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IS IT TRUE APRIL 10, 2018

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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 at last night City Council the ECHO Interim Director Chris Metz and the Director of the Evansville DMD, Kelley Courses tried in vain to convince members of the Evansville City Council that all is well with the finances of ECHO Housing?  …the majority of the members of City Council seemly didn’t believe them?  …that DMD Director Courses surprized members of Council when he casually stated that one of the ECHO housing projects had a $70,000 cost overrun?  …when all said and done we wouldn’t be surprized if the police investisgation and Forensic audit figure for questionable spending of ECHO Housing may be in the high six figure range?
IS IT TRUE we are pleased that the current ECHO Housing Board President Dane Chandler publically admitted that statement made by the City-County Observer concerning the board policy that allowed the past Executive Director of ECHO Housing to write agency checks under $599 with only her signature was totally spot on?
IS IT TRUE at last nights City Council meeting the At-large City Councilman and Finance Chairman Jonathan Weaver stated that the City Council should have been kept more informed about the financial problems facing ECHO Housing?  …the majority of the other Council members seemly agreed with Mr. Weaver’s remarks?  …we were taken by surprized that 3rd Ward Councilman John Hayden, CPA agreed with the majority of comments made by the DMD Director and ECHO Interim Director Chris Metz?  …that Mr. Weaver surprized those in attendance when said he had “low confidence” in the ability of ECHO Interim Director Chris Metz to run the agency?  …many of those in attendance seemly agreed with him?  …we were impressed with the way that At-Large City Councilman and Finance Chairman took on ECHO Interim Director Chris Metz and the Director of the Evansville DMD, Kelley Courses when they tried to convince members of the Evansville City Council that all is well with the finances of ECHO Housing
IS IT TRUE that several Council members stated that they are going to wait to make a decision about releasing the funds to ECHO Housing until the findings of the Forensic audit are made public? …Chris Metz and Kelly Courses tried to use scare tactics on members of Council by stating that withholding funds could have negative consequences for ongoing ECHO Housing supported projects?   …we found it interesting that the current ECHO Housing Board president Dane Chandler told Council members that  “We’re here to be transparent, give you what you want?”  …it was obvious that the majority of the members of Council felt that his remarks were too little to late?
IS IT TRUE we give five (5) cheers to City Council persons Jonathon Weaver, Justin Elpers, Missy Mosby, Connie Robinson, and Michelle Mercer for not only standing up for the taxpayers of this community but also for the at-risk clients of ECHO Housing?  …we are disappointed in 3rd Ward City Councilman John Hayden, CPA for seemly believing everything told him about the current economic status of ECHO Housing?  …many people sitting in the audience were pleased that his plea asking Council to approve giving ECHO Housing the $500,000 fail deaf ears?  …we are told by people in the know that this could hurt Mr. Haydens chances of being re-elected to his 3rd Ward Council seat?
IS IT TRUE we respectfully suggest that members of City Council Councilman take the bull by the horns and create an ordinance giving the Evansville City Council full authority to re-organize the make-up of the current ECHO Housing Board of Directors?  …we hope by doing so this will allow Council members to appoint new ECHO Board members that will be good stewards of the public trust?
IS IT TRUE that when one starts to wonder why Evansville has a difficult time keeping talented people one should look no further than the Evansville Convention and Visitors Bureau where the last two people to hold the CEO job have left town before the ink was dry on their last paycheck?…the most recent person in charge of the ECVB was Bob Warren who is reportedly packing his bags for a sunnier place after his predecessor headed off to Iowa after being treated so shabbily by former Mayor Weinzapfel that the CVB had to pay her a settlement?
IS IT TRUE the same goes for the local Chamber of Commerce as the last three CEO’s have headed for Lexington, Waco, and Chattanooga faster than lickety split?…when it comes to economic development a similar exit path is taken as GAGE has now had six leaders in its 11 year existence and it’s predecessor organization had 3 leaders in the prior 5 years meaning 9 people have headed the same function over a 19 year period?…all of the previous people have left town with the exception of one who passed away shortly after leaving office?…when it comes to keeping good people in impactful positions greater Evansville really seems to be challenged to keep anyone for more than a few years? ..maybe its time to hire locally because when people live here and retire they are apt to stay here?
IS IT TRUE that the Courier and Press ran an article similar to last week IS IT TRUE about the financial challenges facing the Evansville Thunderbolts and the Ford Center?…they pointed out as the CCO did that in spite of being a playoff team for the first time in years that the attendance is disappointing and the financial performance is abysmal?…the C&P praised the Ford Center for bringing in $439,000 in revenue (they called it profits) but questioned the $125,000 loss that was reported for the first two months of 2018 that resulted because the Ford Center had $564,000 in expenses during the same time period?…there was one small problem with the calculation and that is the fact that the payment on the building is not included in the operating performance?…if the accounting choices included,paying for the note the real situation is that the Ford Center lost nearly $1.5 million in 2 months and are tracking toward another $9 million annual loss?
IS IT TRUE that for the six and a half years since opening, the Ford Center has consumed close to $60 million when both operating losses and payments on the building are considered? …that is an unbelievable departure from the break-even analysis used by the Weinzapfel Administration to, convince the Evansville City Council to, go along with a downtown Arena? …furthermore, the Weinzapfel claim was that a hotel would come downtown without an incentive if only an arena was announced? …within the next two years without a miracle, the Ford Center will cross the $100 million rubicons for dollars taken from the general funds that should have been used to repair the dilapidated sewers, the pothole-filled roads, or the archaic water mains?…Evansville’s leaders once again chose a fun and games project that is losing massive amounts of money over what was projected and let the real problems continue to fester?
IS IT TRUE that the new Starbucks slated for opening in downtown Evansville any day now has been delayed until June?…it should be remembered that there was once a Starbucks in downtown Evansville and it was closed down?…there was also a boutique coffee shop called La Sombra in Innovation Pointe that closed voluntarily where the Honeybaked Ham store is now?…La Sombra was a world-class coffee shop and it didn’t make in downtown Evansville?…we wish Starbucks luck this time around? …that a restaurant called the “Daily Grind” has just opened in downtown Evansville and has a large selection of delicious gourmet coffee on their menu?  …we highly recommend that stop by and not only enjoy the great food prepared by the “Daily Grind” chef but have a great cup of java?
IS IT TRUE The Indiana Bar Exam passage rate is continuing its downward trend, with only 47 percent of all takers passing in February 2018, according to results released Monday. The rate is a decline from February 2017’s results, when 52 percent of takers passed?
IS IT TRUE that the Vanderburgh County Property Tax Bills are being mailed Monday, April 9th, 2018?  …the Deadline is May 10th, 2018?
Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Should City Council should give Federal and State tax dollars to EHO Housing without knowing the findings of the police investigation and the Forensic audit?
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Vanderburgh County Commissioners to Present “The State of Our County”

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Vanderburgh County Commissioners Bruce Ungethiem, Cheryl Musgrave and Ben Shoulders will present the annual “State of Our County” speech followed by a question and answer session at the Evansville Rotary Club’s weekly luncheon Tuesday April 10. 

The Commissioners will present updates on a variety of topics on county departments, infrastructure and economic development. 

Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by the presentation at noon in the Walnut Room of the Tropicana Executive Conference Center, located at 421 NW Riverside Drive in downtown Evansville.

The public and members of the media are invited to attend. Those who would like to attend that ar

Some County Republican Chairman Give Unfair Advantage to Congressman Larry Bucshon 

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BUCSHON SHOULD DEFEND HIS RECORD AND ALLOW HIS PRIMARY OPPONENT TO SPEAK 

By Richard Moss, MD, Candidate for 8th Congressional District in Republican Primary

Jasper, IN

I attended a Lincoln Day Dinner in Washington Indiana, Daviess County, a community I know well for having a surgical practice there for more than 20 years.  I later attended another Lincoln Day Dinner at Greene County where a similar pattern unfolded.  At the Daviess County event, I had read on the Facebook page that candidates would be given a few minutes to speak.  Congressman Larry Bucshon was the featured guest and keynote speaker, but at least I would have a few minutes to get my message out however briefly.  As it turned out no one other than Bucshon spoke.  In a contested race with a primary, it seemed reasonable that while the Congressman would be expected to speak and even be the featured speaker, his primary opponent should also be allowed at least a few minutes to make his case.  

Bucshon took some 40 minutes to deliver what was, in effect, a paid political campaign speech, while I was silenced.   Bucshon droned on about his many achievements and even mentioned that he had sent his yearly check in from his campaign coffers to the local county GOP party; he added that as a Congressman he could attract a lot of money from contributors and that he was doing his bit to help local county parties throughout the 8th district by sending them money, engaging in a bit of political patronage, a kind of bribe, if you will, and probably not something to air publicly, but the Congressman thought this fair game and indeed received some applause for this.  

What was not mentioned by the Congressman, and what I would have said but was not allowed to, was that the Congressman is now a native of Washington DC not Indiana’s 8th district.  He has also dodged his one televised debate with me on May 2 to go to a dinner, ducking the one opportunity for him to have to defend his record.  He neglected to mention that he has a Heritage Action Conservative score of 52%, an F.  He tiptoed around his recent vote for the disastrous Omnibus bill, the 2300 page $1.3 trillion monster that funded sanctuary cities, DACA, amnesty, importing more Syrian Muslim refugees, and Planned Parenthood, tacking on a trillion dollars to our national debt, while doing nothing to build a wall and secure our southern border.  Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer praised the bill.  Yes, our congressman stood with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to fund Democrat priorities but did not have to defend his vote because county GOP parties protected him. 

As a candidate for Congress in Indiana’s 8th district, this is an infringement of first amendment rights.  It is an endorsement of the Congressman in the midst of a primary by allowing him unlimited time as keynote speaker to give a self-serving campaign speech.  If a sitting Congressman is involved in a primary then the county parties should allow both candidates to speak.  I’m on the ballot.  I should get equal time or at least some time.  My many supporters at the dinner and throughout the county were insulted and disrespected by this.  It is a form of censorship.  It is political cronyism – the GOP establishment at the local level protecting their preferred candidate, their useful foot soldier Larry Bucshon while silencing his opponent in the midst of a primary.  But we don’t need political favoritism, we need patriotism, an open system for all candidates to express their views and allow the voters to decide – including at Lincoln Day Dinners in front of the GOP faithful.   All candidates need equal time before the voters.

 

FOOTNOTE: Dr. Richard Moss is a board certified head and neck cancer surgeon and was a candidate for Congress in 2016. He graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine and has been in practice in Jasper and Washington, IN for over 20 years. He is married with four children.  For more information visit RMoss4Congress.com. Contact us at hq@rmoss4congress.com. Find Moss For Congress on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

The City-County Observer posted this article without opinion, bias or editing.

Evansville Talks Possible Gun Resolution

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APRIL 9TH, 2018  AMANDA PORTER INDIANA

It hasn’t been introduced just yet, but Evansville city councilman Dr. Dan Adams plans to introduce a resolution he says will deal with guns and school safety.

The resolution is modeled after a gun control measure in South Bend, IN that keeps guns out of the hands of violent criminals, domestic abusers and those who are severely mentally ill.

The resolution in South Bend closes the background check system loophole.

Evansville’s city attorney says it’s going to take some time to look over what other cities have done to make sure they stay within the lines of what’s legal.

“All of those situations are kind of mute,” says Joshua Clayborn.

“This not being under consideration number one, because there is no resolution that has been introduced yet to the extent Dr. Adams is introducing something, we are going to make sure its legal. I am not entirely familiar with what every other community has done so I can’t speak to what they are doing right or wrong, but at least here we will definitely be following the law.”

More than a dozen members of the community spoke out on both sides of the issues at Monday’s council meeting.

Amanda Porter

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Evansville City Council Gives Echo Housing Time To Release Audits Results

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AMANDA PORTER INDIANA

In a eight to one vote, Evansville city council members voted to table an ordinance to withhold funding from the Echo Housing Corporation.

The decision comes after the former director Stephanie Tenbarge alleged misused thousands of dollars of funds.

A full was house at Evansville Civic Center patiently waiting for council to make a decision that could affect affordable housing in Evansville.

Several council members demanded transparency from the non-profit corporation.

“We were never going to find out about these issues so we have a right to know,” says Missy Mosyby. “What else do we need to know?”

Echo Housing’s interim director says the organization will voluntarily share the results of an audit

“Give us time to complete our processes,” says Chris Metz. “Give us time to complete the forensic audit, give us time to continue working with outside entities to complete the revision and the review of our accounting process and our control procedures.”

But the council wants specifics.

On top of former executive director Stephanie Tenbarge allegedly writing several checks, council members questioned how echo housing board members say they did not notice the misuse of funds.

“When the gentleman named Silas from the federal government came to town in relation to Promise Zone money that Stephanie Tenbarge paid for his expenses on her personal credit card because there were no funds available for echo,” says council member Michelle Mercer.

The organization says the ordinance could have affected fifteen hundred units of affordable housing expected to be complete in a month.

“we are working right now to complete Garvin commons,” says Metz, “A 44 unit affordable housing complex which we be finished within 30 days. This ordinance has the potential to jeopardize the completion of that project.”

The organization says all checks at Echo Housing now require two signatures, and says the findings of the audit will be made public by mid May.

Amanda Porter

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Indiana Appellate Court Upholds CHINS Adjudication For New Jersey Boy

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Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com

The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the adjudication of a New Jersey child as a child in need of services after finding the child’s mother waived her argument that an Indiana trial court lacked personal jurisdiction over her and her child.

After she was dispatched to a Marion County bus station on a report of child neglect, Department of Child Services family case manager Olivia Payne learned K.P. and her son, K.P.G., had missed their connecting bus to their home in New Jersey and had been sitting at the bus stop for almost 18 hours. After observing a hospital band on K.P.G.’s wrist, Payne took him to Riley Children’s Hospital, and K.P. admitted her son had an untreated heart murmur.

K.P. was also admitted to the hospital for mental health treatment and admitted that she had not taken her medication for two months. Thus, DCS filed for K.P.G. to be adjudicated as a child in need of services, and he was placed in foster care.

The Marion Superior Court then granted permission for K.P.G. to undergo the necessary surgery to cure his heart defect, but K.P. filed a memorandum of law claiming the court lacked personal jurisdiction over her and her son. The trial court never ruled on the memorandum – which was submitted without a motion – but adjudicated K.P.G. as a CHINS and ordered him to remain in foster care.

K.P. appealed and re-asserted her argument that the Marion Superior Court lacked jurisdiction over her and her son as New Jersey residents. The Indiana Court of Appeals, however, found K.P. submitted herself to the Indiana court’s jurisdiction by appearing in the Marion Superior Court after the CHINS petition was filed. Further, 82 days passed between the filing of the petition and the memorandum, which was well outside the 20-day time limit allowed for challenging personal jurisdiction under Indiana Trial Rule 12(B).

Thus, Judge Terry Crone said the issue of personal jurisdiction was waived. He also said there was sufficient evidence to support the CHINS determination, defeating K.P.’s second argument on appeal.  Crone specifically pointed to the trial court’s findings regarding K.P.’s mental health issues and her knowledge of and refusal to treat K.P.G.’s heart murmur as sufficient evidence to support the CHINS adjudication.

“In short, her untreated mental illness left her unable to make critical decisions concerning K.P.G.’s care and treatment,” Crone wrote. “FCM Payne’s potentially lifesaving intervention underscores Mothers’ need for the programs and services ordered by the CHIBS court.”

The case is In the Matter of K.P.G. (Minor Child), a Child in Need of Services, K.P. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services, 49A05-1709-JC-2053.

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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Receptionist (LTACH)
Select Specialty Hospital 596 reviews – Evansville, IN
As a Receptionist, you will be responsible for receiving incoming phone calls and assisting customers with appropriate directions and information….
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Entry Level Production
AmeriQual Foods 32 reviews – Evansville, IN
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Maintain a safe and clean work environment while using good manufacturing practices (GMPs). Setup for operators before shift start with appropriate pouches for…
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Package Handler- Warehouse
FedEx Ground Warehouse 456 reviews – Evansville, IN
PHs operating switching equipment must have a valid driver’s license and maintain a Department of Transportation (DOT) file….
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Animal Caregiver
It Takes a Village No-Kill Rescue – Evansville, IN
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Admission Counselor, Undergraduate Admissions – A18007A1
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Part-time (C Crew) – 6pm – 12am M-Th
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Mead Johnson 233 reviews – Evansville, IN
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EVSC Custodian Receives Cause for Applause

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EVSC Custodian Darrell Veach is the April recipient of the EVSC’s Cause for Applause award. The award seeks to recognize individuals who go above and beyond their normal job responsibilities.

Veach, who received a record amount of nominations, has worked for the EVSC since 2013. The resounding message in each of the nomination letters is that Veach is the most thoughtful, caring person people know. He goes out of his way to make everyone’s day better and is always willing to help with anything that needs to be done. He also remembers names of both students and staff and special things about them.

Michele Shuler, secretary at Culver, calls Veach “EVSC’s Earth Angel.” Schuler writes that Veach spent his own time and money to purchase a fish tank for the office which the students love. Another co-worker writes that Veach stocked a freezer with ice cream after knowing they had a difficult day. Lori Schmidt, another coworker, says Veach is “one of the nicest and hardest working individuals I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.” Jamie Wiggins, a teacher at Culver, writes that Veach always makes both staff and students feel special.

Anyone can nominate an employee of the EVSC for the award. Deadline for nominations is the third Friday of each month. To nominate an EVSC employee, go to www.evscschools.com and click on About Us and see Cause for Applause under Community. Paper forms are available at the schools for those without access to the Internet.

DEATH LIST REPORT FOR VANDERBURGH COUNTY

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DEATH LIST WK 4-2-18 TO 4-6-18

Anchor Takes Top Honors in Tent Industry Event

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To mark its 25th anniversary in 2018, InTents magazine asked readers to select their favorite brand in 25 distinct categories. Anchor Industries was named InTents Reader’s Choice winner in four key categories: Best Frame Tent Provider, Best Tension/Pole Provider, Most Innovative Tent Supplier, and Best Customer Service.

Bob Traina, CEO of PEAK Event Services in Woburn, Massachusetts, describes why he believes Anchor is the Best Frame Tent Provider: “The advantage of Anchor’s Navi system is its scalability combined with the precision and quality of the frame and fabric.” On Anchor earning the title, Best Tension/Pole Provider, Steve Frost, President of Stamford Tent & Event Services of Stamford, Connecticut, enthuses, “A well-decorated 60- to 120-foot Century has a majesty about it that cannot be replicated with another tent. I don’t think the timeless, grand old peak-top will ever go out of style, so we maintain a large inventory of

Anchor Century Tents.” John Hingeley, President of Skyline Tent Co. of Charlottesville, Virginia, shares his thoughts on what makes Anchor the Most Innovative Tent Supplier: “When Anchor introduced the Aurora, we knew they had taken the time to get it right. The consistency and quality in the construction of the tops along with the proprietary sheer-top fabric which glows at events, combined with the Weather-Shield seal between the top and walls, is a real value-added feature.”

While noted for its outstanding frames and fabrics, Anchor also received accolades for its intangible superiority: Best Customer Service. George Smith, Executive Vice President and Managing Partner of Mahaffey Tent & Event Rentals in Memphis, Tennessee explains, “Working with Anchor is like working with more than a partner; it’s like working with family and friends. They care that much about our success as a business. And it is not because Mahaffey is a big company. They treat every customer that way.”

Anchor Industries, founded in 1892, began as a small riverboat supply house located on the Ohio River. Anchor Supply Company, as it was known then, furnished oil, groceries, paint and other supplies to the steamboat trade. Due to a growing demand for water-proof covers, Anchor’s founder, Louis A. Daus, added canvas goods to the line of merchandise. Today, with 300 skilled workers and over 350,000 square feet of production capacity in Evansville, Indiana, Anchor is one of the world’s most respected producers of tents for events, parties, and weddings, as well as awnings and outdoor fabricshade solutions, plus fabric buildings and structures, safety pool covers, fire shelters, military goods, and other custom fabric and frame products. Throughout its long history, Anchor has pioneered numerous industry-changing innovations.

 

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