IS IT TRUE August 6, 2012

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IS IT TRUE August 6, 2012

IS IT TRUE it is once again deadline day at the City of Evansville?…there are two key deadlines and that both of them are today and that both have to do with the things that the Department of Metropolitan Development initiated?…that the first deadline is another $370 or so payment that is due to the City of Evansville by Earthcare Energy as the interest only portion on the balance of $184,000 owed on the $200,000 loan that was backdoored to them by the Economic Development Authority Loan Fund without even telling the Evansville City Council what was going on?

IS IT TRUE the second deadline is the little issue of interested developers submitting their qualifications for consideration to be included in receiving a real RFP (request for proposal) from the City of Evansville to build and operate a downtown Convention Hotel?…that at least the Hunden study that cost the taxpayers of Evansville $75,000 got the final valuation right?…the recommended City contribution to the project is between $6M and $7.3M but does not include much of the infrastructure needed like hooking up the bridge to nowhere or putting up a parking tower?…that the City County Observer predicts that there will indeed be at least one qualified and interested developer and that the City of Evansville will end up absorbing between $15 Million and $20 Million of the expenses required to get this hotel to the ribbon cutting?

IS IT TRUE that the City is at this time proposing or planning $8 Million for a dog park, skateboard heaven, plain old park combination at what may soon be the former Roberts Stadium site?…there is also the Centennial Park announced by former Mayor Weinzapfel for an additional $2 Million right before he left office?…that neither of those two parks which are not needed have identified where the money is coming from?…the $10 Million total is in the ballpark of the entire annual budget for the Parks Department that still is not proving it has the capacity to even do the minimal job required to keep up the parks that Evansville already has?…then there is the resurrected ball fields for another $13 Million bringing the total on the table already to $23 Million?…when you add this $23 Million to the total that the City will spend to get a downtown Convention Hotel that adds up to about $40 Million?

IS IT TRUE if you add that $40 Million to the $127 Million Ford Center plus the ALREADY CONTRACTED deal with Johnson Controls for $53 Million the grand total is $220 Million that will have been spent on what are basically frivolous things at a time when the City of Evansville is under EPA court order to repair the Combined Sewers over polluting the river, the streets, the slough, etc?…THE SPENDING ON FUN AND GAMES THAT WERE AND ARE CONSCIOUS DECISIONS BY THE CITY OF EVANSVILLE IS NEARLY SUFFICIENT TO HAVE PAID TO FIX OUR SEWERS?

IS IT TRUE those who wonder why there is resistance to consolidated government need look no further than the thought process that produced this series of spending decisions?…maxing the credit cards to pay for temples to sport when the basic infrastructure is not functional is simply irresponsible?…on the other hand there are many supporters of consolidation that believe that the City of Evansville is in such shambles because of idiocy and that the only hope for Evansville is to be taken over by Vanderburgh County?…both arguments have merit and that it sort of comes down to the old metaphor about whether the glass is half empty or half full?…that very much depends on whether one is drinking or pouring?

IS IT TRUE that a reader brought up a question about why President Obama is not renting out the old Roger’s Jewelry store during this election cycle for a campaign headquarters?…that answer lies in the poll released yesterday showing him trailing Mitt Romney in Indiana by a margin of 51% to 35%?…that indicates clearly that Hoosiers are not in the mood for another helping of Presidential Kool-Aid this year?…that with $400 Million already spent on a voter registration campaign, $200 Million on attack ads, and a dwindling war chest Air Force One will not likely be landing anywhere that is not contested or handing our campaign contributions?

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27 COMMENTS

  1. Eric Williams for Metro Mayor. Davis for Metro Gov. Chief of Staff. Winnecke for retired political hot shot want-to be!

  2. I believe that one of the REQUIREMENTS for doing business with the City of Evansville is that you must be current on your property taxes.

    That is all I will say at this point in time until the city reveals who has requested RFPs.

    __

  3. Heard that Mayor Winnencke met with the Courier and Press top brass last week so he can get his marching orders for the next 6 months.

    Wonder if any of the Courier and Prees top brass every invested their own personal money to produce a product or service? The answer is an obvious no!

    So why in the would the Mayor go over to the Couier and Press Executive offices to seek business advice from those inexperienced idiots?

    • Sounds like the Mayor has just begun his newly announced jobs program for Evansville.

  5. Is it true that in spite of coinciding with Germania Mannechor’s Saturday Night draw, CORE filled the 4-H auditorium with approximately 500 opponents to the reorganization plan? That at the same time, Yes for Instant Annexation’s event at a Walkway sports bar suffered from disappointing attendance?

    • CORE had 600+ people at the Hoe-Down, YES had 35 people. Looks like CORE our-drew them. Is this an indication of how the vote will go? (if there is a vote)

      • Is it true that the reason being given today for the very low attendance at the Yes! to Instant Annexation’s event is that it was FREE? That the We Are So Special Crowd didn’t want to promote the free food and drinks event? That just like they did with the Freedom Festival and other We Are So Special Crowd events, they used the money for their own dining and drinking pleasure? That the couple dozen attendees at the Yes! to Instant Annexation event basically were the usual suspects from We Are So Special Crowd?

  6. The pro forces were to busy helping the Mayor pick up trash in the 4th Ward. Next week they shall add this to the lists of things why we should vote for annexation by the ballot box.

    Eric Williams for Mayor!

    • How is Eric Williams going to be any better? What does he stand for that will improve the city?

      • My question exactly……all of these people touting Mr Williams as our next mayor…he’s a sheriff, what is he gonna’ bring to the table that will motivate me to vote for him? in my book he’s coming to the race with two strikes built in, #1 being a democrat and part of the club, and #2 he signed the pact with the rest of the crew supporting Mr Winnecke…..a third could be his stance on consolidation.

        I’m really not seeing the reason to vote for him should he choose to run so someone please enlighten me.

        JMHO

        • The answer is there is no reason to vote for him, or any of the good ole boy network. Snoot in the trough too long already.

        • Blanger, he has to be for consolidation or he’ll have to move into Evansville to run for mayor

          • Not really…..he already owns property downtown that he could convert to his residence (like Al Lindsey), if that is his reason it would indeed be strike three. Being that he is the chief law enforcement for the whole county and couldn’t even come up with a viable plan to merge the city and county cops together…..how’s he gonna’ handle the entire city/county merger?

            I’m not seeing the kind of leadership we need.

            JMHO

  9. Eric Williams is a self serving snob!

    Even his employees are counting the days when this control freak leaves office. How do I know this, my brother works for the “Self Centered” and polically two faced Eric Williams.

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