Board of Commissioners, May 12, 2026
Approved: Contract amendment number three with Lachmuller Group for Douglas and Bittersweet intersection improvement, unanimous
What happened
On May 12, 2026, St. Joseph County approved Contract amendment number three with Lachmuller Group for Douglas and Bittersweet intersection improvement (unanimous).
The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners approved several infrastructure-related items, most notably two American Electric Power easements on county-owned parcels at the northeast corner of State Road 2 and Larrison Boulevard to support the future Diverging Diamond Interchang…
- Jurisdiction
- St. Joseph County, IN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 12, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
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American Electric Power easements at State Road 2 and Larrison Boulevard
Approval of two AEP power line easements across county-owned (Board of Commissioner) parcels at the northeast corner of State Road 2 and Larrison Boulevard, to run power to the intersection for traffic signals as part of the future Diverging Diamond Interchange project. Passed on voice vote (Hazen aye, Baxmeier aye).
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Key Decisions (4)
American Electric Power easements at State Road 2 and Larrison Boulevard
Highway utility agreement with Kankakee Valley REMC for Walnut Road over Potato Creek bridge
Contract amendment number three with Lachmuller Group for Douglas and Bittersweet intersection improvement
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Development Activity (3)
Diverging Diamond Interchange at State Road 2 and Larrison Boulevard
Infrastructure
Walnut Road over Potato Creek Bridge project
Infrastructure
Douglas and Bittersweet intersection roundabout
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6 distinct speakers; 3 identified names.
All speaker roles: 3 Staff, 1 Public, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 2 Staff, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Bill Shaleo, Staff.
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Zoning terms (2)
6 recorded timestamps
- motion to approve (5 timestamps)
- approved (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
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