety budget which allows the Greensburg Police Department to purchase an additional car this year instead of next year.

Catch-A-Ride Director Michelle Guidice presented a funding request of $10,000 to help the organization meet the 100% matching requirement needed to leverage section 5311 federal funding. This was approved.

Ordinance 2026-14 was approved. This ordinance covers dormant funds and brings the city in compliance with Indiana House Enrolled Act 1001. HEA 1001 states that a separate fund has to be established in 2027 for any incoming building and zoning fees, according to Greensburg Clerk Treasurer Amy Borns. Borns explained, "the directive from the state board of accounts says that cities and towns need to label that,” under a specific number in bookkeeping. The city already had funds under that number, a fund for the former Greensburg Police Department autism program, SNAPP. The SNAPP fund had $89 in it and hadn’t been touched in over two years. After consulting Greensburg Police Chief Mike McNealy, Borns had the SNAPP fund declared dormant, freeing the fund’s number for HEA 1001 purposes, then rolled the $89 into the police donation fund. This brings the city into compliance with HEA 1001.

The next city council meeting will be 6:30 PM, September 8 at Greensburg City Hall.

Water Board Hears Bids for 10th and Broadway Street Sewer Project

Noelle Maxwell

The Greensburg Water Board preliminarily awarded the 10th and Broadway Street sewer project to Lykins Contracting at their August 4 meeting, pending approval from the Greensburg Board of Works.

Lykins bid $3,096,867 for the project. Bids received were as follows:

·         King Trucking and Excavation: $3,683,386

·         Brackney Incorporated: $3,921,695

·         Sunesis Construction Company: $4,093,361.68

·         Dave O’Mara Contractors: $3,187,000

·         Paul H. Rohe: $3,927,225

·         Johannigman Excavating Incorporated: $4,450,000

·         Lykins Contracting: $3,096,837

·         Miller Pipeline: $4,793,546.65

The next water board meeting will be 5:30 PM, September 1 at Greensburg City Hall.

Airport Board Reviews Grants

Noelle Maxwell

The Greensburg Airport Board reviewed grants at their August 4 meeting. There is currently a total of $155,000 to use in Infrastructure and Jobs Act funding for 2026. After 2026, there is $4,500 in IIJA funding set to expire in 2027, $13,700 expiring in 2028 and $137,000 expiring in 2029.

The board also reviewed the INDOT grant which is a 75-25 split covering runway upgrades. The state covers 75% of costs and the city covers 25% - upgrades planned are crack seal pavement and seal coating the runway, taxiway, fueling area and apron. INDOT completed a site visit on July 24.

Airport Manager Gary Bailey gave the manager report – two site visits were conducted for Hangar B. The hangar’s east wall is loose and a contractor was scheduled for a third visit. A windsock was replaced – the previous large windsock was shredded and a replacement was sourced for $163. Bailey noted most other windsocks that size – 36 inches in diameter and 144 inches long – cost approximately $300 or more. There were no questions or comments on Bailey’s report.

The next Airport Board meeting will be 6 PM, September 1 at Greensburg City Hall.

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