Mr. Brand asked if this received a favorable recommendation and then the County Commissioners approved the request, what was the intended future use of the property.

Ms. Vannice stated that it would be combined with the Honey Rock Farm property.

No one appeared in opposition.

Mr. Carroll made a motion for a favorable recommendation. Mr. Brand seconded the motion. Voting in favor: Mr. Brand, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Dishman, Mr. Ivy, Mr. LaChat, Mr. Landess, Ms. Sipe, and Mr. Smith. Voting against: None. Motion carried, MPC 01-26Z to be forwarded to the County Commissioners for their February 16, 2026 regular meeting.

LEGISLATIVE ACTION:

Ms. Swackhamer reported that MPC 05-25A to amend the text of the subdivision regulations regarding Natural Features, and MPC 01-26A being the changes to the 2025 Official Zone Maps for the City had both received favorable recommendation from this Board and been adopted by City Council on February 2, 2026. She also reported that MPC 02-26A being the changes to the 2025 Official Zone Maps for the County had received a favorable recommendation from this Board and had been adopted by the County Commissioners at their January 20, 2026 meeting.

DIRECTOR’S REPORT:

Ms. Swackhamer reported to the Board the numbers for permits, inspections, complaints, variances, rezonings, and plats for January. She stated that for the calendar year of 2025 the total of state reimbursements received by the office was $516,955.03 and that $377,368.84 of that all went back to County General. She stated examples of things that can be reimbursed were portions of salaries for anyone working on transportation tasks and conferences and those expenses related to the MPO. She stated that the reimbursements that did not go back to County General were for special tasks throughout the year, for example the ADA Transition Plan and aerials pictures that were both things that benefited the entire county. She stated that the Cost Allocation Plan which was a list of tasks that would be completed in 2027, had been submitted and approved by Federal Highway and that work was also underway for the next UPWP.

Ms. Swackhamer stated that at the last meeting the Board chose Ms. Sipe to continue to serve on the Plat Committee and that now the Board needed to confirm that entire Committee. She stated that along with herself, John Anderson from Muncie Sanitary District, Tom Borchers the County Surveyor, Adam Leach the City Engineer, Courtney Pruitt the Stormwater Manager with Muncie Sanitary District, and Rickie Sipe the Board representative were the voting members of the Plat Committee. She stated that the Committee had several advisory members that included Dean Thomas the County Engineer, Heather Beard with the Highway Department, Jan Smoot the County Recorder along with Paula Morrison form the Recorder’s Office, and Emily Reese and Diana Tarazi from the Auditor’s Office.

Mr. Brand asked how often this committee met and asked about attendance.