# Area Planning Board Meting 10/7/26


**Body:** Vigo County
**Date:** October 06, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Vigo County Area Planning Board meeting on October 7, 2026, addressed zoning petitions, subdivisions, development standards, and an economic-development financing proposal. The board approved or recommended approval of several land-use items, including rezoning at 831 Oak Street for office use, a planned development at 1033 Crawford Street for office space and temporary housing for up to 10 employees, and rezoning at 1200 South Third Street to support expansion of the adjacent Auto House business. Several minor subdivisions were also approved. The Terra Vista Glen Phase Three secondary plat, reduced from 60 to 54 lots, passed with one opposition; drainage and erosion-control approval, infrastructure bonding, and fire department approval remained applicable conditions. Members and residents discussed longstanding drainage concerns, while city staff and the developer described the phase’s separate stormwater system and retention pond. No vendor or contract awards were identified.

The board received notice that Vigo County had been certified as a commercial solar- and wind-energy-ready community, qualifying it for incentives and grant funding for 10 years at $1 per megawatt-hour generated. Staff also highlighted a floodway requirement discussed at a state conference: construction in a floodway must receive FEMA permission before an application can be submitted. The board discussed a proposed economic-development area and allocation area intended to create a revenue stream and, with the Indiana Finance Authority, provide low-cost financing for roads, sewer, water, and other infrastructure supporting single-family housing. The transcript ends during discussion, so it does not establish whether that resolution was voted on.

**Source:** Vigo County