Ben Trockman
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- Meetings spoken in
- 14
- Total speaking time
- 1:38:21
- Avg per meeting
- 7:02
- Segments
- 2005
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Top issues during term (20)
Summer 2026 Special Events and Street Closures
Minimal city cost for barricades and traffic control at approved events.
Data Center Development Pauses
A possible travel budget for a site visit may require a funding request to the county commissioners.
Event and festival street closures
No direct city cost, but the trial event affects downtown parking and street access on Monday evenings.
Flock Surveillance Cameras and Budget Funding
The 2027 budget proposal reportedly includes about $265,000 for surveillance contracts, up from $142,500 this year — the money speakers want redirected.
Data center regulation
Unknown for now — the whole point of the committee is to study tax, utility-rate, and cleanup-cost impacts before anything is approved.
2026 Mill and Overlay-Phase III Street Paving
The repaving contract will cost roughly $201,000 to $255,000 depending on which bid is accepted.
2027 city budget
About $7 million in combined reductions across county funds for 2027.
AHTF Home Repair Program expansion
About $329,000 remains available for grants and loans, with each repair capped at a $25,000 grant.
Unsafe building enforcement across Evansville
Civil penalties of $500–$1,000 loom for owners who don't fix utility issues by March 19.
Fire Station 1 roof renovation
Renovations across eight stations will likely total several hundred thousand dollars, with bids from roughly $600K to $700K per contractor.
Potential donation and sales of land bank properties
The parcels would go for about $500 each, with new housing adding assessed value and neighborhood investment.
Data center development concerns
A hyperscale data center could roughly double the county's ~2 million tons of annual greenhouse gas emissions and pressure CenterPoint energy rates and water rates.
Mesker Park Zoo Maintenance and Infrastructure
Costs unknown until quotes come back.
Youth Gun Violence and Community Support
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METS Terminal Renovation Parking Change
Adds $13,175 to the renovation contract, bringing it to $731,966.15.
2026 Mill and Overlay-Phase IV street repaving
Costs will be set once bids are received.
Officer termination appeal (Officer Anthony Stephenson)
Mark Norman Ditch Obstruction Cleanup Deadline
Cleanup costs fall on property owners; county contractor work would be billed to violators if they fail to act.
Tree and sidewalk conflicts
Rerouting the sidewalk or using alternative materials costs more up front than removal, but the board argued losing canopy carries its own community cost.
Resilience Hub Study
Funding for the study is only encumbered through December 31, creating a hard deadline.
Decisions during term (926)
Recorded while Trockman was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of minutes from previous meeting
Joseph E. Anderson — residential contractor, Verity Innovations
George B. Davenport — residential contractor, Titan Construction
Thomas D. Dean — commercial contractor, Dean Builds INC
Austin J. Giles — residential remodeler
Isaac Largel — residential/commercial contractor, L & S Contracting
Paul M. McCully — commercial contractor, Parkway Construction
Christopher L. Mooney — residential remodeler, Sho Pro of Indiana
Cody R. Robinson — drywall partition, The Patch Patrol
Emilee Santos — residential contractor, Premium Steel
Aaron W. Schuck — residential contractor/wood framing, L & S Contracting
Joseph S. Trevino — residential contractor, Matador Equity
Adjournment
Approval of minutes as corrected
Surplus of six EPD patrol vehicles
Muensterman service agreement extension
Fire Department consumable quote bid RFQ-011-01-2026
IFB 011-03-2026 fire boat bid award to Stanley
IFB 011-04-2026 open-market purchase authorization
Fire Service, Inc. E-1 Heavy Rescue change order
Voting record (44)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Ordinance G-2026-18 — Data Center Research and Permit Deferral
Ordinance G-2026-19 — 2027 Appointive Salaries
Ordinance F-2026-14 (Amended) — 2027 City Budget
Adopt Ordinance G-2026-16 — alley vacation at 214/222 Main St
Adopt Ordinance G-2026-17 — Crawford Door PILOT affordable housing
Adopt Ordinance F-2026-13 (Amended) — appropriations transfers
Adopt Ordinance R-2026-16 — rezone 2003 E Franklin St
Adopt Ordinance R-2026-17 — rezone 824 E Blackford Ave (R2 to R3)
Adopt Ordinance R-2026-18 — rezone 2453/2455/2457 W Franklin St
Adopt Resolution C-2026-34 — resilience hub study stipends
Ordinance F-2026-11 adopted — $300,000 riverfront repainting
Resolution C-2026-32 adopted — Uniseal tax phase-in memorandum of agreement
Adoption of Ordinance F-2026-10 (Amended) — appropriations transfers
Adoption of Ordinance R-2026-03 — Jeanette Ave rezoning
Adoption of Ordinance R-2026-15 — Bellemeade Ave rezoning
Adopt Amended Ordinance F-2026-09 (transfers of appropriations)
Ordinance G-2026-13 — Alley Vacation near 213 W Division St
Ordinance G-2026-14 — Floodplain Administrator Amendment
Ordinance R-2026-09 (Amended) — Rezone 6600 Old Boonville Highway
Ordinance R-2026-12 (Amended) — Rezone 1307 & 1311 Henning Ave to AG
Cautions against setting precedent without vetting alternatives to downzoning.