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Paul Green

At-Large Council Member2024-01-08 – 2027-12-01 (month-level end: December 2027; seated at the first meeting of the new term on January 8, 2024 per WNIN; four-year term elected November 2023)

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At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending Dec 1, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
15
Total speaking time
29:37
Avg per meeting
1:58
Segments
599

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Top issues during term (20)

medium↓May 2026[56]

Summer 2026 Special Events and Street Closures

Minimal city cost for barricades and traffic control at approved events.

high→Jun 2026[51]

Data Center Development Pauses

A possible travel budget for a site visit may require a funding request to the county commissioners.

medium↓Feb 2026[49]

Event and festival street closures

No direct city cost, but the trial event affects downtown parking and street access on Monday evenings.

high↑Jun 2026[44]

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.

high→Aug 2026[43]

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.

high→May 2026[42]

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.

critical↓May 2026[39]

2027 city budget

About $7 million in combined reductions across county funds for 2027.

high↑Jan 2026[38]

AHTF Home Repair Program expansion

About $329,000 remains available for grants and loans, with each repair capped at a $25,000 grant.

high↑Feb 2026[32]

Unsafe building enforcement across Evansville

Civil penalties of $500–$1,000 loom for owners who don't fix utility issues by March 19.

high↓Apr 2026[32]

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.

high→Jan 2026[31]

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.

high↑Aug 2026[30]

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.

medium↑May 2026[29]

Mesker Park Zoo Maintenance and Infrastructure

Costs unknown until quotes come back.

critical↑Jan 2026[28]

Youth Gun Violence and Community Support

Null

medium↑Jan 2026[28]

METS Terminal Renovation Parking Change

Adds $13,175 to the renovation contract, bringing it to $731,966.15.

high→May 2026[27]

2026 Mill and Overlay-Phase IV street repaving

Costs will be set once bids are received.

high→Jul 2026[27]

Officer termination appeal (Officer Anthony Stephenson)

high↑Jul 2026[27]

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.

high↓Jan 2026[27]

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.

high↑Sep 2026[25]

Resilience Hub Study

Funding for the study is only encumbered through December 31, creating a hard deadline.

Decisions during term (926)

Recorded while Green was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

Voting record (69)

67 yes2 no

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesOct 26, 2026

Adoption of Ordinance F-2026-15 (Levee Authority Budget)

Voted yesOct 26, 2026

Adoption of Ordinance R-2026-02 (2713 Jeanette Ave)

Voted yesOct 26, 2026

Adoption of Ordinance R-2026-19 (3524 Kratzville Rd)

Voted yesOct 26, 2026

Adoption of Ordinance R-2026-21 (1500 N Heidelbach Ave)

Voted yesOct 26, 2026

Adoption of Resolution C-2026-35 (Joint River Patrol Agreement)

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Ordinance G-2026-18 — Data Center Research and Permit Deferral

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Ordinance G-2026-19 — 2027 Appointive Salaries

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Ordinance F-2026-14 (Amended) — 2027 City Budget

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Ordinance F-2026-16 — 2027 Port Authority Budget

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

Approval of September minutes

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

REZ-2026-003 — Strahl, 2713 Jeanette Avenue (R-1 to M-2 w/UDC)

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

Adopt Ordinance G-2026-16 — alley vacation at 214/222 Main St

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

Adopt Ordinance G-2026-17 — Crawford Door PILOT affordable housing

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

Adopt Ordinance F-2026-13 (Amended) — appropriations transfers

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

Adopt Ordinance R-2026-16 — rezone 2003 E Franklin St

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

Adopt Ordinance R-2026-17 — rezone 824 E Blackford Ave (R2 to R3)

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

Adopt Ordinance R-2026-18 — rezone 2453/2455/2457 W Franklin St

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

Adopt Resolution C-2026-34 — resilience hub study stipends

Voted yesSep 14, 2026

Ordinance F-2026-11 adopted — $300,000 riverfront repainting

Voted yesSep 14, 2026

Ordinance F-2026-12 adopted — Ravenswood housing funds corrected, $25K for Evansville 360 crime prevention

Voted yesSep 14, 2026

Resolution C-2026-32 adopted — Uniseal tax phase-in memorandum of agreement

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

REZ-2026-003 Ronald Strahl, 2713 Jeanette Ave. (R-1 to M-2 w/UDC)

Faith in city officials through site review

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

REZ-2026-025 Constance Nord, 2453-2457 W. Franklin St. (C-1 to R-2)

Voted noSep 3, 2026

REZ-2026-026 Walmart neighborhood market, Millersburg & Green River Rd (Ag to C-4 w/UDC)

Not the best location adjacent to homes

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

MAJ-2023-004 Milestone subdivision — 1-year extension

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

MAJ-2026-008 Creekside West replat, 125 N Rosenberger Ave.

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

WAV-2026-019 Creekside West sidewalk waiver

Voted noSep 3, 2026

WAV-2026-023 Harp-Bob Evans sidewalk waiver, 1125 N Green River Rd.

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

Ordinance on data center permit deferral (city)

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

County parking ordinance CO.05-26-011 — rejection concurred; revision deferred

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

2027 application deadline & meeting schedule

Voted yesAug 24, 2026

Adoption of Ordinance F-2026-10 (Amended) — appropriations transfers

Voted yesAug 24, 2026

Adoption of Ordinance R-2026-03 — Jeanette Ave rezoning

Voted yesAug 24, 2026

Adoption of Ordinance R-2026-15 — Bellemeade Ave rezoning

Voted yesAug 10, 2026

Adopt Amended Ordinance F-2026-09 (transfers of appropriations)

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

Approval of July minutes

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

REZ-2026-004 — Robert Strahl, 2708 & 2712 Jeanette Ave (R-1 to M-2 w/UDC)

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

REZ-2026-018 — Monumental Estates, LLC, 5033 Bellemeade Ave (CO-2 to C-1)

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

REZ-2026-019 — Iron River Trucking, LLC, 2711 Allens Ln (UDC amendment for septic receiving station)

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

REZ-2026-020 — MMTT, LLC, 1710 Allens Ln (Ag to R-3)

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

REZ-2026-021 — Celeste Roberts Living Trust, 2900 Schlensker Rd (Ag to R-3 w/UDC)

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

REZ-2026-022 — Jeffrey Effinger, part of 1530 Schenk Rd (Ag to C-2 w/UDC for dental lab)

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

MAJ-2026-007 & WAV-2026-018 — Deerfield Section 5 primary plat and sidewalk waiver

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

Ordinance establishing a committee to research data centers

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

Revised improvement location permit application form

Voted yesJul 27, 2026

Ordinance G-2026-13 — Alley Vacation near 213 W Division St

Voted yesJul 27, 2026

Ordinance G-2026-14 — Floodplain Administrator Amendment

Voted yesJul 27, 2026

Ordinance R-2026-09 (Amended) — Rezone 6600 Old Boonville Highway

Called it a reasonable project.

Voted yesJul 27, 2026

Ordinance R-2026-12 (Amended) — Rezone 1307 & 1311 Henning Ave to AG

Voted yesJul 27, 2026

Ordinance R-2026-14 — Rezone 2828 Mount Vernon Ave to M-2