“IS IT TRUE” JULY 7, 2020

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IS IT TRUE during his last year in office City Councilman John Friend, CPA sponsored a “Separation Of Funds Ordinance” in order to ensure that the City Controller would not manipulate general fund balances?  … upon the urging of the City Controller, the newly elected City Council voted to repeal this ordinance?  ...we now hear that the money collected from all income sources is now put into one (1) fund account which makes it extremely hard to track how much money is in each city account on a weekly basis?
IS IT TRUE the Evansville/Vanderburgh County Convention and Visitors Bureau funds from the Innkeepers Tax which is paid by people when they stay at our local hotels? …this fund generates many millions of dollars a year? … Its time that members of our local media start paying closer attention to the financial activities of the Convention and Visitors Bureau board?
IS IT TRUE the best way for Evansville City Council to balance the budget is to make budget cuts not increase taxes?
IS IT TRUE that its time for the taxpayers of this community to start holding our public officials accountable for their bad business decisions?
IS IT TRUE don’t be surprised to hear that the Vanderburgh County Council will decide to use the entire allocation” of COIT funds to build a new addition to the Vanderburgh County jail?
IS IT TRUE we wonder why members of City Council haven’t demanded that City Controller Russ Lloyd Jr to informed them how much did it cost the taxpayers of Evansville to subsidized the Evansville Thunderbolts operating expenses during the 2018-19 hockey season?
IS IT TRUE we hear that nepotism is alive and well at the EVSC?
IS IT TRUE members of the Vanderburgh County school board were elected to be “good stewards of the public trust” and not the stewards of the Superintendent of Schools?
IS IT TRUE many people are really missing former City Councilman, Dr. Dan Adams, because of his common sense approach of governing?
IS IT TRUE that over the years that there has been talked about locating a “Slack Water Port” in the Evansville area?  …that the need for such a port is because of the goods being shipped by containers?  …that many of thousands of containers arrive at blue water ports in the United States every day?  …we wonder when will our locally elected city and county officials look into this issue?
IS IT TRUE  we have been told by credible sources the Parks Department may be considering closing at least one public pool in the very near future?
IS IT TRUE we are told by credible sources that a couple of well-known business people have purchased several pieces of property located on North Main Street close to the Bosse Field area?  …we wonder what they know that we don’t?
IS IT TRUE that Republicans Steve Schaefer, Hobart Scales, Alfonso Vidal, Ryan Schulz, and Steve Hammer started a political PAC called “Evansville’s Future?” …this political PAC’s main focus is to help Republican City Council candidates in the upcoming November 2020 general election?
IS IT TRUE we are extremely pleased with the way that 1st Ward City Councilman Ben Trockman (D) is conducting himself?
IS IT TRUE the patrons of Ellis Park are extremely disappointed that the new owners of the historic racetrack haven’t spent the money to professionally pave and stripe the parking lot, install additional exterior security lighting in the parking area, update the on-premise information and directional signage, install a first-class exterior digital on-premise sign located next to the highway and most importantly replaced some of the out-dated Historial Horse Racing slot machines?
IS IT TRUE that that Tropicana plush new land-based casino is an awesome upgrade from the old boat?  …the employees are very accommodating, the food at the buffet and deli are affordable and delicious, the gaming offerings are extremely impressive?…we highly recommend that you visit Tropicana-Evansville because its this region’s best gaming establishment?
IS IT TRUE that all eyes will be focused on the future announcement concerning who the Evansville Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #73 Political Action Committee will be endorsing in the upcoming November 2018 County election?

IS IT TRUE that the way to promote the best in an election is by candidates and their sponsors being straightforward, open, and clear in their communication to voters?

IS IT TRUE The City-County Observer is beginning to see some positive changes coming to Evansville?  …those changes are within local party politics and they have been needed for decades?
IS IT TRUE we thank all the candidates who felt the need to run for public office in order to make Evansville a better place to live, work and raise a family?
IS IT TRUE we been told that many people are wondering what the current status of multi-million “penguin” displays at the Zoo?
IS IT TRUE that 6th Ward City Councilman Jim Brinkmeyer is finally doing things that his Westside constituencies are agreeing with?
IS IT TRUE that the City-County Observer has been doing well in the first half of 2020?…that we have increased our page views and unique site visitors by 65%?…that we are excited about providing local news to an increased readership while providing more value to our advertisers?…the recent changes we have made to our paper have kept readers on our site 20% longer?…despite the impressive increase in site traffic, we have decided to keep our same low rates for advertisers, choosing to pass on the increased value?  
IS IT TRUE when the people fear the Government we have Tyranny!  When the Government fears the people we have Liberty
IS IT TRUE our “READERS POLLS” are non-scientific but trendy?
Today’s “Readers Poll” question is: HOW DO YOU FEEL THAT WE SHOULD ADDRESS THE COVID-19 VIRUS.
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9 COMMENTS

  1. It is smart for Schaefer, Scales, Vidal, Schulz, and Hammer to start a political PAC called “Evansville’s Future”

    …simply because TRUMP IS SUCH A DISASTROUS POLITICAL LIABILITY to the Republican Party this election. Every GOP candidate running for office has a “Trump is a clown” headwind against them trying to win.

    Why?…the Democrats are in position to have “a landslide win.” We’re staring down losing the White House, losing the Senate and watching the Dem seats in the House actually increase because Trump is a fool and has destroyed our economy by pure negligence and malpractice.

    God help the United States. We are at a 60-year high on unemployment because of Trump.

  2. “…partial…” ? Partial what?

    Parcel. A real estate lot.

    Was my previous comment too tough for you and your dictionary?

  3. “IS IT TRUE that that Tropicana plush new land-based casino is an awesome upgrade from the old boat?  …the employees are very accommodating, the food at the buffet and deli are affordable and delicious, the gaming offerings are extremely impressive?…we highly recommend that you visit Tropicana-Evansville because its this region’s best gaming establishment?”
    Apparently you’ve never been to the Tropicana casino. The buffet is closed and will never reopen. The Deli is an overpriced hole-in-the-wall. And the casino slot machines are extremely tight; the Tropicana has the lowest slot machine payout in the State of Indiana. And the table games are incredibly expensive to play; the lowest Blackjack game is $25/hand. And the casino is full of smoke; to get to the very small non-smoking area, players have to walk thru the smoking area.

  4. You ask: “HOW DO YOU FEEL THAT WE SHOULD ADDRESS THE COVID-19 VIRUS.” First, we must decide what we value more-People’s lives and health or the opening of businesses? If we value life and health more, then we have to bite the bullet and NOT open too soon. With the recent re-closures of bars, eateries and the like due to exposure to COVID, we should be listening to experts like Dr. Fauci. Up till now I have given Gov. Holcomb credit for managing the crisis is a thoughtful, deliberate manner. However, now, I think he must issue orders that mandate face masks in ANY and ALL businesses that are open and he needs to slow the rest of the reopening. Otherwise, I fear a return to a “quarantine in place”, and no one wants that. COVID-19 is real, it continues to spread in Evansville and the area and unless we act responsibly, many or our grand parents, parents and even children will suffer. Lenny Dowhie, St. Philips

    • Lenny, obviously you don’t consider working at a job as part of “People’s lives”? If businesses don’t reopen, jobs are lost and people losing those jobs lives suffer. Taking personal responsibility with masks and social distancing is more American than the nanny-state governments controlling our lives. One needs only to look at New York and New Jersey.

      • I fear that our politicians hear the voices whispering in their ears, to wit:
        “What threatens your re-election chances more–dead people or people angered by the sour economy? Remember that more angry people vote than dead people (usually)!”

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