We hope that today’s “READERS FORUM” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way? 

IS IT TRUE that Republican Tim O’ Brien just announced his candidacy for a position on the Evansville City Council in Ward #1?  …he is currently serving as the Southwest Indiana Association of Realtors President-Elect and will serve as the 2019 President? …he is employed by the same real estate company (FC TUCKER/EMGE) that employs current City Council members, Missy Mosby, and Jonathon Weaver?

IS IT TRUE we are told that a well known conservative Democrat from a highly respected political family is considering throwing his name in the hat to run for the 1st Ward seat?  …if he does Republican Tim O’Brien will have one heck of a political dogfight on his hands?

IS IT TRUE we are expecting that Missy Mosby and D’Angelo Tayor will officially announce that they will be running against each other in the Democrat primary?  …this race should really turn out something to watch?  … whoever wins the primary battle better be ready to face an excellent Republican candidate named Natalie Rascher in the General election?

IS IT TRUE we are told that Democrat Zach Heronemus will be running against Republican Gabriel John Hayden, CPA in the 3rd Ward?  …we expect that Mr. Heronemus will attack Mr. Hayden for spearheading the effort to give ECHO Housing around $500,000 of taxpayers while the results of the forensic Audit and EPD criminal investigation haven’t been made public?  …also have been told that Hayden will be drilled on why he allowed the ‘Jacobsville Join In’ group to abruptly close without finding out the reason why?  …this group was located in the 3rd Ward and was funded by the DMD and supervised by the officials of ECHO Housing?

IS IT TRUE it looks like Alex Burton is poised to replace retiring 4th Ward City Councilwoman Connie Robinson?  …that the 4th Ward is considered to be a safe seat for the Democrats?

IS IT TRUE that 6th Ward Democratic Councilman Jim Brinkmeyer should be re-elected to City Council?  …are told that Mr. Brinkmeyer will have token Republican opposition in the General election?

IS IT TRUE we predict that Democrats Jonathan Weaver, Ed Bassemier, Amy Word-Smith, and Kristin Holt Burkhardt will be competing for the three (3) At-Large seats on City Council? …we expect that Republicans candidates Ron Beane, Michelle Mercer, and Alex Smith will run extremely competitive races against the Democrats?

IS IT TRUE that Democratic City Clerk Laura Windhorst will run unopposed in the primary?  … we expect her to have token opposition in the General election?

IS IT TRUE we also predict that 5th Ward Councilman Justin Elpers will run for re-election as an unopposed candidate in the Primary and the General election?

IS IT TRUE it looks like the chances of Mayor Winnecke being re-elected to a third term are very good?

IS IT TRUE we expect that the Republicans will go do everything in their power to take control of City Hall?

IS IT TRUE  we been told that the Vanderburgh County Republican Party Chairman Wayne Parke recently filed a petition with the State GOP to remove Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer as a Precinct Committeemen in the 1st Ward?  …we are told that the rationale for Mr. Parke’s action against Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer was that he publicly supported the City Council attorneys wife when she ran as a Democrat for a seat on the Newburgh City Council? …we are told that Mr. Parkes petition was declared dormant because Mr. Schaefer moved from that Ward?

IS IT TRUE  we wonder if the Warrick County GOP Party Chairman filed a petition to remove  Josh Clayborn as a Warrick County precinct officer after he openly supported his wife who ran as a  Democrat for the Newburgh City Council?

IS IT TRUE that by 2021 when only a few miles of water pipes are replaced, the water rates will have increased by 118% in only 5 years?…the new pipes alone are causing a 48% increase in the next 3 years?…if you like that just bend over and prepare for this to happen 66 more times with just the water pipe replacement program?…while the CCO is supportive of and an advocate for these updates, we are very concerned that the people who live in Evansville will be run out of town by the costs associated with doing them?

The drug has now overtaken heroin as the most deadly in the country. In 2011, fentanyl caused 4 percent of overdose deaths.

By 2016, that number increased by 113 percent. Many of these deaths involve more than one drug but fentanyl was found in 1,800 cases in 2016 alone.

Vanderburgh County Coroner Steve Lockyear says, “We’ve had 42 drug-related deaths. And 13 of those have been fentanyl or fentanyl-heroin containing those compounds within them. And then we’ve seen 11 methamphetamine deaths. So those are running very high this year.”

The CDC study also found illegal drugs such as fentanyl and heroin were the primary causes of unintentional overdoses, while prescription drugs such as oxycodone tended to be used in suicide overdoses.

Oath of Receiver.pdf

DEFENDANTS, COURT BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, LLC, HULMAN BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, LLC FENDRICH PLAZA DEVELOPMENT, LLC AND KUNKELSQUARE, LLC’S ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT

Defendants’ Answer and Affirmative

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