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2025 Town of Sellersburg Paving Projects

by Charlie Smith

The INDOT Community Crossing Matching Grant (CCMG) Road Projects within the Town of Sellersburg will be starting in late spring of 2025 with an estimated completion in September of 2025. Once the public bidding process was complete, the project award was won by MAC Construction. Scheduled work will include mill/paving, concrete curb repair, roadside storm drain repairs, road markings where applicable, and sidewalk repairs where applicable.

As part of the project specifications, MAC Construction will be posting advance notice on the roads they will be working. This will give residents the notice they need to be aware of when work will begin on their roadways.

For the Town to qualify for funding, the Town Council will provide local matching funds of 25% from a funding source approved for road and bridge construction. As part of the CCMG Program, INDOT will provide the remaining 75% of the funding need.

Within Sellersburg Town limits, the following road rehabilitation projects will be completed in 2025 as part of CCMG:

E. St. Joe from Alabama to Dreyer Ln.

The Greenwood Subdivision (Banner Ave., Emerald Dr., and Celesta Way from Banner to Greenwood Rd.)

High St., Novel Ln. (from St. Paul to US31), and Deidrick Way (from Hauss Ave. to the dead-end)

Smith Ln. from E. Utica St. to N. Fern St.

The portion of Perry Crossing Rd. within the Town of Sellersburg’s Town Borders.

The Millview Neighborhood (Millview Dr., Millview St., Circle Dr., and Bottorff St.)

Lakeside Neighborhood Cul-de-sacs (Bridge Ct., Sunset Dr., Brandon Circle., and Lakeside Ct.)

Lake Pointe Neighborhood (Karie Dr. and Paul’s Place)

Ordinance Updates Input Opportunity

by Charlie Smith

The Town of Sellersburg Council is asking for input from Town of Sellersburg Residents regarding updates to the Town’s Code, related to nuisances, as part of updating out of date General Regulation Ordinances. Some of these have not been review since the 1970’s.

Please read through the information below in its entirety. Instructions for email submissions is outlined below. However, it is preferred and encouraged that you come make public comment at one September Town Council Meetings held on September 9th and September 23rd beginning at 6pm at Town Hall.

Town Code §95.45 DEFINITIONS & §95.46 EXCESSIVE GROWTH PROHIBITED

The first update is related to mowing of yards. Currently, the Grass and Noxious Weed Standards in the Town Code do not include maintenance of landscaped areas.

What this update would do is include landscaped areas to not have overgrowth of 9″ or more of certain weeds. It does not permit the Town to dictate how bushes are trimmed, if it is mulched or not, etc.

What it does do is hold a minimum standard of maintenance to not allow uncontrolled growth of certain weeds and invasive species as outlined by the Purdue Extension Office.

Excessive Growth Draft UpdateDownload

Please review the attached draft of the existing and proposed Town Codes. If you have input on this topic, please attend a Town Council Meeting starting at 6pm and held at Town Hall on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month to have your comments heard. If you would like to contact your Town Councilman, you find their contact information and district map by clicking here: Town Councilman Information. When emailing your Councilman, please include your name and address within your email.

Town Code §95.01 – §95.04 PUBLIC NUISANCES & §95.15 – §95.17 ABATEMENT PROCEDURES

The second Town Code up for review is in response to the #1 complaint from residents: Code Enforcement Issues. The Town Council is seeking input from residents on how best to address this concern by updating the Town Code that relates to Public Nuisances.

The Town’s current Public Nuisance Ordinances are very dated and do not do a very good job of explaining what a ‘public nuisance’ is. In addition, the Town’s structure has changed as to who would carry out the enforcement process.

The proposed updates are an attempt to add context and definition to what a ‘public nuisance’ is. Within the proposed updates, there is extensive list of examples as to what constitutes a ‘public nuisance’ as well as a more clearly outlined path of notification, enforcement, and abatement processes to help clean up the Town of Sellersburg.

Nuisance Draft UpdatesDownload

Please review the attached draft of the existing and proposed Town Codes. If you have input on this topic, please attend a Town Council Meeting starting at 6pm and held at Town Hall on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month to have your comments heard. If you would like to contact your Town Councilman, you find their contact information and district map by clicking here: Town Councilman Information. When emailing your Councilman, please include your name contact information within your email in the event they have follow-up questions for.

You can also email the general information inbox at info@sellersburg.org. Again, please include your name and contact information.