Clermont PUD Denied

The Hendricks County Commissioners met on Tuesday, Feb. 9 to discuss the Clermont Village proposal among others. The project was sent to the Commissioners with a positive recommendation for approval and the issue was continued at the initial commissioners meeting, Jan. 26.

On Tuesday, Commissioners unanimously denied the proposal.

Commissioner Phyllis Palmer said, “For years we’ve had people come to us with genuine concerns about flooding. We haven’t been able to help them much. I feel a strong obligation to the existing neighbors and to the people in the new development to not cause any further stress or pain in their lives.”

“To the applicant, I think the site plan looks like a very good plan. I just think the site is wrong for what you want to do. I would encourage you to look further in Hendricks County. I’m sure you could find a site much more acceptable than this,” Commissioner Dennis Dawes added.

The current project proposal is in complete alignment with the Hendricks County Comprehensive plan for the site, however, commissioners were concerned by previous flooding complaints and the ability to overcome those challenges with a new development. ______________________________________________