PUBLIC NOTICES 10.22.2026
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
OF PROPOSED ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Madison Township, Morgan County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of Madison Township will consider the following additional appropriations in excess of the budget for the current fiscal year at their regular meeting place at 7047 E. Landersdale Road, Camby, Indiana, at 7 P.M. on the 4th day of November 2026.
0101 Township Fun d Amount
Major Budget Classification
Capital Outlay—Machinery and Equipment $ 24,000
Total for Township Fund $ 24,000
1111 Township Fire and Ems Fund Amount
Major Budget Classification
Operations–Fuel $ 15,000
Capital Outlay–Additional Appropriation $ 49,000
Total for Township Fire & EMS Fund $ 64,000
Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have a right to be heard. The additional appropriations as finally made will be referred to the Department of Local Government Finance. The Department of Local Government Finance will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of funds to support the appropriations within fifteen (15) days of a Certified Copy of the action taken.
Larry Ellis Trustee
Madison Township
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NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF
THE METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MARTINSVILLE
Owners of real property, and registered voters residing in, the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville (the “School Corporation”), are hereby given notice that the Board of Education of the School Corporation (the “Board”), having held meetings and two separate public hearings pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.5 and Indiana Code 5-3-1, on October 8, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the Central Education Center located at 389 East Jackson Street, Martinsville, Indiana 46151, adopted a resolution (the “Resolution”) making a preliminary determination to undertake: (i)(a) roofing upgrades, repairs, renovations and replacements, including at the John R. Wooden Middle School, Poston Road Elementary School and the High School vocational building, (b) pool and weightroom renovations at the High School, (c) High School soccer facility renovations, (d) STEM additions, including STEM additions at Paragon Elementary and South Elementary, (e) HVAC and Chiller replacements, upgrades and improvements at the Central Education Center, Brooklyn STEM Academy and South Elementary School, (f) High School heat pump repairs and replacements, (g) High School flooring, tennis court and bleacher repairs, upgrades, replacements and renovations. (h) School Corporation switchgear maintenance, (i) School Corporation bus and fleet purchases, repairs and replacements, (j) School Corporation seal coating, (k) elevator installation, repairs, replacements and renovations at Central Education Center and Paragon Elementary, (l) solar improvements at all School Corporation facilities, (m) building, roofing and flooring renovations, additions and repairs at all School Corporation facilities, (n) furniture, fixtures and equipment at all School Corporation facilities, (o) upgrades, renovations, repairs and replacements at the School Corporation vocational building, and (p) other improvements, upgrades, equipping, and renovations and demolition at all School Corporation facilities, as may be needed ((i)(a) through (p) collectively, the “Project”), and (ii) to the extent permitted by law to take all of the necessary steps to finance all or a portion of the costs of all, of the Project by entering into a proposed lease or leases or an amendment or amendments to an existing lease (the “Lease”) between one or more Indiana school building corporations, as lessor (collectively, the “Building Corporation”), and the School Corporation, as lessee, relating to all or any portion of the school facilities operated by the School Corporation. If a Lease is entered into, the Building Corporation will issue one or more series of ad valorem property tax first mortgage bonds secured by and payable from the lease payments under the proposed Lease (the “Bonds”).
The total maximum original aggregate principal amount of the Bonds will not exceed $60,000,000. The maximum term for each series of Bonds will not exceed twenty (20) years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the debt service payments on each series of the Bonds payable from lease rentals under the Lease shall not exceed a term of twenty (20) years. The Lease with respect to the Bonds will have a term not to exceed twenty-five (25) years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the debt service payments on the Bonds payable from lease rentals under the Lease shall not exceed a term of twenty-five (25) years. Based on the estimated interest rates that will be paid in connection with the Bonds of 7.00%, the total interest cost associated therewith, is $51,425,000, not taking into account any funds of the School Corporation or Building Corporation being available for capitalized interest. The maximum annual lease rental to be paid by the School Corporation under the Lease related to the Bonds is $6,500,000 and the maximum total lease rental related to the Bonds over the term of the Lease is $130,000,000, not taking into account any funds of the Building Corporation available for capitalized interest. The School Corporation’s certified total debt service fund tax levy for 2026 (which is the most recent certified tax levy) is $8,808,726 and the School Corporation’s debt service fund tax rate for 2026 (which is the most recent certified tax rate) is $0.3903 per $100 of assessed value. The School Corporation’s estimated total debt service fund tax levy for 2027 is $12,232164 and the School Corporation’s estimated debt service fund tax rate for 2027 is $0.4924 per $100 of assessed value. The estimated total maximum debt service fund tax levy for the School Corporation and the estimated total maximum debt service fund tax rate for the School Corporation after the issuance of the Bonds are anticipated to occur no earlier than 2028 and will be $17,250,000 and $0.6944 per $100 of assessed value, respectively, as a result of the payment of the lease rentals under the Lease. The result of the School Corporation’s current and projected annual debt service payments divided by the net assessed value of taxable property in the School Corporation is 0.68%. The result of the sum of the School Corporation’s outstanding long-term debt plus the outstanding long-term debt of other taxing units in the School Corporation divided by the net assessed value of taxable property in the School Corporation is 8.78%. The estimated completion date of the Project is within three years of the issuance of the Bonds. The Board estimates that operational costs associated with the Project will be approximately $0 per year. The School Corporation does not expect to appeal for a new facility adjustment for an increased maximum permissible tuition support levy to pay any increased estimated operating costs as a result of the Project.
The estimated amount of the School Corporation’s debt service levy and rate that will result during the following 10 years if the School Corporation enters the Lease, after also considering any changes that will occur to the debt service levy and rate during that period sson account of any outstanding bonds or lease obligations that will mature or terminate during that period is as follows:
Petitions requesting the application of the local public question process to the proposed Lease related to the Project may be filed with the Morgan County Voter Registration Office within thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the manner provided by Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.5. If a sufficient petition requesting the application of the local public question process to the proposed Lease related to the Project has been filed as set forth in Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.5, the proposed Lease related to the Project must be approved in an election on a local public question held under Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.6. In the event that a sufficient petition requesting the application of the local public question process to the proposed Lease related to the Project has been filed as set forth in Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.5, the Superintendent of the School Corporation (the “Superintendent”) or his designee is authorized to work with the School Corporation’s Municipal Advisor to submit a form of question with respect to the Project, the Lease and the Bonds in accordance with, and which conforms to Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.6.
EXECUTED this 9th day of October, 2026.
METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MARTINSVILLE
By: Matt Hankins, Secretary
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
This is to inform you that the Morgan County Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 9, 2026 at 6:30 pm in the Morgan County Administration Building located at 180 S. Main Street, Martinsville, Indiana to consider petition RP-26-10.
This petition, submitted by Evan & Jo Griffiths, seeks approval to vacate Lots 7 & 8 in the Falcon Crest subdivision and replat them as one lot consisting of 4 acres. The subject property is located at 3130 Lake Terrace Drive in Jefferson Township, Morgan County, Indiana and is more particularly described as follows:
Lots Numbered 7 and 8 in Falcon Crest, a subdivision in Jefferson Township, as per plat thereof recorded in Deed Record 424, Page 792, in the Office of the Recorder of Morgan County, Indiana.
Interested persons desiring to present their views regarding this request will be provided an opportunity at the above-mentioned time and place. Information regarding this petition can be examined at the Morgan County Planning Department, 180 S. Main Street, Suite 204, Martinsville, Indiana during regular business hours. Please be advised that meetings or petitions may be continued as needed. You are encouraged to contact the Planning Department at 765-342-1060 to make inquiries about the status of a petition.
Morgan County Plan Commission
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The following County Court Allowance Claims have been filled with
the Auditor’s Office and will be paid on October 28, 2026
AJM Legal LLC-Judge Pro Tem $100.00
AJM Legal LLC-Pauper Monthly Contracts $833.33
Allen Law Office-Pauper Monthly Contracts $6,329.91
Amazon Capital Services, Inc-Jury Supplies $35.82
Amazon Capital Services, Inc-Supplies Office $148.27
Card Service Center-Jury Supplies $204.22
Cox & Koons, LLP-CHINS Public Defender $1,215.00
Cragen, Tara-CHINS Public Defender $1,422.00
Cragen, Tara-GAL-Appointments $594.00
Cragen, Tara-Judge Pro Tem $50.00
Cragen, Tara-Pauper Monthly Contracts $4,583.00
Culligan Of Martinsville-Service Agreement $102.30
Dillon Legal Group, PC-CHINS Public Defender $1,476.00
Dillon Legal Group, PC-Pauper Monthly Contracts $4,983.00
Dodge County Sheriff’s Office-Murder/Criminal Litigation $27.02
Elizabeth M Smith Legal, LLC-Pauper Expense $3,618.00
Elizabeth M Smith Legal, LLC-Pauper Monthly Contracts $4,583.00
Farrall, Andrea-Jury Supplies $8.98
Haitian Creole Legal-Prof. Svc/Interpreter $525.00
Harshman Ponist Smith & Rayl,-Pauper Monthly Contracts $7,183.00
K D White Law PC-GAL-Appointments $3,348.00
K D White Law PC-Pauper Monthly Contracts $833.33
Ksenak, Jarrett T.-Pauper Monthly Contracts $1,746.91
Lauer And Lauer Attorneys-Pauper Monthly Contracts $4,983.00
Lidy Law, Pc-Pauper Monthly Contracts $4,583.00
Malcon Indiana Inc.-Professional Services $1,300.00
RELX Inc. DBA LexisNexis-Law Books-Library $639.00
The Gaunt Law Office-CHINS Public Defender $1,156.50
The Gaunt Law Office-Pauper Monthly Contracts $5,594.42
Watkins Depositions-Pauper Expense $1,867.50
Will Psychology, LLC-Psych Exams $2,850.00
Total $66,923.51
Linda Pruitt
Morgan County Auditor
