We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE” 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 we are told that Mayor Winnecke will be announcing this week that he plans to build a new $28 million dollars Aqua Center at Garvin Park on North Main Street?  …we hear that the Mayor plans to build the new Garvin Park Aqua Center by taking $10 million dollars from the North Main TIF funds?  …he also plans to float a 14 year $18 million dollars bond issue to help pay for the $28 million dollars Aqua Center at Garvin Park?  …we are also told that the Mayor will announce that he plans to sign a contract with the local YMCA for them to manage the new pool once it’s finished?  …the new Aqua Center will have an 800 seat arena for competitive swimming? …we expect that the Mayor will also announce a naming rights sponsor for the Aqua Center later this week? …this is a developing story?

IS IT TRUE that a couple members of the “Aqua Center Blue Ribbon” committee told us that the majority of the committee members wanted Robert Parks as the site for the new Aqua Center?  …we are told that the recommendation by the “Aqua Center Blue Ribbon” committee to build the new Aqua Center at Roberts Park was nixed by the Mayor?

IS IT TRUE last week that the Evansville Vanderburgh Airport Authority Board of Directors announced that they have appointed a new airport Executive Director? …on January 1st, 2019 Nate Hahn will replace the current Executive Director, Doug Joest?    …several of our more sophisticated readers tell us because the airport is subsidized by Federal, State, and local tax dollars and that this position should have been advertised nationally, statewide and locally?  …we hear that several Vanderburgh County Council members are very upset with the way that the Airpot Board of Directors handled the hiring of the new Executive Director? …this may be a developing story?

IS IT TRUE that the City of Evansville Employee Hospitalization fund currently has a deficit of exactly of $2.7 million dollars?

IS IT TRUE we hear that several Evansville City Council members are talking about cutting the city operations budget around $3 million dollars for 2019?

IS IT TRUE we are told by people close to Evansville City Councilman Jonathon Weaver that he reached out to members of the “Trump and Braun campaign staff asking them to allow him to welcome the President to Evansville since the Mayor wasn’t able to attend to the event?

IS IT TRUE that we been told that Freedom Of Speech isn’t alive and well in the Vanderburgh County Republication party?  …a well known and respected Vanderburgh Republican Precinct Committeeman Phillip Davis was recently relieved of his position by the Vanderburgh County Party Chairman Wayne Parke?  …that reason why Mr. Parke removed Mr. Davis from his Precinct Committeeman position was that he wrote a letter endorsing Knight Township Trustee Kathryn Martin (D) for re-election?  …we are told that Mr. Davis removable from the leadership ranks of the local Republican party may cause a political backlash within the  Vanderburgh County Republican party?

IS IT TRUE that all the rooms at the downtown Doubletree Hotel were totally occupied during President Trump visit to Evansville?  …housing the advance team and secret service members were part of the reason why the Downtown Doubletree Hotel was sold out?… we were told that the security team with the “Trump and Braun” political rally occupied most all of 5th, 4th, and 3rd floors days before and the day of the event? …since the reason for this trip was totally a politically partisan event we hope that the local taxpayers didn’t foot the bills for food and lodging at the downtown Doubletree Hotel?

IS IT TRUE because the “Trump and Braun” rally was a partisan political event several of our readers wonder if both campaigns are going to pay for the rental of the Ford Center, extra security costs, and cleaning up the trash around the Ford Center after the function we over with?

Todays“Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that local taxpayers should be responsible to pay for costs related to staging President Trump (R) and Mike Braun (R) campaign rally held at the Ford Center?

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