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IS IT TRUE that some people took to social media to make allegations of improprieties in association with the West Side Nut Club’s $2 million half-pot? …that we find such accusations to be without merit? …that Indiana law allows the winners to remain anonymous? …that the West Side Nut Club has utilized proceeds from the Fall Festival to support schools and non-profit organizations for 103 years? …that we are grateful for the service and hard work of Nut Club members? …that we support the integrity of those who run the Fall Festival?
IS IT TRUE that Evansville gained a new millionaire thanks to the Fall Festival half pot? …that the millionaire designation was only valid for a fleeting moment because taxes will take a healthy bite out of the winnings? …that the government wants their share of every dollar that changes hands? …that the true winners of the half-pot are the charities that will receive a portion of the $1 million dollars that the Nut Club made from the half-pot?
IS IT TRUE that the Westside Nut Club has once again put on a first-class festival on West Franklin Street? …that a few short hours after the food booths sold their last pronto pup, the street was cleaned and returned to normal? …that good weather and moderate temperatures allowed the participating charities to raise record amounts of money?
IS IT TRUE that the proposed $24 million Parks bond could impact taxes in the county while assuring that the city tax rate will remain constant? …that without the bond there could be a reduction in tax rates? …that Evansville will pay millions of dollars on the first year of the bond? …that the Board of Park Commissioners will hear public comment on the parks bond at their meeting this Wednesday at noon?
IS IT TRUE that the Evansville-Vanderburgh Library Board was approved last year for a series of bonds that total $29 million?
IS IT TRUE that Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation quietly passed a bond to fund capitol projects like the work being done at 421 Chestnut Street (the former Deaconess Clinic)? …that the word bond really means that we are borrowing money in a long-term loan?
IS IT TRUE that Mayor Stephanie Terry spent part of her weekend hanging out with her friends from high school at the Bosse Class of ’94 Reunion?
IS IT TRUE that the current population of the City of Evansville is down to 114,651 from 117,373 in the 2020 Census? …that Evansville’s population peaked in 1960 at 141,500 and has declined ever since? …the current projection for 2028 is decrease to a population of 111,300? …that a comprehensive analysis is needed to determine what has happened over the last 64 years to drive away nearly 20% of the population? …that root causes for the decrease could be a declining base of jobs that pay a living wage, a rise in violent crime and leaders absorbed with trivial pursuits? …that at one point in our history, the city of Evansville was bigger than Nashville, Tennessee?
IS IT TRUE that E-REP announced the addition of six new members to their board of directors? …that Lloyd Winnecke’s former deputy mayor, Steve Schafer is among the new additions? …that other new board members include two representatives of CenterPoint Energy, and representatives from USI, Toyota, and the Indiana Port Authority? …that many members of E-REP (formerly know as the Chamber of Commerce) are commenting about the lack of diversity on the board? …that of the 48 board members, none represent retail or food service businesses? …that small businesses comprise the lions share of E-REP membership but are woefully under represented on the board?
IS IT TRUE that representatives from E-REP have been asked to attend the County Commission meeting this Tuesday? …that at the August 13 commission meeting commissioner Cheryl Musgrave asked pointed financial questions that E-REP was unprepared to answer and a promise was made to provide answers at the next commission meeting? …that E-REP imitated the old country music star George “No-Show” Jones? …that we suspect that we could see a repeat performance and the commissioners get stood up again this week?
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