The Daviess County Commissioners met Tuesday morning with a relatively light agenda. Kent Parisian, representing the WestGate board, gave the commissioners an update on the three-county tech park. Parisian reported on the expansion of the tech park and its emphasis on defense-related companies and outlined where current companies are headed, expanding, and where new businesses are locating. Parisian also discussed ongoing infrastructure expansion and funding resources for the Tech Park Authority. At the end of his presentation, Parisian told the commissioners that the Tech Park Board favored the continuation of Daviess County’s zoning plan. When County Attorney Grant Swartzentruber asked if the tech park should become an incorporated area, Parisian said that making the tech park its own incorporated community would be the best option, but the fact that the park sits in three counties and includes the town of Crane and the village of Scotland makes that option problematic at best.
In other business, the Commissioners accepted Paul Williams’ recommendation for property insurance, voted to approve the use of the County’s GIS information to create new plat books, and approved the appointment of Lisa Wilson to the Visitor’s Bureau board.
The Commissioners also approved requests from County Clerk Lauren Milton for shelving needs for the Clerk’s office in the Courthouse. Funding will come from the Courthouse project contingency fund.
In the report on the Courthouse project, Commissioner Nathan Gabhart reported the renovation remains on schedule and that plans are being made to facilitate the move back into the building in the late spring or early summer. The commissioners also approved the final furniture layout and pricing for the courthouse.
