Vanderburgh County Commissioners Announce  First Amendment to the American Rescue Plan (ARP)  Coronavirus Local Recovery Fund Utilization Plan 

EVANSVILLE, IN. (November 17, 2021) – The Vanderburgh County Commission announce the First Amendment to the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Coronavirus Local Recovery Fund Utilization Plan for nearly $5.95-million-dollars in Water and Sewer Infrastructure Projects. 

The projects include: 

1. Woods Avenue/Franklin Street/Elm Street drainage Improvements – $500,000 

The County will allocate and spend Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for Woods Avenue/Franklin Street/Elm Street. This neighborhood is an example of an area that is experiencing routine flooding as a result of more frequent precipitation events. The planned scope of work for this project is the installation of storm sewers that would replace existing undersized storm sewers where none currently exist. The use of Fiscal Recovery Funds on this project will provide an investment in infrastructure that will assist in meeting the critical need for improvements to existing storm sewer infrastructure in western Vanderburgh County. 

2. Kansas Road Storm Sewers, Phase 2 – $550,000 

The County will allocate and spend Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($550,000.00) for Kansas Road Storm Sewers, Phase 2. Kansas road is being reconstructed between Petersburgh Road and Cayes Drive, which is a length of approximately 0.67 miles. The scope of work for this project includes improvements in the inadequate stormwater drainage system due to increased development combined with more intense rainfall events. Due to increasing costs and reductions in revenue, sufficient funding is not currently available to complete this project. The use of Fiscal Recovery Funds on this project will allow for the project to move forward and provide new drainage systems which will reduce the frequency of flooding, and improve the safety of the road. 

3. Boonville-New Harmony Road Storm Sewer – $1.9 Million 

The County will allocate and spend One Million Nine Hundred Dollars ($1,900,000.00) for Boonville-New Harmony Road Storm Sewers. Boonville-New Harmony Road is being restricted between Petersburg Road and State Road 57, which is the length of approximately one mile. The scope of the work for this project includes improvements in the inadequate stormwater drainage system due to increased development combined with more intense rainfall events. 305 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. • N.W. M. L. KING JR. BLVD. • CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX • EVANSVILLE IN 47708 PHONE: 812-435-5241 FAX: 812-435-5963 

Because of the increasing costs and reductions in revenue, sufficient funding is not currently available to complete this project. The use of Fiscal Recovery Funds on this project will allow for the project to move forward and to install new storm sewers on the road to upgrade the drainage systems, reduce the frequency of flooding, and improve the safety of the road. 

4. Boonville-New Harmony Road – Interstate 69 Sanitary Sewer – $3.0 Million 

The County will allocate and spend Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) for the Boonville-New Harmony Road – Interstate 69 Sanitary Sewer. The west side of Interstate 69 is not currently served by sanitary sewers. The residential properties near this interchange are currently on septic systems. The use of Fiscal Recovery Funds will provide a lift station in the southwest quadrant of the interchange, as well as approximately one thousand six hundred (1,600) feet of gravity sewer which will allow numerous existing homes to connect to a sanitary sewer, thereby eliminating possible storm sewer contamination associated with the discharge existing septic systems and will make the west side of the interchange more desirable for commercial growth. 

“These new and current water and sewer infrastructure projects are vital to our community. They will help numerous neighborhoods and facilities, such as schools and churches,” stated Commissioner Ben Shoulders. 

“The sewer infrastructure projects are a necessary part of making Vanderburgh County a thriving community to live and do business in,” stated Commissioner Jeff Hatfield. 

“I appreciate the opportunity to invest in water and sewer infrastructure to meet the needs of these areas. These projects will bring these areas up to current standards while decreasing the frequency of flooding and increasing the safety of the roads,” stated Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave. 

This Commission has taken the necessary steps to build a solid foundation for infrastructure in Vanderburgh County. This project is a direct result of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding Vanderburgh County received.