IS IT TRUE APRIL 24, 2018

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We hope that today’s “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?

IS IT TRUE that the City of Evansville is once again trying to play God in a selective way when it comes to playing music in close proximity to neighborhoods?…this time someone seems to have crafted a resolution for the Evansville City Council that puts Marina Point in the crosshairs of a policy that is almost impossible to enforce?  …the things that need to be on the mind of the members of the Evansville City Council when they vote on this resolution during next Council meeting are ‘restraint of trade”, “unequal protection under the law”, and “tortious interference”?…all of these illegal actions could well be alleged by the owners of Marina Point and the owners of the business that leases the outdoor entertainment venue?…one may ask just why on earth that the Funk in the City can make noise in Goosetown, the Jazz Festival, and other bars can make loud noises in the downtown that has over 200 condos, but the people at Marina Point must be silenced so that less than a dozen or so residents living in plush homes located across the bay from the Marina are not disturbed by live music?…this whole thing smacks of selective enforcement and sets a terrible precedent in a blue collar town where all people should be treated equally?

IS IT TRUE if the proposed comprehensive noise ordinance passes the noise enforcement responsibility will up to the local police? …we agree with 2nd Ward Councilwomen Missy Mosby “that it would not be the correct use of our police resources to assign members of the EPD to handle noise ordinance complaints”?  …our policeman need to be fighting crime and not writing citations for noise violations?

IS IT TRUE we commend the owner of KC”S Marina Pointe for making around $120,000 worth of improvements to help stifle the noise coming from the bar when live bands play?  …that numerous e-mails were sent out between Harbors Edge residents, elected and appointed public officials concerning the drafting of the proposed noise ordinance have gotten into the wrong hands?  …we hope Mr. K. C. Chesser will decide to share them with members of the local media and the general public alike because we hear they are real eye-openers?

IS IT TRUE that Councilmembers Mosby, Weaver, Hayden and Elpers did a creditable job in debating the loyal opposition to why this ordnance should be voted down? …we have no idea what Councilwoman Michelle Mercer was trying to say concerning this issue?

IS IT TRUE we are told that this issue alone will guarantee that the people voting in the 2019 City Council and Mayoral elections shall be substantially higher than the 7% of register voters that voted in the last city election? …people are getting sick and tired of too much government controlling our lives?

IS IT TRUE that the University of Southern Indiana has finally announced who will be the new leader of the college?…after spending on the order $100,000 to a head hunter, Ron Roshon has been hired to replace the retiring Linda Bennett?…it is expected that when the salary for Rochon is released to the public that he will be earning about $300,000 putting him in the upper echelon of public employees in the State of Indiana?…here is one thing that USI get right about compensation and that is the fact that there are many professors and administrators who are paid more than the basketball coach?
IS IT TRUE that several members of the Mole Nation are telling the City-County Observer that Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke is working behind closed doors to hand the poorly performing Victory Theatre to the Signature School?…for those who do not know, the Signature School is a downtown magnet high school that consistently ranks among the TOP 10 PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?…Signature School is often the only high school in the entire State of Indiana that ranks in the top 500 high schools in the country?…we wonder just why on earth anyone with two brain cells to rub together would want to saddle a great school with the burden of a neglected and underperforming theater?…to shove that old theater down the throat of the Signature School would be about as much of a handicap as when Tonya Harding’s husband hit Nancy Kerrigan in the knee with a club right before the USA Olympic tryouts?…we admonish Mayor Winnecke to leave the Signature School alone?…they are doing a great job without any interference or “help” from a darn politician looking to unload a pig in a poke?
IS IT TRUE that the EPD is getting ready to appoint a Homeless Outreach officer in the very near future?  …this new position will come from the current EPD budget and the new positio0n shall be filed by an office current on the street?
IS IT TRUE that Vanderburgh County Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave is leading the way to install sidewalk and additional walking trails project on North Green River Road?…if approved this worthy project will allow for more green space and walkability for the citizens of Northern Vanderburgh County? …the CCO, commend Commissioner Musgrave for thinking of the families who have decided to live and work in that part of the county?
IS IT TRUE that the Republican Primary race for 2nd District County Commissioner is really becoming something to watch?  …look like this race is between the establishment candidate (old political guard) and a new direction candidate with extensive business experiences?
IS IT TRUE that 31 States now recognize concealed gun carrying permits?  …many States also allow people to apply for a gun permit online?
IS IT TRUE we commend Evansville Courier and Press writer John Martin for providing their reader’s with informative and accurate articles concerning complex issues?  … it’s a recognized fact that both John Martin and Jon Web are the literary mainstays of the Evansville Courier and Press?
IS IT TRUE we would like to thank assistant City Clerk Ashten Stenftenagel Collins for providing us with the upcoming City Council meeting agendas in a timely manner?
IS IT TRUE that the University of Evansville baseball Aces are suffering through one of their worst seasons ever with a 1-9 record in conference and only 7-26 overall?…they have not won one game outside of the friendly confines of Braun Stadium?…Perhaps more than just a new basketball coach is needed to breathe hope into the Purple Ace Nation?…the last really competitive team was the 2006 team that Wes Carroll was an assistant coach on that was on the verge of going to the College World Series until South Carolina figured out how to hit the Aces pitching?…baseball is a tradition in Evansville and the fans deserve better that is being played right now?
Todays “Readers Poll” question is: If the Republican primary for the 2nd District County Commission race was held today who would you vote for?
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21 COMMENTS

  2. I bet a cold fishbowl that the Victory Theater ends up with the EVSC and it’s days of hosting money generating concerts are over.

  3. Noise is a quality of life issue. Either people will sell and move and the residential area sits empty or the noise persists and the issue does become a matter for the cops when neighbor resist in other ways. What happened to “your rights end where mine begin”. This dosnt bode well for either the city council or mayor up for election. If it can happen to them it can happen to you.
    Often it comes down to “who was there first”. I point to EVV Regional airport- the airport was here first and expaned the runway to the north. The noise advanced 1/2 further north than had been the norm for decades, but in the end the home owners lost out. They have a new noisey neighbor.
    The pount is this: when you move next to an airport – you get jet noise. If you open a night club in a neighborhood you cannot make noise. You “fit in” or move, Sorry Marina Point- keep it down.

    • If the property owners “sell and move” why do you say those posh homes would sit empty? I don’t think Harbor’s Edge is in danger of becoming a patch of blighted housing. Maybe the folks there just need to suck it up and wear ear plugs to bed.

  4. Maybe KC needs to consider donating a Ryno to the zoo or at least the $$$ . . . the focus on the Zoo seemed to work for one of the business establishments on Franklin St?

  5. We had a sound ordinance in the past it was gotten rid of as I remember because it was impossible to enforce. The police had to have a device that proved the sound was over a certain debecil. It was not a matter of it being to loud it had to be proven. The police had to have training in using the device also. Apparently the maker of the device did not know who to pay off so the ordinance was dropped and all the signs about noise disappeared. We in this town have always had a bipolar attitude. We claim to want a vibrant and entertaining town but the minute a place or area becomes popular we shut it down. How do other cities handle this problem?

    • “Apparently the maker of the device did not know who to pay off..”

      I laughed out loud!

  7. Is it still ok for the casino to feature the outside concerts as before? A decible level of comfort where the noise hits your property line is not the same for everybody. Marina point has been there a long time, the 5 high dollar homes are probably not so happy with their neighbors. If enacted this had best be enforced equally or I’m sure it will cost the city a ton in court cost, Of course the lawyers are all in favor of the potential income.

    • The “current” owners of Marina Point night club have not been there longer. The new kids have to tamp down the noise. Enclose the building and all will be well.

  8. Pocahontas update, with link to the funniest campaign sign you’ve ever seen:
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    “A self-described “real Indian” who is running against Mass. Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is suing after city officials demanded he take down his signs calling her a “fake Indian.”

    The upstart independent Senate challenger, Shiva Ayyadurai, on Sunday filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the demand from the city of Cambridge violates his constitutional free speech rights, according to The Washington Times.

    Since March 17, Ayyadurai’s campaign bus has sported two identical signs picturing himself and a rendition of Warren wearing Indian attire. Emblazoned next to the images are the words: “Only a REAL INDIAN Can Defeat the Fake Indian.””

    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/24/real-indian-running-against-sen-elizabeth-warren-sues-after-city-tells-him-to-stop-calling-her-fake-indian.html

    • I agree.
      When a candidate runs for office, and some institution prevents “speech they don’t like” and that isn’t illegal to be posted, it is WRONG.
      I hope that never happens in Evansville.

  9. What the heck is an Homeless Resource Officer? A Police Officer assigned to the Homeless? Is it like a School.Resource Officer? It does not sound like a Homeless Enforcement Officer. What will his or her job be? Passing out food or clothing? Allowing the Homeless to shower at the Civic Center or at Fire Stations?. Passing out clean syringes? Organizing trips to Disney World? I realize the Homeless is a problem in our city but a police officer?
    I think we need another police officer on the street enforcing laws.
    Our murder rate is high. I don’t remember a Homeless killer.

  10. Knife control and what Obama called the Religion of Peace:
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    “Besides illegal guns, British criminals also use edged weapons, which have been a favorite tool for mayhem since the dawn of civilization.

    Having failed to disarm criminals with gun controls that they defy, British politicians are now turning their attention to implementing something new and different: knife control. Because criminals will be much more respectful of knife laws than of those targeted at firearms, I guess.

    “No excuses: there is never a reason to carry a knife. Anyone who does will be caught, and they will feel the full force of the law,” London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan tweeted on April 8.

    Not to be outdone, his predecessor, Boris Johnson, currently Foreign Secretary, called for increased use of stop-and-search powers by police. “You have got to stop them, you have got to search them and you have got to take the knives out of their possession.””

    http://reason.com/archives/2018/04/24/londoners-embrace-knife-control

  11. This is not the first time KC has had noise issues. He promoted an outdoor concert in the parking lot adjacent to his Washington Square Mall facilty for a couple of years. Neighbors really complained. You coukd hear the late night noise all the way to the intersection of Washington Ave. and Newburgh Highway. He solved that by inviting Dave Wedding and Billy Bolin to the last outdood concert as VIP guests (and, yes, they were there).
    The new owner of Washington Square Mall has put the quietotis on KC’s promos by banning outdoor events on the parking lot.

  12. Where was Buster (Briley? or some other Buster?) who was the City’s Noise Level Enforcement Officer at one time? He’d show up and write you a citation if you were too loud. Maybe he should have been writing citations at last night’s City Council meeting.

    • I think it was a guy named Buster Gordon who rode around town on a motorcycle giving tickets to other motorcyclists he deemed too loud.

    • Buster was passed out drunk in a city owned van with keys in ignition and motor running ,,he was charged with a public intoxication ,ordinary citizens would be drunk driving,,,,,true story from the
      mid 80’s

  13. We have not heard bad economic news in over almost a decade. But inflation is rising, interest rates are rising, gas prices and oil prices are rising, and the years and years of growth handed to Donald Trump, are they at risk?

    “U.S. stocks fell Tuesday as investors parsed a large series of disappointing earnings reports from industrial giants and weighed the implications of rising government bond yields.

    The bad reports immediately took a toll on the market. Major benchmarks opened higher but turned dropped sharply lower in afternoon trading with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing more than 500 points. Eight of the 11 sectors in the S&P 500 slumped as fears of economic malaise in the US economy are growing.”

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