To prepare for a smooth relocation & transition, Scottsburg City Hall will be closed to the public on Friday, September 26, Monday & Tuesday, Sept. 29 & 30. City Hall will reopen at the new city hall location at Mid-America Science Park on Wednesday Oct. 1. During this time all online Utility services will be available.
The new City Hall will be 821 S. Lake Rd. South on the city’s westside.
The City of Scottsburg officially deeded the current city hall to the Scott County Commissioners on Dec. 6, 2024.
The deal, struck in November of 2023, sold the city hall property to the county for $600,000. The county decided in 2023 to use a portion of ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act 2021) funding to make the purchase. In December 2023 the County Council approved the ARPA expenditure.
The city owns Mid-America Science Park, so there will be zero cost to residents, said Scottsburg Mayor Terry Amick
The county was pleased that remodeled offices across the street from the courthouse became available in the historic downtown.
Commissioners said last year that once county offices—auditor, assessor, treasurer & recorder—are relocated to the present city hall then expansion, better flow of people and improved security can be the attention of Circuit and Superior Courts, Prosecutor, and County Clerk.
This is not the first time Scott County has had a separate courthouse annex. The former Methodist Church at the corner of Kerton and N. 1st Street was used as a courthouse office facility in the 1980’s until the current courthouse expansion was completed. The former courthouse annex at that location now is the home of LifeSpring Mental Health.