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Hoosier History Highlights
City Council Meeting, OCTOBER 27, 2025
OCTOBER 27, 2025
AGENDA
| I. | INTRODUCTION |
10-27-2025 Agenda Attachment:
| II. | APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDUM |
10-6-2025 Memo Attachment:
| III. | REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| IV. | SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY |
| V. | CONSENT AGENDA: FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2025-22 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana, Amending Chapter 16.10 (Floodplain Management) of the Evansville Municipal Code Sponsor(s): Trockman Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Carothers Discussion Date: 11/10/2025 Notify: Joshua Trockman, KDDK G-2025-22 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE G-2025-23 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana Amending Section 18.05.030 (Definitions), Repealing Section 18.140.010 through 18.140.110 (Signs) and Adding Sections 18.140.200 through 18.140.310 (Signs) of the Evansville Municipal Code Sponsor(s): Green, Heronemus, Trockman Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Carothers Discussion Date: 11/10/2025 Notify: Joshua Trockman, KDDK G-2025-23 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE F-2025-16 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): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 11/10/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2025-16 Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE F-2025-17 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Repeals and Re-Appropriations of Funds within the Department of Metropolitan Development Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 11/10/2025 Notify: Kolbi Jackson, DMD F-2025-17 Attachment:
| VI. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| VII. | REGULAR AGENDA: SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2025-20 AMENDED An Ordinance Fixing the Salaries of Every Appointive Officer, Employee, Deputy, Assistant, Departmental and Institutional Head of the City of Evansville and Evansville Vanderburgh County Levee Authority for the year 2026 and Establishing Salary Administration Procedures Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 10/27/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller G-2025-20 Amended Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE G-2025-21 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana, Amending Section 8.10.090 (Violations and Penalty) of the Evansville Municipal Code Sponsor(s): Trockman Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Carothers Discussion Date: 10/27/2025 Notify: Joshua Trockman, KDDK G-2025-21 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE F-2025-15 AMENDED 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): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 10/27/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2025-15 Amended Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE R-2025-23 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 519 N 10th Ave Owner: Adam Chester Requested Change: R2 to R3 Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Adam Chester R-2025-23 Attachment:
E. ORDINANCE R-2025-25 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1116 Stanley Ave Owner: Mimi Nguyen Requested Change: M2 to R4 Ward: 4 Carothers Representative: Mimi Nguyen R-2025-25 Attachment:
F. ORDINANCE R-2025-26 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1 E Powell Ave Owner: Piazza De Oro, LLC Requested Change: R2 to R3 w/UDC Ward: 4 Carothers Representative: Matt Lehman, RLehman & Son Consulting R-2025-26 Attachment:
| VIII. | RESOLUTION DOCKET |
| IX. | MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS |
A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, November 10, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
B. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
| X. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| XI. | ADJOURNMENT |
Board of School Trustees of the EVSC Meeting
The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School
Corporation will meet in executive session at 4:00 PM. on Monday, October 27, 2025
at the EVSC Administration Building, Schroeder Conference Centre located at 951
Walnut Street, Evansville IN. The session will be conducted according to I.C. 5-14-1.5-
6.1 regarding the following: purchase or lease of property, (b)(2)(D); discussion of the
assessment, design, and implementation of school safety and security measures,
plans, and systems (b)(3)); and job performance evaluation of individual employees
EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
Aces Set for Matchup at League-Leading Drake
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Coming off a crucial 2-0 win over Northern Iowa, the University of Evansville women’s soccer team looks to solidify their MVC Tournament standing on Sunday with a matchup at league-leading Drake. Kick-off is set for 1 PM in Des Moines.
Last Time Out
In a crucial match for the MVC Tournament picture, Brielle LaBerge (Cumming, Ga./Forsyth Central) and Brooklyn Robinson (West Haven, Utah/Fremont) scored two goals in the span of two minutes to power Evansville to a crucial 2-0 win over Northern Iowa on Thursday afternoon.
Allie Lammers (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) had a big day in goal for the Aces, making a career-high seven saves to post her fifth clean sheet of the season. The five shutouts are the most in a single season by an Aces keeper since Myia Danek in 2023.
UNI controlled play in the first half, putting up 10 shots, but Lammers made four saves to keep the match scoreless heading into the break.
The Purple Aces’ attack got rolling in the second half, with LaBerge creating a scoring chance in the 56th minute. The sophomore put a long range shot off the crossbar, but the loose ball was corralled by the Aces in the box and a shot deflected off the hand of a Panthers’ defender to earn a penalty kick. LaBerge stepped to the penalty spot and snuck a shot under the UNI keeper for her first collegiate goal, giving the Aces a 1-0 lead.
Two minutes later, the Aces generated another chance when Ella McAndrew (Greendale, Ind./Lawrenceburg) collected a ball just outside the top of the box. From there, McAndrew passed to Robinson, who struck a right-footed laser over a leaping keeper and into the back of the net. The goal was her third of the season, doubling the Evansville advantage.
From there, Lammers and the Evansville defense held strong to maintain the shutout. Lammers made three saves in the final ten minutes, including a diving stop in the 89th minute to put a bow on a career day.
KIRTON, GILMOUR LEAD THUNDERBOLTS IN 5-1 WIN AT QUAD CITY
Moline, Ill.: Behind two goals from Scott Kirton and a goal and assist from Tyson Gilmour, the Thunderbolts pulled away in the second half of their game against the Storm on Friday night at Vibrant Arena, winning by a 5-1 score. The Thunderbolts’ home opener and President’s Cup Championship celebration game at Ford Center will be on Saturday, October 25th against the Quad City at 7:00pm CT.
The first period was a back-and-forth affair, with the first goal scored by Evansville’s Will van der Veen at 10:08, assisted by Matthew Hobbs and Jordan Simoneau. Quad City responded shortly afterward at 12:32 as Donte DiPonio scored to tie the game 1-1. Following a massive open-ice hit by Jordan Simoneau on Quad City’s Dmitri Toporowski late in the first period, two fights broke out as Simoneau was challenged by Tommy Tsicos, while Hobbs squared off against Nick Pennucci. The Thunderbolts held strong in the second period and took the 2-1 lead at 11:29 as Kirton scored off the rush from Matt Clark, the lead expanded by Kirton to 3-1 just over two minutes later at 13:54 off a rebound from Isaac Chapman and Gilmour. In the final minute of the second period, Gilmour scored his goal on the power play with a shot that snuck through goaltender Luke Lush, assisted by Clark and Simoneau at 19:33 to put Evansville ahead 4-1 after two periods. After killing three penalties to start the third period, Evansville put the game on ice at 13:17 as Derek Contessa wired a shot home to make it 5-1, assisted by Cameron Patton and John Woernle.
Kirton finished with two goals, Gilmour a goal and assist, and Van der Veen along with Contessa one goal each. Simoneau and Clark each tallied two assists, while Kristian Stead finished with 31 saves on 32 shots on goal for his 2nd win of the season. The Thunderbolts and Storm meet again on Saturday, October 25th at Ford Center, with Evansville leading the season series 1
Trick or Treat @ WPL | Oct. 31
Event Details:
Date: Friday, October 31, 2025
Time: All Day
Location: All Department
Are you looking for a safe and dry place to take your kids trick-or-treating this year? Stop by Willard Public Library for Trick or Treat @ WPL. It is the perfect addition to your Halloween plans. Children can enjoy the spooky decorations, show off their costumes, and collect candy or giveaways in every department.
This program is free and open to the public, and no registration is required. Simply bring your Halloween spirit and enjoy a special afternoon at Willard Public Library.
We look forward to welcoming you, your participation helps make the library a vibrant part of our community. For questions or more information about the event, please contact: lhart@willard.lib.in.us
NEWS ON OUR DOORSTEPS
GAVEL GAMUT
By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com
(Week of 27 October 2025)
NEWS ON OUR DOORSTEPS
According to our new Bible, the Internet, local, independent newspapers are rapidly going the way the American bison did in the 19th century. I researched these facts via the Internet. The last time I entered a public library was about the time Ted Turner unleashed CNN in 1980. However, the last time I received a non-amalgamated view of the news was only today when my October 01 and October 08, 2025 editions of The Posey County News arrived in my post office box.
Some cynics might opine that my view of our fine local newspaper is colored by the fact this column appears every week. Maybe so, but I submit my long-time personal friends, Editors and Owners Connie Redman Pearce and Dave Pearce, are upholding one of America’s essential building blocks of our republic.
At a time when Rodney King’s 1992 plea of, “Can’t we all just get along?”, is belied by the facts of societal anger and hate-speech, America needs its local newspapers to help bind us together in spite of strongly held opposing views. Talking heads on television or Facebook might as well be artificially unintelligently generated. We do not know nor can we evaluate their information. But in local newspapers writers are both known and accountable. We can weigh the pros and cons.
I have been writing the “Gavel Gamut” column since 1990. Over 1,000 of my columns have appeared in Dave and Connie’s paper and not once have they censored, or approved of, one word. I write what I think and it appears for the reader’s analysis, acceptance, rejection or lack of interest.
On the Opinion Page, Dave and Connie explicitly state the content of the columns and cartoons are solely those of the contributors. When I saw the cartoon by Joe Heller in the October 08 edition about “local news” and “community spirit” and the October 01 cartoon by Andy Singer about America’s shameful abetting of the Zionist genocide against Palestinians, I knew the tradition of Benjamin Franklin and Will Rogers was still vibrant.
Thank you, Connie and Dave, for helping to preserve one of our essential liberties!
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