IS IT TRUE Part 2, March 10, 2011
IS IT TRUE that the Mayor Weinzapfel’s speech to the Evansville Rotary Club on the “dysfunctional nature of local government” was interesting? ….that we respectfully remind the Mayor that cities cant’ make themselves “dysfunctional”, elected officials make the cities “dysfunctional” by the political decisions they make?
IS IT TRUE the Mayor’s media relations person is in non-compliance with the State of Indiana “PUBLIC ACCESS” laws? …..that her intentional non-compliance of not sending press releases to all local media outlets shall be a hot topic during the up and coming city budget talks? ….select candidates for upcoming city council seat will also make this a public political issue on the campaign trail? ….that it seems we not only need to remind the Mayors “Minister of Propaganda” that she receives her salary from taxpayer dollars which makes her a public servant?
IS IT TRUE that the “special article written to the Evansville Courier and Press” by State Representative Gail Riecken on “Why Democrats are in Illinois” did her more political harm than good? ….we are hearing that many of Mrs. Riecken’s loyal supporters are extremely disappointed that she has cut and run to Illinois from the political responsibilities she was elected to do? …..we hear that her next open door gathering with her people of her district shall not be a pleasant?
IS IT TRUE “MOLE #3” is hearing that that select city councilmen can’t wait for John Kish to come before City Council to give them an update on present costs of the arena? ….that they are extremely interested how much he has been paid to date for personal services rendered?
IS IT TRUE “MOLE 3” is watching to see when the Evansville Water and Sewer Board will be putting on their agenda the proposed $60 to $80 million project to read our water meters by satellite?
….we also hope they will share this proposed project with members of the Evansville City Council?
IS IT TRUE we hear that City Council candidate, Dr. Dan Adams campaign is “RED HOT”? ….that City Councilman, Dr. Adams is being seen everywhere?
IS IT TRUE that we hear that last night’s meeting at the Evansville Firefighters at their Union Hall was really something? ….that this meet, greet, and answer questions with the candidates for Evansville City Council was extremely productive?….that the firefighters were told by the political types attending this meeting that they can expect that they will have a new fire chief next year?
IS IT TRUE that our Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel was profiled on the front page of today’s Courier and Press for reading to preschool children?…that reading to young children is a great way to give them a head start on life?…that we were not aware that reading to children was an activity that the Mayor has been involved in?…that we appreciate and applaud this action and hope that Mayor Weinzapfel will continue to do this on a regular basis when the cameras and reporters are gone?
Red alert, damage control. Plain and simple…(http://www.courierpress.com/polls/2011/mar/mayor/results/)
I can only wonder what kind of grade our Statehouse REVERSE-carpetbagger, would get?
For the people who didn’t get their way with the Wessleman ballfields, it’s an example of dysfuncional government. For everybody else, it’s an example of checks-and-balances working to keep questionable ambitions at bay. Lord help us if we ever consent to a system of government that does away with this in the name of progress and efficiency.
Will the City County Observer obtain and publish the text of the mayor’s entire speech to Rotary?
Done, Thanks for the suggestion.
How dare those City Councilmen (and women) ask for an accounting of the true Arena costs ! I am fairly sure that the Project Manager would prefer they just take the Bobby Knight approach re: laying back , if you get my drift.
Dan Adams is the smartest man currently in the government of the city of Evansville, we are lucky to have him. And I hear that Tornatta barely made a two minute speech to the firefighters last night and left before they could ask him any questions.
The Trashing of the Oath of Office and it’s promise to the Citizens, leaves me very disapointed in Mrs. Riecken, and I can not vote for her again because of her Abandonment of Office. If she will not do her job now, why should the Voters “hire” her again next election. Gail Riecken’s action is clearly a Dereliction of Responsibility.
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