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Screening For New, Dangerous Street Drug

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Xylazine, also known as the street drug “tranq,” is an animal tranquilizer commonly used to sedate livestock during surgeries.

Unfortunately, this sedative is being mixed with other illicit drugs and has been linked to a growing number of overdose deaths across the United States. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, xylazine-positive overdose deaths in the Midwest increased by more than 500% from 2020 to 2021. Since this drug is not an opioid, overdose reversal medications like Naloxone or Narcan are less effective.

That’s why I supported a new law tasking coroners with testing overdose victims for any amount of xylazine and identifying whether the person was resistant to drug overdose reversal medication.

By gathering important data on the drug’s prevalence, we can form an action plan to prevent overdoses and help Hoosiers struggling with addiction. To learn more about the new law, which will take effect July 1, visit iga.in.gov.

Barnett named 2023 Suzanne A. Nicholson Award recipient

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The University of Southern Indiana Foundation Board of Directors honored Dr. Joey Barnett ’81 as the 2023 recipient of the Suzanne A. Nicholson Leadership Award on Thursday, May 18 at the annual meeting of the Foundation Board of Directors in the Griffin Center on campus.

To be considered for the award, individuals must exercise a strong leadership role in fulfilling the mission of the USI Foundation, and they must embody Nicholson’s dedication and spirit in meeting the needs of USI.

Barnett was selected as the award recipient as a result of his exemplary service to the University and his genuine interest in the success of USI students. He has mentored several USI students and played a role in their acceptance to medical school and PhD programs. In addition to his mentorship, Barnett established the Medical Professions Scholarship Endowment to provide generous scholarship support for graduates of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Medical Professions Academy who attend USI.

“Joey continues to support the University and Foundation in every way,” says David Bower, Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement. “Through involvement, example and personal generosity, he exemplifies the very best qualities of leadership and reflects the ideals of the University.”

The Suzanne A. Nicholson Leadership Award was established in 2006 and first awarded in 2007. Susie Nicholson announced in July 2005 that she planned to retire from USI in August 2006. Foundation Board Director Bob Roeder ’71, a member of the University’s first graduating class, suggested honoring Nicholson for her 20 years of work in the Development Office. At its May 18, 2006, Annual Board Meeting, the USI Foundation Board of Directors adopted an appreciation resolution for Suzanne A. Nicholson.

For a full list of award recipients, visit USI.edu/giving.

Redevelopment Commission Responsibilities Regarding Excess Assessed Valuation

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Redevelopment Commission Responsibilities Regarding Excess Assessed Valuation

MAY 22, 2023

This memorandum provides guidance to county auditors regarding the statutory responsibility of redevelopment commissions to determine and report the amount of any excess assessed value within Tax Increment Finance (“TIF”) districts before June 15 of each year. (Ind. Code § 36-7-14-39(b)(4)).

Prior to the beginning of the certified net assessed value (“CNAV”) reporting process, the Department of Local Government Finance (“Department”) recommends that each county auditor contact their county’s redevelopment commissions to notify them of this responsibility. Reporting the excess assessed value is especially important when a referendum has been approved for a unit or school within the TIF allocation area.

Each redevelopment commission must submit a written notice to the county auditor, the fiscal body of the county or municipality that established the department of redevelopment, and the officers who are authorized to fix budgets, tax rates, and tax levies under Ind. Code § 6-1.1-17-5 for each of the other taxing units that is wholly or partly located within the allocation area. Each county auditor must forward an electronic copy of the notice to the Department, as required by Ind. Code § 36-7-14-39(b)(4)(B).

Instructions on the electronic submission procedures can be found below. The notice must include either of the following:

  • The amount, if any, of excess assessed value, that the commission has determined may be allocated to the respective taxing units.
  • A statement that the commission has determined that there is no excess assessed value that may be allocated to the respective taxing units.

The county auditor must allocate to the respective taxing units the amount if any, of excess assessed value as determined by the commission. The commission may not authorize an allocation of assessed value to the respective taxing units if to do so would jeopardize the interests of lessors or the bondholders.

If the amount of excess assessed value as determined by the commission is expected to generate more than 200% of the amount of allocated tax proceeds necessary to make, when due, principal and interest payments on bonds, plus the amount necessary for other purposes described in Ind. Code § 36-7-14-39(b)(3), the commission must submit to the legislative body of the unit its determination of the excess assessed value that the commission proposes to allocate to the respective taxing units. The legislative body of the unit may approve the commission’s determination or modify the amount of the excess assessed value that will be allocated to the respective taxing units.

Gateway Submission Procedures

Redevelopment commissions indicating that they do not have excess assessed value still must provide this Notice. All county auditors will submit the Notice to the Department through Gateway’s Budget application.

If you have additional questions, please contact Support@dlgf.in.gov

Trailblazer baseball trio earns All-Conference honors

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VINCENNES, Ind. – Vincennes University sophomores Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.), Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.) and Colin Long (Evansville, Ind.) each picked up some individual honors for this past season.

Burdette would be named second team All-Conference, as well as earning a spot on the All-Region 24 team, while Evans earned second team All-Conference honors for the second year in a row and Colin Long was named to the Region 24 Rawlings Gold Glove team for the second time.

Burdette continually set the tone early and often for the VU baseball team, serving as the Trailblazers leadoff hitter and leading the Blazers this season with an outstanding .408 batting average and a team-high 75 hits and scoring a team-leading 59 runs this past season.

Burdette always seemed to find a way to get on base, in 226 plate appearances this season, Burdette only struck out 15 times and drew 28 walks, while hitting nine doubles, three triples and driving in 25 RBIs.

Once Burdette got on base he would still find ways to cause problems for the opposing defense, stealing 21 bases on the season.

Burdette closed out his VU career with 132 career hits, 51 RBIs, 45 walks, 37 stolen bases and a .373 batting average over two seasons.

Colton Evans finished off his sophomore season by earning a spot on the second-team All-Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) team for the second time in his VU career.

Evans split time this season between playing third base and in the outfield and certainly left an impression on several MWAC conference pitchers.

Evans led the Trailblazers this season with seven home runs, 50 RBIs, 13 doubles and four triples, while batting .345 for the season and having a team-high .591 slugging percentage.

Evans’s 140 hits at Vincennes University is good for fourth all-time in school history.

Evans finished his VU baseball career with 30 doubles, 10 home runs, 92 RBIs, eight triples, 89 runs scored and a .380 batting average.

Evans has verbally committed to play next season at NAIA Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tenn.

The Vincennes regular season honorees is rounded out by VU’s new All-Time hits leader Colin Long, who was named to the NJCAA Region 24 Division II Rawling Gold Glove team for the second year in a row.

Long was a pitcher’s best friend out in center field this season for the Trailblazers, finishing the season with a stellar .991 fielding percentage, recording 115 defensive putouts and only committing one error in 55 games this season.

Offensively, Long obviously held his own as well, setting a new Vincennes University school record for hits in a career this season with 173. Long finished the season with 51 hits, 12 doubles, 23 RBIs and a .307 batting average.

Long closed out his three-year Trailblazer career with 173 hits, 27 doubles, 10 triples, four home runs, 63 RBIs, 57 walks, 24 stolen bases and a .337 batting average.

Long has verbally committed to playing next season at Indiana University-Southeast in New Albany.

This trio guided the Trailblazers to a 25-33 record this past season, with a 13-19 record in MWAC Conference play and earned VU a fourth-consecutive trip to the MWAC Conference baseball tournament.

The Vincennes University Athletic Department would like to congratulate Ethan Burdette, Colton Evans and Colin Long on their tremendous accomplishments this season and wishes them good luck as they continue their baseball career next season.

2023 NJCAA Division II All-Region 24 Baseball team

Pitchers

Alex Pipes – Parkland

Porter Conn – Lincoln Land

Jason Buhl – Heartland

Catcher

Ben Hartl – Heartland

Designated Hitter

Josh Heyder – Illinois Central

Infielders

Sam Antonacci – Heartland

Austin Gomm – Parkland

ETHAN BURDETTE – VINCENNES

Beau Durbin – Illinois Central

Outfielders

Payton Mansfield – John Wood

Corey Boyette – Heartland

Chase Becker – Parkland

Player of the Year – Sam Antonacci – Heartland

NJCAA Region 24 Division II Rawlings Gold Glove Team

Outfielders

COLIN LONG – VINCENNES

Payton Mansfield – John Wood

Chase Becker – Parkland

Infielders

Ben Stedman – Lewis & Clark

Tyler Bickers – John Wood

Garrett Myers – John Wood

2023 MWAC All-Conference Teams

First Team

Pitchers

Alex Pipes – Parkland

Jason Buhl – Heartland

Porter Conn – Lincoln Land

Infielders

Sam Antonacci – Heartland

Austin Gomm – Parkland

Beau Durbin – Illinois Central

Josh Heyder – Illinois Central

Outfielders

Payton Mansfield – John Wood

Corey Boyette – Heartland

Chase Becker – Parkland

Catcher

Ben Hartl – Heartland

SECOND TEAM

Pitchers

Mitch Dye – Lincoln Land

Maede Johnson – Heartland

Luke Wright – Heartland

Infielders

ETHAN BURDETTE – VINCENNES

Gallien Coupet – Heartland

Jackson Blemler – Parkland

Outfielders

COLTON EVANS – VINCENNES

Kody Morton – Danville Area

Gavin Huebner – Lewis & Clark

Gant Pohlman – Lincoln Land

Honorable Mention

Logan Munroe – John Wood

Andrew Watts – Lewis & Clark

Adam Lindsey – Lincoln Land

Gage Burdick – Illinois Central

Jacyk Uehling – Heartland

Jake Radosevich – Lewis & Clark

Freshman of the Year – Payton Mansfield – John Wood

Player of the Year – Sam Antonacci – Heartland

Pitcher of the Year – Alex Pipes – Parkland

Coach of the Year – Chris Razo – Heartland

Otters stay hot win fifth in a row

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Evansville, Ind. – The Evansville Otters stayed hot, winning their fifth in a row Saturday night at Bosse Field. Zach Smith threw eight shutout innings to lead the Otters to the 5-0 victory over the Trois-Rivieres Aigles.

Smith earned his second win of the season scattering five hits over eight innings with seven strikeouts of the Aigles. The righty from Katy, Texas has pitched 14 innings this year without allowing an earned run.

Evansville scored in the first inning for the sixth time this season. Kona Quiggle launched a three run home run 400 feet down the right field line. The blast made it back to back days for Quiggle with a homer. The centerfielder has six hits and six RBIs in his first five games as an Otter.

The Otters added insurance runs in the third and sixth. Dakota Phillips led the third off with a double and scored when Troy Viola was hit at the plate with the bases loaded.

Ethan Skender capped the scoring in the sixth with a triple that bounced off the Aigles’ center fielder’s glove, scoring Noah Myers.

Hunter Kloke closed the game with a scoreless ninth making it 25.1 straight scoreless innings for the Otters’ bullpen.

Evansville closes out the homestand Sunday afternoon against Trois-Rivieres with first pitch at 12:35 PM. Sunday is a dog days of summer with discounted hot dogs and fans encouraged to bring their dogs.

The game will be televised on FloSports with audio-only coverage available for free on the Evansville Otters YouTube page.

The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions.

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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FOOTNOTE:  EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.

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This year’s budget is a missed, squandered opportunity

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This year’s budget is a missed, squandered opportunity

  • By Rep. Gregory W. Porter, Special to TheStatehouseFile.com

  • Like all budget sessions at the Indiana General Assembly, there are winners and losers. But what sets this year’s now-concluded legislative session apart is that there are more people in the losers’ column than ever before – most Hoosiers, in fact.

    A year ago, it was a common refrain that we’d be in a recession by now and have to tighten our belts this legislative session. April’s two-year revenue forecast – the final estimate lawmakers use to finalize budget appropriations for the next two years – indicated the opposite, that the state would have $2.1 billion in previously unexpected dollars to allocate in this year’s budget.

    The Republican supermajority claimed this session would be all about historic investments in public health and mental health (including in the context of our justice system). When the extra $2.1 billion was projected, an unknowing observer might have guessed that money would be spent fully funding transformative investments in our public health and mental health crisis response systems.

    That money was not, in fact, appropriated to making those quality-of-life investments transformative. After several decades as a state lawmaker, I’m used to Republican majority budgets being missed opportunities. This year’s budget goes one step further. It’s a total squandering of the public money of which lawmakers should serve as dutiful trustees.

    So: What do you suppose the Republican majority chose to fund instead of programs to improve Hoosiers’ minds and health?

    • An unprecedented school voucher expansion allows families making $220k to receive public money for private education, all while the public schools that educate over 90% of Hoosier children received funding increases lower than the rate of inflation.
    • $500 million for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation to spend on economic development projects, including speculative real estate acquisition, that may never materialize into solid, long-term jobs for Hoosiers.
    • $700 million into a retirement savings account that we have already been paying down at a responsible rate.
    • Sped-up income tax cuts will result in the most savings for Indiana’s wealthiest.
    • $800 million in cash for capital improvements to the Westville Prison project, financing that our AAA credit rating could have easily been marshaled to pay for through bonds.
    • During his floor speech before the final budget vote, House Speaker Todd Huston said, “The tough thing around here is nothing is ever fully funded. When you ask people what it would take to be fully funded, the answer is always the same: Just a little bit more.”

    It seems to me that a lot of programs were fully funded. They just aren’t the ones that are going to help you with your property tax bill. Or expand IndyGo’s services. Or give every Hoosier child a fair shot at success through universal pre-K. Or improve our public health outcomes.

    It’s a shame that the only fully funded programs in this budget are the Republican supermajority’s ongoing crusade to transfer public dollars into private pockets.

    This budget is not a win for Hoosiers. The only impact the majority of Hoosiers will feel is their roads, their public schools and their health care systems being abandoned while the supermajority’s pet projects get more than their fair share of funding. This is unacceptable and a slap in the face to hard-working Hoosiers in need of a hand up – which is why I chose to vote no on this year’s budget.

    FOOTNOTE: Gregory W. Porter, a Democrat, is a state representative from Indianapolis

     

 

City Council Meeting MAY 22, 2023 Meeting Agenda

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City Council Meeting
MAY 22, 2023
5:30 P.M.

AGENDA

 

I. INTRODUCTION

 

05-22-2023 Agenda Attachment:
II. APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDUM

 

05-08-2023 Memo Attachment:
III. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

 

IV. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY

 

V. CONSENT AGENDA:  FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

 

A. ORDINANCE G-2023-08 An Ordinance Amending Title 18 of the Evansville City Code Concerning Land Use and Zoning for Accessory Dwelling Units Sponsor(s): Beane, Burton, Heronemus, Trockman Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Mosby Discussion Date: 6/12/2023 Notify: Ron London, Area Plan Commission
G-2023-08 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE G-2023-09 An Ordinance Amending Section 2.50.060 (Evansville Land Bank) of the Evansville Municipal Code Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Mosby Discussion Date: 6/12/2023 Notify: Josh Claybourn, Jackson Kelly
G-2023-09 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE G-2023-10 An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Code by Establishing an Overlay Zone in the Evansville Promise Neighborhood Area Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Mosby Discussion Date: 6/12/2023 Notify: Josh Claybourn, Jackson Kelly
G-2023-10 Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE G-2023-11 An Ordinance to Vacate Certain Public Ways or Public Places within the City of Evansville, Indiana Commonly Known as Part of the 12 foot Alley Platted in Block Three (3) in Arnold and Eichel Addition, as per Plat Thereof, Recorded in Plat Book D, Page 464 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, and all of the Area Conveyed to the City of Evansville for Alley Purposes Recorded in Deed Record 161, Page 325 Sponsor(s): Brinkmeyer Discussion Led By: Public Works Chair Brinkmeyer Discussion Date: 6/12/2023 Notify: Nick Cirignano, ZSWS
G-2023-11 Attachment:
E. ORDINANCE G-2023-12 An Ordinance of the Evansville Common Council Authorizing the City of Evansville, Indiana, to Issue Two Series of Economic Development Revenue Bonds, and Approving and Authorizing Other Actions in Respect Thereto Sponsor(s): Heronemus, Beane Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Beane Discussion Date: 6/12/2023 Notify: Marco DeLucio, ZSWS
G-2023-12 Attachment:
VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

VII. REGULAR AGENDA:  SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

 

A. ORDINANCE G-2023-06 AMENDED An Ordinance Amending Chapter 3.35 (Housing Funds) of the Evansville Municipal Code Sponsor(s): Heronemus, Trockman, Koehler Lindsey Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Mosby Discussion Date: 5/22/2023 Notify: Josh Claybourn, Jackson Kelly
G-2023-06 Amended Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE G-2023-07 An Ordinance to Vacate a Public Right of Way in Evansville, IN that part of Hartig Avenue adjacent to Lot 30 in the Re-plat of Lots 60-87 inclusive in Shawnee Heights, an addition to the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book “I”, page 97 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, IN Sponsor(s): Heronemus Discussion Led By: Public Works Chair Brinkmeyer Discussion Date: 5/22/2023 Notify: Don Gries, Easley Engineering
G-2023-07 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE F-2023-07 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations, Additional Appropriations and Repeal and Re-Appropriation of Funds for Various City Funds Sponsor(s): Beane Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Beane Discussion Date: 5/22/2023 Notify: Russ Lloyd, Jr., Controller
F-2023-07 Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE R-2023-10 AMENDED Owner:Ritzert Co Inc Requested Change: C4 w/ UDC to M2 w/ UDC Ward: 5 Koehler Lindsey Representative: Krista Lockyear, Stoll, Keenon, Ogden, PLLC
R-2023-10 Amended Attachment:
E. ORDINANCE R-2023-11 AMENDED An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 3114 Kratzville Rd Owner: Ritzert Co Inc Requested Change: C4 w/ UDC to M2 w/ UDC Ward: 5 Koehler Lindsey Representative: Krista Lockyear, Stoll, Keenon, Ogden, PLLC
R-2023-11 Amended Attachment:
F. ORDINANCE R-2023-12 AMENDED An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 4311 W Lloyd Expressway University Dr Owner:University Shopping Center, Inc. Requested Change: C4 to M1 w/ UDC Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Maria Bulkley, Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP
R-2023-12 Amended Attachment:
VIII. RESOLUTION DOCKET

 

A. RESOLUTION C-2023-09 A Preliminary Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Declaring an Economic Revitalization Area for Property Tax Phase-In for the Rehabilitation of Real Property and Installation of New Equipment 5401 Highway 41 N, Evansville (Ultima Plastics, LLC) Sponsor(s): Beane, Heronemus, Trockman Discussion Led By: President Heronemus Discussion Date: 5/8/2023 Notify: Jenna Richardt, Evansville Regional Economic Partnership
C-2023-09 Attachment:
B. RESOLUTION C-2023-10 A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana, Authorizing Affordable Housing Funds for Hope of Evansville, Inc. Down Payment Assistance in the City of Evansville, Indiana in an Amount Not to Exceed Forty-Thousand Dollars ($40,000) Sponsor(s): Beane, Burton, Heronemus Discussion Led By: President Heronemus Discussion Date: 5/22/2023 Notify: Kelley Coures, DMD
C-2023-10 Attachment:
IX. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

 

A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, June 12, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.
B. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
X. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

XI. ADJOURNMENT
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