Rita Taylor
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- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 10:56
- Avg per meeting
- 2:44
- Segments
- 135
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
AHTF Home Repair Program expansion
About $329,000 remains available for grants and loans, with each repair capped at a $25,000 grant.
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.
Piazza De Oro stop-work order at 1 E. Powell
A prolonged stop-work order could impose delays and costs on the property owner.
Ravenswood Place affordable housing funding
$200,000 in federal HOME grant funds redirected to complete the rehabilitation.
Old Farm Reserve development on University Parkway
TIF capture limited to taxes generated by the 110-acre site for 25 years; county assumes no bond repayment risk.
Piazza De Oro LLC project at 1 E. Powell
Work on the property remains halted until corrected documents are submitted, delaying the owner's project.
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Home Repair program
Roughly $446,000 in total AHTF commitments across the approved agreements.
Goodin Bowen 'Republic' project bond increase
A $38 million project with the bond issue increasing by $500,000 to $5.5 million.
Elliott Battery Storage Facility Agreements
The project should bring new property tax revenue to the county once constructed.
Demolition contractor selection
No dollar figure set at this meeting; costs will follow contractor selection.
TruVest project – 500 block Bayard Park Drive
Delinquent taxes and weed liens remain unpaid on properties the land bank sold for redevelopment.
Continuing education for contractors
Any course fees would be borne by contractors seeking credit hours; specific costs were not published.
University Parkway Economic Development Area
Could direct future property tax growth in the corridor into development bonds rather than general county coffers.
Raze-to-repair flexibility and demolition pipeline
Owners must fund repairs and obtain permits by their compliance dates or face raze orders.
HOPE of Evansville Down Payment Assistance Program
$150,000 in federal CDBG funds continues to support homebuyer assistance.
Property Donation – 1513 W Missouri St
Liens of $26,998 and $403.50 must be released before the land bank takes title.
Supportive housing proposed at 313 E Eichel Ave
The land sale price hasn't been set or voted on yet — the nonprofit would acquire the parcel from the land bank.
Golden Corral property condemnation costs
Owners face repair costs, $500 civil penalties, and potential city-bid demolitions charged against their properties.
Data Center Research Committee
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.
TruVest Bayard Park homes project
The fund is owed $130,000–$140,000 on the project and faces uncertainty on roughly $250,000+ in remaining exposure.
Decisions during term (8)
Recorded while Taylor was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
ORDINANCE F-2026-19 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance F-2026-04 Relating to the Issuance of the City of Evansville, Indiana Taxable Economic Development Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2026 (The Republic Project)
Resolution 26ERC29 – BCG Economic Development Area and Allocation Area
Resolution 26ERC30 – Economic Development Agreement with Brown Capital Group
Resolution 26ERC31 – Economic Development Agreement with Goodin Bowen Evansville, LLC
Agreement for Economic Development with Elliot Battery Storage, LLC
Amended University Parkway Improvement Plans — Old Farm Development
Resolution No. 2026-VCRC-04 — Confirming amendment to Declaratory Resolution and Economic Development Plan
Resolution No. 2026-VCRC-05 — Pledging TIF revenues to economic development revenue bonds
Voting record (2)(Development)
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