New Bremen council considers CenterPoint gas-pipeline easement across village-owned canal

New Bremen Village Council heard the first reading June 22, 2026, of an ordinance that would allow Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, doing business as CenterPoint Energy, to cross a village-owned canal with a gas-pipeline easement.

The proposal concerns both municipal property and local gas infrastructure. If approved, the easement would permit the utility to use village-owned canal property for the pipeline crossing, affecting where utility facilities could be placed and how future utility work could use municipal land. The first reading was an initial step, not final approval.

Next step

The next known step is continued New Bremen council consideration of the ordinance. The Daily Standard reported on the discussion June 23, but its report does not establish whether the measure received later readings or passed.

The public report also does not identify the precise location or length of the proposed crossing, compensation or other easement terms, or a construction schedule. No construction start, gas-service expansion or rate change has been established. The action reported so far is a consideration of permission to use village property for a pipeline crossing, rather than a reported start of construction.