IS IT TRUE? September 26, 2011
IS IT TRUE that the City County Observer will be checking everyday from now until Halloween to see if the real estate taxes have been paid on the McCurdy Hotel? …that on the morning of September 26th, parcel #82-06-30-020-005.002-029 also known as the McCurdy Hotel and located at 100 SE Riverside in Evansville, IN indicates that there is still a delinquent tax amount of $12,274.76?…that if we can report that the taxes are paid on this property that the CCO will become more enthused about the proposition of this project moving forward?…that it has now been 6 full days since Mr. Steve Scott was advised that the taxes on the McCurdy Hotel have not been paid?
IS IT TRUE that we learned of a job search that ended for a gentleman who had been searching for a job for an extended period with no success?…that a critical decision was made by this man to alter his resume’ down so as not to be eliminated from consideration due to over-qualification?…that the key to this person’s successful job search was to purge the fact that he had earned a master’s degree from his resume’?…that for a place that cries about brain drain this is truly a tragic story?…that we do however congratulate this man on finding employment and his employer on getting a bargain?
IS IT TRUE that the young lady with the Vectren issue that we profiled on Saturday has informed us that she is now in her Chicago apartment?…that this apartment and its neighborhood are comparable to the one that she had in Evansville?…that the Chicago apartment’s rent includes all utilities?…that her cost of housing will be lower in Chicago that it was in Evansville when the cost of rent and utilities is included?…that it also seems that her base compensation increased by nearly 100%?…that it is not good for this region’s future prospects for our best and brightest young people to have these kinds of experiences?…that it is even worse when long term residents who wish to stay have to understate their qualifications to even get a job interview?
IS IT TRUE that we wish to reiterate our praise for Carl Chapman the CEO of Vectren for his willingness to offer speakers to the community fee gratis?…that we hope to see the many neighborhood association take advantage of this opportunity?…that we hope that these speakers are prepared to answer questions to go along with what we are sure will certainly be well crafted powerpoint presentations?…that this sounds sort of like the town hall meetings that Mayor Weinzapfel has held?…that in the early days the town hall meetings were seen as interactive and productive meetings but as time passed many were poorly attended and opposing points of view have been dismissed?…that we hope to see Vectren emulate the early town hall meetings and not dismiss the tribulations of the people who attend as trivial?
IS IT TRUE that we would like to congratulate GAGE president Debbie Dewey for publicly expressing the intention of GAGE to get on to the business of incubation, tech transfer, promoting downtown development, and business assistance?…that just so people do not forget that this is exactly what GAGE was designed to do at its founding in 2007?…that putting this train back onto the track that it was designed to run on has the potential to promote positive economic benefits as GAGE had until 2009 when the Freedom Festival was placed there?
The taxes will no undoubtedly be paid when the developer closes on the construction loan. I would be more interested in knowing if any mortgage documents have been filed on this project. (If that ever happens).
What lender would give them a construction loan for a project where the property involved is behind on property tax payments?
I would think the loan committee would want this cleared up FIRST!
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The only ones I can think of that are stupid enough to do that are the Evansville Redevelopment Commission and the United States government.
You would think that the terms of the 5th 3rd loan would allow them to call the loan if the taxes are not paid too.
I noticed in today’s Courier&Press legal notices that the city of Evansville, through its Dept. of Metropolitan Development, will be asking HUD for the release of Community Development Block Grant funds and the release of Home Investment Partnership Program grant funds for a project to construct homes at 310, 314, 316, and 320 Sweetser Ave.
The activity proposed is categorically excluded under HUD regulations from National Environmental Policy Act requirements.
The City of Evansville certifies to HUD that Jonathan Weinzapfel in his capacity as Mayor consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied.
An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determination for this project is on file at the City of Evansville Dept. of Metropolitan Development, 1 NW Martin Luther King Blvd., room 306, and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:am to 5:pm.
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One has to wonder if the City of Evansville applies the same environmental standards to its projects as is does to the projects of private developers. I would not want to see something show up down the road that could cause the city, read taxpayers, some embarrassment.
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Regarding your point about low compensation in Evansville: I was on the board of the old Vision 2000 economic development organization when a new director was hired. At his first meeting the new director noted he was hiring a secretary and mentioned a salary I thought was modest, considerably less than what I was paying my secretary. A prominent leader of the business community replied, “Oh, you don’t have to pay that much for a secretary in Evansville.” My memory is that the director then lowered the figure he had set for the job. That “ole boy” network is one of the reasons for lower pay in Evansville.
And that prominent leader and his old boy network is quite responsible for the lower performance that goes with lower pay. You really don’t have to pay much to hire a secretary in Evansville. Now hiring one that is any good and won’t steal is something you won’t get for low wages.
That director should have stuck with his number. Didn’t that director end up leaving the position for a job in Kentucky? Is losing good people to better opportunities in Kentucky what Evansville, IN is all about?
Re: paragraph # 2, and the gentleman who had to “dumb down” his resume/omit MBA in order to get a job:
Wouldn’t it be great if the City of EVV wrote a grant request to fund a program whereby these “overqualified”, 45+ aged people could get involved with younger people trying to start businesses? I don’t mean involved like SCORE and all of these retired folks who are no longer “in the game”–I mean people who have a lot to offer a startup or emerging business, and perhaps could be hired by that business if they can get it launched. The payments to these seasoned veterans would be paid by the grant. The entrepreneurs get someone “in the seat”, not someone with a list of suggestions; the venture capitalists and commercial banks get someone with an idea and passion, along with someone with 20 + years of experience to apply to the business case. Imagine the possibilities !!
There is no money left for brainy people in Evansville. Weinzapful and Barnett spent all the money on $200,000 houses in the ghetto that no one wants to buy for half of that. Garbage and stupidity in = garbage and stupidity out.
Agreed re: no cash left from Evansville-generated resources. I will bet there are grant funds available. Seriously, the community could set it self up to succeed: new businesses being nurtured to make it and hire people; un/under employed professional people put “back into circulation” and their real values tapped; and serving as a catalyst for venture capital/commercial banks to make an appearance here (finally). It will feed on itself, all in a positive way. Why let good people sit around doing nothing when they could be adding their talents and wisdom to the community ?
Just finished my Master’s in June and submit, on average 5-6 resumes per week. NOT ONE reply. I, too, have been considering removing the fact I have a Master’s from my resume for the same reason. I also agree that it is difficult to find a decent paying job in this area, which may lead to the need to relocate in order to find a job. I certainly hope that whoever does win the next mayoral election is capable of keeping their promise of bringing jobs to this area!
my brother took his master off his resume and got several job offers, I was considering taking my MBA off my resume also.
Kim, incredible. Perhaps we need a new acronym for this situation: NMBA (non-MBA). Can you imagine a local company sending through a requisition to HR: NMBA’s only need apply. I surely hope that these employers don’t request a college transcript–if they see those Scarlet Letters, MBA, all hope for employment may be lost. I will call IU today to see what they would charge to purge these scandalous three letters from one’s permanent record !
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