4:50pm 10/19/23:

The Precautionary Boil Water Advisory issued to Sellersburg Water Customers south of the Sellersburg Water Plant on Holmans Lane in Jeffersonville (see attached map) on 10/18/23 is now lifted.

As a standard, Sellersburg Water opts to issue 48 Hour Precautionary Boil Advisories to give ample time to submit retesting to the third-party testing facility if needed. This advisory is being lifted before 48 hours because third-party testing results have confirmed the safety of the water supply in your area after the loss of pressure on 10/18/23.

The Precautionary Boil Advisory was issued after loss of pressure on 10/18/23 due to a valve failure during scheduled maintenance of the system as part of the replacement of fire hydrants within the Indian Hills neighborhood.

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7:00pm Update: Water has been on since around 5:45pm. Crews are out flushing hydrants to remove air from the mains. Pressure fluctuations may be experienced as we continue to work through the system.

5pm Update: Water service is currently being restored to the impacted area and will fully be on by 6pm 10/18/23. Impacted users will be on a 48 precautionary boil advisory once service is restored. Please run your cold water taps for a few minutes at your location to flush any air that may be in your service lines.
If additional service is needed, please call (812)246-3821 ext 1 during normal business hours. For after hours service, please call (812)246-3821 ext 5.

Once the advisory is lifted, Sellersburg Water will send communications through email, text, social media, and local news outlets. If you did not receive an email or text earlier in the day, please contact the Sellersburg Utility Billing Office during normal hours to verify your contact information on file.

Thank you for your patience while crews worked to get this repair completed.

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ALERT: While preforming scheduled maintenance on a valve located on Allison Ln. at Seminole Dr., the valve failed. Due to the location of this valve, the only way to repair this failure is to shut water service off to the Jeffersonville Customers of Sellersburg Water located south of the water plant on Holmans Ln. immediately.  

Sellersburg Water Customers south of the Sellersburg Water Plant on Holmans Lane in Jeffersonville (see attached map) will be without water for a couple of hours Wednesday, October 18, 2023. Once service is re-established, you will be on a precautionary boil water advisory. Sellersburg Water has sent communications this through email, text, social media, and local news outlets.

Please visit Sellersburg.org then click the ALERT button in the upper right-hand corner of the home page to stay up-to-date on the project.

If you have questions, please contact the Sellersburg Billing Office at 812.246.3821 ext. 1

Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

Respectfully,

Sellersburg Water

Fall Season Weekly Yard Waste Collection to start the week of October 16th, 2023.

The Town provides leaf pickup on a weekly basis, beginning around mid- October. Leaves must be placed in paper bags and placed at the curb. There is no limit to this service, but we encourage mulching or composting leaves, if possible. Please note, open burning in the Town of Sellersburg is NOT permitted.

For normal yard waste items: Limbs should be bundled in 4-5 ft. lengths tied securely with baling string or cord. There is a limit of Two (2) bundles per pickup up with a diameter of the branches being no larger than 3 inches. These may be placed at the curb with the cut end toward the street. Other vegetative material can either be placed in two (2) 32-gallon cans, clearly marked YARD WASTE on the side of the cans or biodegradable paper yard waste bags.

Please do not intentionally blow your fallen leaves into the street. The street sweeper is designed to clean up leaves that have fallen into the roadway as part of normal road debris. While we do street sweeping, it is not intended for your yard waste. The street sweeper is designed to clean up leaves that have fallen into the roadway and normal road debris. Large amounts of leaves clog the vacuum system of the sweeper truck and clog storm drains that will lead to flooding.

In addition, leaves intentionally blown into the limits of any street, sidewalk, alley, or public way is considered littering in the Town of Sellersburg and enforced by the Sellersburg Police Department per Town Code:

§ 130.01 LITTERING (Ord. 502, passed 4-22-91)

Trick-or-Treating within the Town of Sellersburg is on October 31st (Halloween) from 6-9pm.

HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS

Walk Safely

1. Cross the street at corners. Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross. 
2. Put electronic devices down, keep heads up and walk, don’t run, across the street.
3. Teach children to make eye contact with drivers before crossing in front of them.
4. Always walk on sidewalks or paths. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible.  Children should walk on direct routes with the fewest street crossings.
5. Watch for cars that are turning or backing up. Teach children to never dart out into the street or cross between parked cars.
6. Join kids under age 12 for trick-or-treating. If kids are mature enough to be out without supervision, tell them to stick to familiar areas that are well lit and trick-or-treat in groups.

Costumes for a Safe Halloween

1. Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers and, if possible, choose light colors.
2. Choose face paint and makeup whenever possible instead of masks, which can obstruct a child’s vision.
3. Have kids carry glow sticks or flashlights to help them see and be seen by drivers. 
4. When selecting a costume, make sure it is the right size to prevent trips and falls. 

Drive Extra Safely on Halloween

1. Slow down and be especially alert in residential neighborhoods. Children are excited on Halloween and may move in unpredictable ways.
2. Take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and on curbs.
3. Enter and exit driveways and alleys slowly and carefully.
4. Get rid of any distractions – like your phone – in your car so you can concentrate on the road and your surroundings.
5. Turn your headlights on earlier in the day to spot children from greater distances.

Town of Sellersburg, Indiana ranked No. 62 in the U.S.

Published on June 7, 2023Written by Patrick Villanova, CEPF®

People often opt to move to the suburbs for myriad reasons – space, affordability, schools, employment and sometimes to seek safety. Violent and nonviolent crime rates, roadway safety, and drug and alcohol abuse within a community can affect the quality of life for an individual and family alike.

With this in mind, SmartAsset set out to determine which U.S. suburbs are safest. We analyzed safety data for 370 suburbs of the 100 largest cities – and also compared the affordability of the safest areas.

Data and Methodology

To find the safest suburbs, SmartAsset compared data for 370 places that are within 15 to 45 minutes of the 100 largest U.S. cities by car, that have at least 5,000 residents, by the following metrics:

• Violent crime rate. The number of violent crimes per 100,000 residents. Data comes from the FBI’s 2021 Uniform Crime Reporting Database; missing crime data was supplemented by NeighborhoodScout.com
• Property crime rate. The number of property crimes per 100,000 residents. Data comes from the FBI’s 2021 Uniform Crime Reporting Database; missing crime data was supplemented by NeighborhoodScout.com
• Vehicular mortality rate. The number of deaths due to traffic accidents per 100,000 residents. Data is from the 2022 County Health Rankings.
• Drug poisoning mortality rate. The number of drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 residents. Data is from the 2022 County Health Rankings.
• Percentage of the population engaging in excessive drinking. The percentage of adults who consumed more than four drinks of alcohol for women or five drinks of alcohol for men on a single occasion over a 30-day period, or who engage in heavy drinking, which is defined as drinking more than one drink per day for women or two drinks a day for men on average. Data is from the 2022 County Health Rankings.

The vehicular mortality rate, drug poisoning mortality rate and percentage of the population engaging in excessive drinking are all measured at the county level. Both violent and property crime rates are at the city level.

Constitution Day, is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia.

Constitution Week is September 17th – 23rd.

Click here to read the President’s Proclamation.

To read the full United States Constitution, click here to be taken to the online version.

St. Joe Road East Closed Saturday, September 2nd from 6am-approx. 6pm for an under-the-road pipe replacement.

If you access SR-60 using St. Joe Rd. East, please note this one-day traffic impact.

As part of the annual paving project, there will be some traffic detours residents need to be aware of. Both of these are one day closures.

On July 17th, Dreyer Ln. will be closed at Utica St. for a pipe repair/replacement. To detour around the project, use E. St. Joe to/from SR60 or E. St. Joe to US 31 through Speed.

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On July 18th, E. St. Joe Rd will be closed for 2 under road pipe replacements. One replacement will be under 1000 block of E. St Joe Rd. The other will be where Alabama Ave. meets E. St. Joe Rd. To detour to/from, use SR60 to Perry Crossing Rd/Allentown Rd or E. St. Joe Rd to Dreyer Ln.

The Town of Sellersburg is the lead on the largest regional partnership ever undertaken in Clark County with help from the Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Authority (READI) Grant.

The Borden-Sellersburg Wastewater Cooperative is an initiative that will connect Starlight to the Town of Borden and ultimately to the Town of Sellersburg.

Within the Town of Sellersburg, this project will address long standing capacity and odor issues throughout the Town by redirecting sewer flows to a new regional lift station.

For full details, you can visit Borden-Sellersburg Wastewater Cooperative website by clicking here: Borden Sellersburg Regional Wastewater Cooperative | Borden Indiana Wastewater (bswwpartnership.com)

Partners with Sellersburg on this project include:
Starlight Area Businesses

Town of Borden

Town of Sellersburg

Clark County Government

Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)

Indiana Finance Authority (IFA)

Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)

Regional Economic Acceleration on and Development Initiative (READI)

Our Southern Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Beginning Monday, June 26th of 2023, the Town of Sellersburg Town Council Meetings will be streamed on Town’s YouTube Channel instead of Facebook Live.

The reason for this is due to ongoing technical difficulties with the Facebook Live streaming platform. In addition, YouTube is a free platform we can use for streaming of meetings without people feeling the need to create a Facebook account.

To view the Town’s YouTube Channel, simply type in “Town of Sellersburg YouTube” in your internet search bar.

You can also be redirected to the channel by clicking here: Town of Sellersburg – YouTube

All meetings that were live streamed on the Town’s Facebook will remain there. In addition, all meetings are recorded for sound with the Sellersburg Clerk Treasurer being the official keeper of all Town records, including Council Meetings recordings.

If you would like to attend a Council Meeting in person, all are welcomed. In addition, any members of the public can address the Council directly during the ‘Public Comment’ portion of the agenda. Simply sign-in once you arrive!

If you would like to contact your Council Representative, view the district map, and more… Click here to be taken to the Council’s Home Page.

Information Regarding Solicitors:
It’s that time of the year where door-to-door solicitors may come knocking. The Town of Sellersburg does have a licensing requirement for this activity. Details can be found here: https://www.sellersburgclerk.com/uploads/7/6/3/2/76323423/2023-or-005.pdf

The goal of this ordinance, first and foremost, is for the safety of our residents. That is why there are background checks required as part of the licensing process. In addition, this ordinance is meant to protect property owners and their peace at home from unwanted salespeople, most who, unfortunately, have taken to high pressure tactics. This was adopted in February of 2023 and does not impact kids selling Girl or Boy Scouts items, school fundraisers, etc.

If you have a solicitor approach you, ask them for their license. If you or your neighborhood has a “No Solicitors” sign posted, even if they have a license, they are in violation. If they do not have a Town issued license, advise them to go to the Sellersburg Police Department to obtain it or please alert SPD by calling 812.246.4491.