11/10/2026 - Hendricks Co. Commissioner's Meeting

The Hendricks County commissioners’ meeting on November 10, 2026, included drainage-board and regional-sewer-district business. The commissioners approved quotes for drainage work from Marine Excavating ($125,669 for the F. Armstrong project), Beachwood Construction ($50,000 for Thompson-Schultz Phase 1), and Marine Excavating ($6,800 for Thompson-Schultz Phase 2). They also approved a guardrail retrofit on a county bridge based on a single quote; the contractor and amount are unclear in the transcript. County facilities reported engaging a contractor to restore the courthouse war memorial, with no cost stated. A records-preservation project was approved using recorder perpetuation funds, not county general funds. Bids for Bridge 39, Culvert 029, and the 4-H Fairgrounds and Conference Complex expansion were opened and taken under advisement; no awards were made at the meeting. INDOT was reported to be contributing $1 million toward roundabouts, with application of the funds still being worked out.

The Regional Sewer District approved a $9,200 Eagle Valley change order and Task Order 2 for design and permitting of a package plant near Exit 59; the task order’s total was not clear, though $50,000 was identified as an hourly not-to-exceed amount for construction administration. The district reported that regular ARPA funds had been expended and remaining work on the 750 North project would use ARPA interest. The commissioners also adopted animal-control and animal-shelter ordinances effective May 1, 2027, setting a future transition of animal-control responsibilities with municipalities. A drainage-development preliminary approval was contested and continued after discussion of stormwater, discharge, and neighboring-property concerns; no final approval was recorded.