IS IT TRUE DECEMBER 13, 2017

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We hope that todays “IS IT TRUE” will provoke “…honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?”

IT TRUE we have been told that the Vanderburgh County maintenance department budget may have a major deficit shortfall for this year?  …the reason for this budget shortfall is that the overtime pay of the hourly County maintenance garage employees went $250,000 over budget?  …we wonder how county officials will find the money to cover this unexpected budget shortfall in this year’s maintenance department budget?

IS IT TRUE that another talented person who came to Evansville from outside the Tri-State bubble has decided to leave town?…this time it is Bryan Knicely who came in from Florida to become the Executive Director of the Evansville Museum who has decided to move on to greener pastures?…Mr. Knicely honored the three year contract that he signed when he came to town but will not accept any renewal of his contract?…being  that Evansville is not a place that is known for honoring the contracts for non-profit leaders, we are lucky that Mr. Knicely and the Museum Board of Directors broke ranks with recent history and did the right thing by honoring their contract?…the CCO has kept an eye on the Evansville Museum and wishes to than Bryan Knicely for the excellent job that he has done and wish him well in his next endeavor wherever that may be?

IS IT TRUE that the heroin and opioid epidemic continues to claim lives in the City of Evansville has to be driving the Vanderburgh County Coroner nuts?…it looks like 2017 is going to end the year with a 40% increase in deaths due to opioids, heroin, or Fentanyl?…a record for such deaths was set in 2016 when 50 people died from overdoses and the count for 2017 is rapidly approaching 70?…it is not known whether these deaths were suicides or just mistakes that people made who did not understand how to use street drugs after spending many years on doctor prescribed pain killers?…the resurgence of heroin and the more lethal Fentanyl happened for the most part because the medical industrial complex was handing out opioids like candy for over a decade creating a small army of drug addicts who just don’t fit the mould?…there are many lessons to be learned from this mess and the first is that pain is best dealt with in other ways?

IS IT TRUE that we are pleased to report that the Toyota plant in Princeton is growing by 400 jobs?…this will provide 400 people with high wage jobs and increase the production of Toyota Siena minivans and the large Toyota Sequoia Sports Utility Vehicles?…it is hard to imagine the Tri-State without Toyota?…it is not well known that several of the good old boy control freaks in Evansville were against the Toyota plant because they didn’t want to compete with Toyota for skilled labor?…that is an example of being willing to keep the whole region down to fatten up their own wallets?

IS IT TRUE we are distressed to report that the Don’s Cleaners on Barker Avenue was broken into and all of the cash in the building was stolen?…there are still some places in Evansville where it is not safe to keep cash and this is one of them?

IS IT TRUE it was recently reported by a local main stream news outlet that five (5) members of the Evansville City Council met at the office of their party Chairman Scott Dank’s to discuss reorganization issues facing them in January-2018? …this gathering was  in violation of the State of Indiana closed door meeting law since a formal vote was not taken on any issues discussed at this gathering?
Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that the West Franklin Street parking vote should had been be tabled by City Council?
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4 COMMENTS

  1. The state law mandating Vanderburgh house Class 6 felons is an unfunded mandate. Yes they pay a paltry sum for that duty but it overcrowds our jail and puts us in non compliance. Unfair no matter how you cut it. Secondly, some years back when the state (again) put hundreds of the Evv State Hospital patients on the street (to be absorbed by charities and others – ha) many ended up in our jail – more overcrowding. We’ve often felt overthe years INDY has had a rub against Southern Indiana- what say you/

  2. C’mon, if you’re going to suggest there were people in high places in the area that objected to Toyota, you have to name them. You can’t just drop a bomb like that. Some of us were not living in the area when Toyota decided to build here, so we have no way of knowing or finding out who you are referring to. I really do not want to cast a vote for someone blocking jobs coming to the area I live in. Please indulge and let us know who these ‘wallet-liners’ were!

  3. The Franklin Street zoning plan was pulled because it would not have passed . It had 1 parking spot for every 400 sq ft. A bar that is 5000 sq ft that could hold 600 people would need 12.5 parking spots and they all needed to be in back of the building. That idea had only one vote at the area planning meeting. I was told the one yes vote is now a paid consultant. The new plan at the next APC meeting is the best plan so far. The old plan of Mr. Weavers got things started but it was not well thought out. We need to think of the 200 neighbors that live close by and want to come home and park in front of their house. I think we are going to get it right soon.

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