We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUEâ€Â 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.
IS IT TRUE a couple of days ago we published a letter that the Executive Director of the Area Planning Commission sent to City Councilman Jonathan Weaver concerning the Rathbone project?…that Mr. London told Mr. Weaver that under his watch “the Arts Overlay Zone, Jacobsville Overlay Zone, and West Franklin Street Overlay Zones have been created and have helped reduce parking requirements and have been completed through a properly vetted process by the entire community”? …yesterday Shannon Huffer Esq. Broker, Attorney, Investor, Entrepreneur of the Rathbone Apartments project responsed to the Executive Director of the Area Planning Commission letter that he sent to Evansville City Councilman Jonaphon Weaver?
IS IT TRUE many people are saying that its time that members of the Evansville City Council, Vanderburgh County Commission and County Council to ban together and style an ordinance that will revamp the Area Planning Commission makeup?  …that we are also told that they would also like to see that the city and county officials reduce Mayor Winnecke’s authority of making the majority board appointment to APC? …we also told that several people hope that members of the Evansville City Council, Vanderburgh County Commission and County Council will also insert language in a new ordinance that will set term limits on persons serving on this board?
IS IT TRUE we are told that there are  four political party fundraisers planned during the next several months? … that the newly formed Republican PAC (Political Action Committee) called “Evansville Future PAC†and the Democrat PAC (formed last year) called “Victory Fund PAC†are both hosting party fundraisers this weekend?
IS IT TRUE the “Evansville Future ” PAC’s committee has named their event “Drive for Five†which is scheduled for this Friday, August 9th?  …that Governor of Indiana, Lt Governor of Indiana, both United States Senators of Indiana, the 8th District U.S. Congressman and the Mayor of Evansville will all be guest speakers at this function?  …we have been told tha the”Evansville Future PAC’” committee members are hoping that they will raise around $100,000 for Republican City Council canidates?
IS IT TRUE the “Victory Fund” second fundraising event has been named this event “4 Under 40†which is this Thursday, August 8th?  …that money raised from this event will be donated to democrats running for Evansville City Council? …that this event is is projected to raise over $20,000?  …that a fundraiser event held last year by this PAC committee raised almost $70,000?
IS IT TRUE Vanderburgh County Commissioner Jeff Hatfield and Ben Shoulders are hosting a joint golf outing at local public golf courseÂ
on Friday, September 20th called “Commissioner Cup”? …we hear that this golf outing will be sold out and is projected to raise ton of money?
IS IT TRUE that Vanderburgh Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave will be hosting her annual fundraiser at Wolf’s BBQ
on Thursday, September 26th? Â …we hear that this event will once again be held during lunch time? Â …we are told that County Commissioner Musgrave should raise around $20,000 at this annual lunch hour fundraiser?
IS IT TRUE that Mole #17 tells us that there may be a class action lawsuit filed against the casino operators in Kentucky alleging that are falsely misrepresenting the betting functions of “Instant Historical Racing” machines?…we are also told that the Family Foundation of Kentucky has an eye on all things in the state that disrupt families and their interest in one-armed-bandits seems to be peaking?
IS IT TRUE that once upon a time there was a beer made in Louisville called Falls City Beer?…Falls City was to Louisville as Sterling was to Evansville?…neither of these brands of beer would win any tasting contests against today’s environment of craft beers that cost $8 per bottle but they did provide affordable products to the working people of these two river towns and succeeded for many years but ultimately were the victims of the de-industrialization of the Midwest along with many other manufacturing industries?…these two brands were seen as home grown businesses in Evansville and Louisville and still bring a smile to people’s faces?
IS IT TRUE in the mid 1990s when Falls City Beer was failing and when it was announced that G. Heileman Brewing Company announced that it would close the Evansville brewery, the Falls City brand was purchased by a group of investors seeking to keep the Evansville brewery in operation?…the new company became known as the Evansville Brewing Company and they sought to reinvigorate the Falls City name, especially in its home market of Louisville, Kentucky?…in the late 90’s the Evansville Brewery closed for good and it is not known whether the investors made out okay or not?…what is needed in Evansville today is a significant commitment to invest locally in good ideas with high potential for invention, innovation, and profits?…it also needs to come from the private sector as the attempt to keep a brewery alive?
IS IT TRUE that Evansville seems to lag every podunk town in the country when it comes to access to Angel Investments and Venture Capital?…the only visible attempt at playing Angel Investor in recent times was the totally botched attempt to invest taxpayer dollars in the Earthcare Energy LLC debacle back in 2012?…that Evansville City Council was literally humiliated by having the wool pulled over their eyes by people who made claims that could have been verified or proven false in 10 minutes by anyone with any knowledge of vetting claims of patent ownership?…that insane round of ignorance probably soured the atmosphere for investing in start-up businesses in Evansville for over a decade?…some private deals happen, but they keep it quiet as these guys do not suffer fools the way elected officials do?
Todays“Readers Poll†question is: Do you feel that the Area Planning Commission is an antiquated bureaucracy and should be reorganized?
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