IS IT TRUE January 11, 2016

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IS IT TRUE that  the “Blight Fighter” George Lumley highly recommends you to go to the movies and see the “BIG SHORT”?

IS IT TRUE Evansville City Council will be voting on a resolution authorizing the legal action to be withdrawn from the pending legal Appeal Of the City of Evansville Residency Ordinance? …we hear Council leadership has cut a back room political deal so they can suspend the rules to pass this ordinance on first reading? …we hope that City Council will allow public input before they vote on this resolution?

IS IT TRUE that ERC President is tamping down expectations about Evansville’s ability to retain the Evansville Icemen? …neither Ron Geary nor the Mayor’s office are expressing optimism on reaching an agreement, and both sides are negotiating with alternatives to their current arrangement?

IS IT TRUE that the someone needs to tell the Mayor that NHL and the AHL would not be attracted to the Evansville market because it is not large enough?

IS IT TRUE if the IceMen decides to leave the only other professional hockey league left is the ECHL and we doubt it would install a team in Evansville after the IceMen’s negative experience with the Mayor?  …Its also important to point out to the Mayor that Mr. Geary has territorial rights protection in a 500 hundred mile radius and he decides what community he wants to place his EHCL IceMen hockey team in the future?

IS IT TRUE we are hearing that a some individuals are saying that the rules of the Federal Hatch Act may make it necessary for newly installed City Councilwoman Anna Hargis to choose between her job as Director of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters or remaining 3rd Ward City Councilor?   … Mrs. Hargis is the administrator of a non-profit organization which receives less than $2,000 funding through the City?  … this is why some individuals are saying that Director of Big Brothers and Big Sisters Anne Hargis may be ineligible to serve on the body that approves the donation of tax money to that organization?  …we wonder why this issue wasn’t brought up during the campaign and we predict that any challenge for Mrs. Hargis not being able to serve on City Council will go nowhere?

IS IT TRUE that we are also hearing that newly appointed Police Merit Commissioner, Brandon Scott, may not be eligible to serve on the Commission because he doesn’t met the State requirement of being a resident of the City of Evansville for 3 years before being appointed to this position?  ,,, Indiana State Laws pertaining to “Home Rule” suggests that Brandon Scott must have lived in Evansville/Vanderburgh County for 3 years in order that he would be eligible to serve on the Evansville Police Merit Commission?  ,,,,please  look at pages 7 and 8 on the attached PDF post below?

https://www.ipfw.edu/dotAsset/c78253c7-7f49-4d54-b3aa-6c44ccd4d8db.pdf

IS IT TRUE we can’t wait to see the legal opinion of the newly appointed City Council attorney,  Josh Claybourn, on both Mr. Scott’s and Mrs. Hargis’ eligibility to serve?

IS IT TRUE we are hearing that the political appointment of  Newburgh resident and  Evansville City Council Attorney Josh Claybourn, a well known Republican have many rank and file liberal Democrats extremely upset?  …It’s to late for members of Democratic party rank and file to challenge the political deal that Weaver and Mosby cut with Mayor Winnecke concerning this appointment?

IS IT TRUE that Republican attorney Josh Clayborn just replaced 8th District Democratic Chairmen and political icon Anthony Long as the City Attorney for Chandler?  …Mr. Clayborn won this appointment because 3 Republicans voted for him and 2 Democrats voted for Long?  …that Chandler voted along party lines but the City of Evansville who have a 5-4 Democratic majority didn’t when it came to selecting a City Attorney? …we wonder whats wrong with this picture?

IS IT TRUE  we are extremely pleased to learn that Vanderburgh Superior Court’s judges have selected Judge Richard D’Amour to serve as Chief Judge of the courts for 2016?  … as Chief Judge, he is responsible for the administrative operations of the court system in addition to his regular judicial duties?  … Judge D’Amour is responsible for the directly the activities of 7 elected judges and 5magistrates appointed by the judges to assist in presiding over the court’s case loads?  … we are also pleased to learn that Judge D’Amour will announce he will seek reelection to a second six-year term in the November 2016 general election?

 

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  2. Ron Geary is nothing but a greedy little man! threatened to close up the hose track cause he only made a little and not a lots as he wanted so he cried to KY till they got tired of hearing him and gave him his slot machines to shut up. Oh his reason was bigger purses and bigger draws would come, only he made more last year. Last contract for the ICEMEN he cried to the city how he wasnt making money. but he gladly signed the contract that they are under now. He is once again trying to do this. He is NOT an Evansville resident or Businessman operates from Henderson or give a shit about Evansville. No other city wants the last place team in a league. Put a better product on the ICE Ronnie and attendance grows more in your fat little pocket. People here are just tired of watching them lose and bad hockey and that is exactly what he puts on the ICE. He doesnt have options either. Louisville- Already been published rent would be higher there than Evansville offered at a 50 year old Freedom Hall. Nashville- Got an NHL team, Indy- Got a team, StLoius- Got a team. Owensboro- yah right will have 500 people attendance. He isnt going to move with his now cash cow Track here. So screw him. The city called his bluff the third time he cried wolf plain and simple now he is stuck. I say right now he doesnt have a contract, let the Icemen finish this season but change the lock on his plush owners box and let him set down with the unwashed masses. This is one time the city did do the right thing and not spend/ get less money. There facility will draw another team so let Geary take his toys and run back across the river like the little spoiled kid he is, but my prediction will be a contract will miraculous be hammered out.

    • …..Jesus.
      Where does all this venom come from YAO?
      You write posts like Bandana.
      (And his posts were instrumental in Gail losing 62% of the Evansville voters.)

  3. Mayor Winnecke now has his handpicked Republican attorney leading the Democratic controlled City Council. The Mayor has proven a very shrewd and calculating politician. The Democrats underestimated his abilities as he divided and then crushed their local party.

    • Excellent post. Well-written, accurate, damning and packs a punch.
      You’re a pain in the ass Joe. But good job.

    • So you’re impressed with the direction Winnecke is taking the city? You’re a pathetic straight ticket Republican.

      • EB, It is very impressive how Mayor Winnecke consolidated power and crushed opponents in a City with majority of Democrat voters. Whine all you want about your Occupy Wall Street mantra, like it or not Winnecke is the buffalo hunter and his opposition like you and the local Democrats are the buffaloes.

  4. FYI that City Council is currently in the midst of their 01/11/16 meeting, and the Merit Commission issue is VERY quiet…..

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