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Is it true that Democrat County Commission candidate Hope Fussner is getting a head start on the general election campaign season? …that she is using social media to sell t-shirts and recruit sign locations? …that Republican supporters of Cheryl Musgrave who supported Stephanie Terry in the general election for mayor are not likely to publicly support Fussner, but many of them will quietly be supporters? …that this is expected to be a very expensive campaign?
IS IT TRUE that E-REP has developed a plan for expanding the Evansville Riverfront from the LST Docking ramp to the Pump Station at Sunset Park? …that this proposed capital project includes: high-rise residential condos, retail/shopping food & beverage space, and new recreation areas with elevated street-level walking paths? …that this capital project will also propose to reroute downtown traffic and move some of the existing attractions/structures?
IS IT TRUE that we have also been told that this proposed project may have several financial moving parts concerning this multi-million dollar capital project? …that we look forward to hearing the details concerning the costs of the companion capital projects in Warrick, Posey, and Gibson) counties?
IS IT TRUE that “E-REP’s River Redevelopment” plan is short on numbers, costs, and sources? …that “The Southwest Indiana Regional Development Authority” which funds E-Rep, has the statutory authority to levy a tax on any project shortfall costs on the property owners in Vanderburgh, Warrick, Gibson, and Posey counties?
IS IT TRUE that several of our more politically savvy friends in Indy tell us that some of the movers and shakers in State government are saying that it looks like we now have four (4) governmental branches in Indiana? …that they are Judicial, Executive, Legislative, and Regional Economic Development entities?
IS IT TRUE that history has taught us well? …that when politicians build expensive capital projects they forget to put enough money in the construction budget to take care of the long-term maintenance expenses?
IS IT TRUE that free government money always comes with strings attached?
IS IT TRUE what government giveth they can also taketh away?
IS IT TRUE when taxpayers see something they want they check their budgets to see if they can afford to purchase the item? …when the government wants to build an expensive capital project they just issue bonds?
IS IT TRUE that one of the hardest words for our local politicians to say during a budget hearing is the word “NO”?
IS IT TRUE that we are told by reliable sources that Evansville currently has an overall debt liability of over One Billion and 200 million and is growing every day?
IS IT TRUE we wonder when Mayor Terry and members of the City Council will make public their plans to repair and repave our city streets, make needed repairs to our parks, and find ways to cut the annual million-dollar losses at the Ford Center and do some major cuts to the 2024 budget?
IS IT TRUE we have just been told that long-time employee of the Evansville Water Works Harry Lawson recently retired without explanation? …that we wish him well?
IS IT TRUE when the people fear the Government we have Tyranny and when the Government fears the people we have Liberty!
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