DeSoto, IN Community

10/03/2026

Happy October! 🎃🪾

Check out the Whispering Woods in DeSoto benefiting local children through Game Changers RC

Parking and registration at DeSoto United Methodist before a hay wagon ride to the woods

Tonight & Saturday! 8pm-11pm!! 👻🎃🍂

10/01/2026

Recording of the live stream. Thank you to everybody who made it to either hearing date and those that made it to both.

This hearing was short. I verified that all the testimony and questions heard at the last hearing carry over. There were no additional questions or comments from the public. The Board were given the opportunity to ask questions as well and they had none. Before we left, I asked that future meeting notices be posted on the official Delaware Township page.

The Budget Adoption Meeting will be October 19th at 6:00 PM at the Albany Municipal Building, 210 E State Street.

-Nat

10/01/2026

09/29/2026

Found an official page created by Delaware Township officials after the public asked for additional communication channels to easily access notices of public meetings, park closure information, etc. I am sharing it here, but it does not appear to be posting the notices I am finding at budgetnotices.in.gov.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61594393140761

Informational page for Delaware Township-Delaware County Indiana

09/29/2026

Delaware Township published a new Notice to Taxpayers on budgetnotices.in.gov. It appears that the budget hearing will continue on 10/1, instead of adopting the budget as previously noticed. New adoption meeting date, time and location are listed as October 19 at 6PM at the Albany Municipal Building, 210 E. State Street.

I will attend and livestream both meetings using Facebook Live and record as well for those who cannot view live.

09/19/2026

Neighbors/Delaware Township taxpayers, if you indicated that you may be interested in signing the objection to Delaware Township's proposed 2027 budget, you should have received the draft objection this Saturday 9/19 AM via email. Please read it through and let me know if you have questions, comments, revisions, etc. today at your earliest convenience.

If you haven't received it, I might not have your email or may have accidentally missed you while copying and pasting. Facebook message or email me [email protected] and I will send it to you.

Reminders:
Soft deadline for finalizing the objection and start gathering signatures is today Saturday 9/19 around 5PM.
We will gather signatures Saturday evening through Monday morning.
Objection is due Monday 9/21.

Thanks all!!

Natalie Carson Kinney

09/16/2026

Here is a link to the Google Drive folder where I am collecting documents that are in my possession referenced in and relevant to the budget hearing on 9/14/2026: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OT_MoArcrcIig3INYNcu-15nGwwxq_x-?usp=drive_link
I am still working on making sure all relevant documents are in the folder and renaming them so you can find what you are looking for.

SBOA Resources for Townships including SBOA guidelines and links to applicable Indiana Code are accessible on the SBOA website here: https://www.in.gov/sboa/political-subdivisions/townships/

Audio recording I took linked here again as well: https://youtu.be/j9hE6yPhg08

If (1) you are a taxpayer listed on the property records for a parcel in Delaware Township and (2) you object to the budget as proposed at the 9/14 budget hearing, please reach out to me via FB messenger to Natalie Carson Kinney or email at [email protected] as soon as practical for your schedule. IN Code § 6-1.1-17-5 states our deadline to file an objection is 7 days after the budget hearing and we must have at least 10 taxpayers to object. Objecting to the budget doesn't stop its approval, but it does require the Advisory Board to "adopt with its budget a finding concerning the objections in the petition and any testimony presented at the adoption hearing." https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/6 #6-1.1-17-5

I have not received the documents we requested in the budget hearing as of this evening. Yesterday, I sent a public records request to the Trustee/Brooke's office and the County Commission for Public Records of Delaware County requesting those documents and other documents to help us understand the proposed budget and Delaware Township financials. This morning, I spoke to Sherry Riggin who shared the contact info for the lady who has Delaware Township records stored at the Delaware County Commissioner's Office. I left a voicemail with said "records lady" this afternoon requesting an appointment to inspect any records that office retains. I will continue efforts to access the public records and share them with you all.

--Natalie Carson Kinney

09/16/2026

Audio recording of September 14, 2026 public budget hearing regarding Delaware Township's proposed 2027 budget.

Still working on gathering documents referenced at the meeting. A public records request has been sent to the Delaware Township Trustee and the County Commission of Public Records for Delaware County requesting public records that I do not currently have. If their offices do not have the records, I have requested that they indicate who retains those records. There is no guarantee that I will receive what I requested before the budget objection deadline if that is something taxpayers want to pursue. I will post the documents that I already have tomorrow.

Correction: Indiana Code § 36-10-7.5-3.5 requiring a park-specific annual report and budget only applies if a department of parks and recreation is established for the township. Apologies for that misstatement. I research everything as best I can and will correct myself once aware of a mistake.

--Natalie Carson Kinney

Audio recording of public hearing regarding Delaware Township's pro...