IS IT TRUE? October 3, 2011
IS IT TRUE that having friends in high places can sometimes lead to goodness?…that while that is true that having United States Senator Mitch McConnell and a large number of the living people who have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor at the football game between the UL Cardinals and the Marshall Thundering Herd could not ignite a dormant UL offense to put enough points on the board to prevail in that game?…that Marshall fans were a good lot and have a common enemy with the UL Cardinals and that is the West Virginia Mountaineers?…that before the pre-game parties really got started in the Brown & Williamson Club that one Marshall fan said of the WVU Mountaineers that “if those jerks were playing the Russians, he would be for the Russiansâ€?…that Senator McConnell is a very likeable person and takes his role as the minority leader in the United States Senate very seriously?…that we are trying to decide what Mole Number to assign to Senator McConnell?…that we are thinking about making Senator McConnell Mole #100 in honor of the 100 Senators that he is trying his best to influence?
IS IT TRUE that the CCO was as shocked as anyone to get the press release last night that Evansville City Councilman and Budget Committee Chairman John Friend, CPA has launched a petition to admonish the Indiana Utilities Regulatory Commission to deny all requests by Vectren for any rate increase period until the neighboring cities and counties have caught up with the Indiana state record rates that are paid in the part of SW Indiana that Vectren services?…that earlier in the day that 2nd Ward candidate for Evansville City Council E. Lon Walters launched a similar petition on Facebook?…that Councilman Friend states in his press release that he will accept any and all co-sponsors for his petition from both parties?…that Councilman Friend calls the rates charged by Vectren “Job Killersâ€?…that while this is some tough language, the CCO has done some research in the past that does indicate that Vectren is charging between 50% to over 200% premiums for electricity when compared to other areas that compete with greater Evansville for jobs and investments?
IS IT TRUE that the Evansville Redevelopment Commission will be meeting this week on Tuesday morning at 8:30 am on the 3rd floor of the Civic Center?…that both the VETTING of the downtown convention hotel project and the McCurdy extension are on the agenda?…that dealing with the McCurdy and granting an extension when the developer is in arrears on property taxes is ill-informed and should not be granted?…that if representatives of City Centre Properties LLC that owns the McCurdy can show up with, email, fax in, or get a representative from Vanderburgh County Treasurer Rick Davis’s office to testify that their taxes are paid the an extension is appropriate until the October 31, 2011 date that Mr. Steve Scott said that the financing will close before?…that not any even halfway intelligent financier is going to offer or cosign a loan with back taxes owed so the failure to pay is a very clear indicator of one’s ability to obtain financing?…that the ERC who has embraced VETTING for the hotel should extend that sane an correct activity to the McCurdy?…that the mantra for Tuesday for the taxpayers of Evansville to be properly served should be “NO TAXES NO EXTENSIONâ€?…that keeping things simple has never been so easy?
IS IT TRUE that the silence surrounding the downtown Convention Hotel Project may just have been because there needs to be a change order to the VETTING contract between the ERC and Hunden?…that is a part of the agenda that we are very interested to hear about?…that it could be that VETTING a developer for a $33 Million project that requires many millions of the people’s money requires more than a pulse and a credit check?…that we are still proud that the ERC woke up and hired an outside firm to VET these proposals?…that they really should have had the good sense to do the same thing with the McCurdy?…that it is never too late to do the smart thing?
It amazes me that Rick Davis comes out against rate increases two weeks ago and now everyone picks up the issue. Same thing happened on meth, he comes out with his solution to the problem and even Nick Hermann has a public service announcement. I guess the next big issue will be the snegal meeting called by Winneke where they decided not to reinstate the Homestead tax credit
Monkey see…..monkey do. It would appear all these folks need to do the right thing is someone with a little fore thought and direction.
JMHO
Yes Blanger, that and election year. Seems most have been in office, and doing nothing, and now that Mr. Davis is taking a stand on issues concerning E’ville, they think they better do something. I guess better late than never. Mr. Davis seems to be the difference maker we need. To change things for the better, vote Rick Davis. I will.
If you watch my Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana interview, you will see I complained about Vectren rates back then. I also complained about their rates in my Jobs Position piece posted on City County Observer on June 18th.
Gosh, John, Rick, and Lon, where were all the petitions and cries for rate fairness when the city council imposed the 35% sewer rate surcharge on county homeowners?
Can we start a petition to admonish the ERC to make just one smart decision on both he McCurdy and Executive Inn fiascoes.
Now that we have Mr. Friends attention, I pose the following question: In the past few days have you any sort of meeting with local trades and if so what was the naure of this meeting?
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