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Bargain Book Sale This Weekend

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The Public Library Friends will hold a smaller version of their popular book sale this weekend, May 3rd and 4th, in the Browning Events Room of Central Library at 200 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Fiction, sci-fi, young adult, children’s and large type books will be available, along with DVDs and audiobooks. Most items are priced less than $2. Customers can browse the selections on Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and Sunday from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

Admission is free, and cash and checks will be accepted.

Proceeds from this event help fund Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library programs and projects.

Reitz Intramurals to Host Corn Hole Toss Tournament Saturday

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Reitz High School Intramurals will host a Corn Hole Toss tournament this weekend with all proceeds going to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The tournament is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Reitz Bowl. Cost is $20 per team and all ages are welcome. Each team is guaranteed four games followed by division tournaments. Prizes will be awarded for tournament winners and prizes will be given away throughout.

Teams can pre-register by contacting John Schellenberg at 812-499-7158 or on the day of the event from 1:30 to 2 p.m.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR SUPPORTS UNGETHEIM

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penpower When does enough become too much? In the arena of public service it must be when office holders begin to see their service as a career or possibly when they begin measuring their tenure in decades. This is the case with County Commissioner Marsha Abel, an office holder who has done many good works over her long career of service as Clerk of the Courts, County Councilman, and now County Commissioner. I, like many, appreciate her many years of service. However, I, like others, believe it’s time for let someone else serve for the benefit of the community. I think the example former Commission Bill Nix gave is one that more in office should show by serving a term or two and then giving someone else a chance to provide their service. With the upcoming primary election on May 6th, I think that a new voice and perspective should be given a chance. Bruce Ungetheim is a voice and perspective whose time has come and who is certainly worthy of being heard and entrusted with the public good. With numerous infrastructure projects on the horizon, having the perspective and insight of an engineer like Bruce will be invaluable. In addition, his view of a limited role of local government will be a welcome addition as we continue to watch the growth of public debt. Bruce understands the importance of transparency in government and will work to bring easier access to the county’s audited financial statements, something not currently available. On May 6th join me in supporting Bruce Ungetheim for Vanderburgh County Commission, District 2, a new voice needed in Vanderburgh County Government. Richard A. Clements Evansville, Indiana. Editors Footnote:  This letter is posted by the CCO, Without opinion, Bias and Editing.   The CCO invites any candidate or their supporters to submit a letter to the editor and we will publish.

Legislation regarding municipal utilities signed into law

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Legislation authored by State Representative Ron Bacon (R-Chandler) regarding municipal utility services was signed into law by Governor Pence.

House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1187 arose from constituent concerns in Warrick County and specifies in Indiana Code that a municipal utility’s offering or providing of water or wastewater service in an area outside of their corporate boundaries is under the jurisdiction of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC).

“HEA 1187 is a preemptive measure that prevents communities from having to turn to the courts when conflicts arise as to who provides sewage services to overlapping areas,” said Rep. Bacon. “Historically, such conflicts like in Chandler and Newburgh have negatively impacted both ratepayers and taxpayers, so my goal in authoring this legislation is to provide a shorter, clearer path to resolving these problems.”

HEA 1187 also establishes the specific criteria that the IURC must consider in resolving service disputes involving municipal utilities.

“This is not about alleviating just one confined disagreement,” said Rep. Bacon. “Rather, this is about enacting good policy that ensures the well-being of Indiana’s communities, customers and businesses alike.”

Reitz’s Feel the History to Host Video Walking Tour Premiere

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For the past semester, students enrolled in Reitz High School’s Feel the History class have been working to develop a video walking tour with City Preservation Officer Dennis Au. The video, which will be part of the Historic Preservation Month activities, tells the stories of more than 30 homes in Evansville’s Historic Riverside District. The videos highlight local architectural features and give biographical information about the men who built them.
To give the public a chance to learn more about the project, Feel the History is planning a premiere at the Reitz Home Carriage House on Tuesday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. The premiere will include a discussion of the project, explanation on how the public can access the videos on personal devices and personal stories from students who worked on the project. The premiere is free and open to the public.
After the premiere, Feel the History will utilize QR codes in locations around Evansville’s Historic Riverside District, making the videos available for viewing on mobile devices while visitors are walking the district. Each video runs from about 1 ½ to 2 ½ minutes in length.

Katyun Marsh Sentenced

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DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.This morning, Judge David Kiely sentenced Katyun Marsh to 60 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections for the murder of Angie Dixon.

On April 4, 2014, a jury deliberated for Nine (9) hours before finding Marsh guilty of murder.

Marsh was convicted of murdering Angie Dixon in her apartment at the Arbors in June of 2013. Camera footage from across the street placed Marsh and two co-defendants at Dixon’s house at the time of the murder.

“We are pleased with the jury’s verdict and the sentence Mr. Marsh received today,” said Prosecutor Nicholas Hermann. “Deputy Prosecutor Levi Burkett did a fantastic job on this case and we hope this can help the family of Ms. Dixon begin to heal. We want to thank the jury, court staff and Police Department for their work in this case.”

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Kyle Phernetton at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at KPhernetton@vanderburghgov.org

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Jason Beasley                          Domestic Battery-Class D Felony
Strangulation-Class D Felony
(Habitual Offender Enhancement)

Saivon Berry                              Theft-Class D Felony
Identity Deception-Class D Felony

Mario Butler                                 Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Class C Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

Richard Davis                                 Domestic Battery-Class A Misdemeanor Enhanced to D Felony

Daymond Foster                           Theft-Class D Felony
Identity Deception-Class D Felony

Christopher Good                         Domestic Battery-Class D Felony

Anthony Jackson                          Theft-Class D Felony
Identity Deception-Class D Felony

William Lawrence III                 Causing Serious Bodily Injury When Operating a Motor Vehicle with an
ACE of .08 or More-Class D Felony
Failure to Stop after Accident Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury-
Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)
Operating a Vehicle with an ACE of .08 or More-Class C Misdemeanor
Norman Schmidt                           Theft-Class D Felony
Identity Deception-Class D Felony

Chardae Smith                           Theft-Class D Felony
Criminal Mischief-Class B Misdemeanor
(Habitual Offender Enhancement)

Melissa Spradley                      Domestic Battery-Class D Felony

Yusef Williams                            Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor Enhanced to D Felony
Operating a Vehicle as Habitual Traffic Violator-Class D Felony

Anthony Anderson                      Theft-Class D Felony
Criminal Mischief-Class B Misdemeanor

Andres Gonzalez-Chavez           Theft-Class D Felony
Identity Deception-Class D Felony

Charles Hardy Jr                           Dealing in Methamphetamine-Class B Felony
Operating a Motor Vehicle after Forfeiture of License for Life-
Class C Felony
Dealing in Marijuana-Class D Felony

Carl Holland                                Intimidation-Class C Felony
Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury-Class A Misdemeanors (Two Counts)
(Habitual Offender Enhancement)

Timothy Rice                               Dealing in Methamphetamine-Class B Felony
Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by Serious Violent Felon-Class B Felony
(Habitual Substance Offender Enhancement)

Timothy Swope                          Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon-
Class B Felony

Phillip Velasquez                           Child Molesting-Class B Felonies (Three Counts)
Child Molesting-Class C Felony

Jonathan Wildeman                    Theft-Class D Felony

Lucinda Williams                        Theft-Class D Felony
False Informing-Class B Misdemeanor

Dion Payne                         Domestic Battery-Class D Felony
Strangulation-Class D Felony

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Kyle Phernetton at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at KPhernetton@vanderburghgov.org

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Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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DONYEA RASCHEL BROWN
Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 29
Residence: 200 S GRAND AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/1/2014 9:17:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
ALLAN RAY THOMPSON
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 23
Residence: 4704 SALEM DR EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 5/1/2014 3:01:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
RESIDENTIAL ENTRY [DF] 0
RESIST LAW ENFORCEMENT [DF] 0
NARC-POSS MARIJUANA, HASH OIL, HASHISH, < 30 G [AM] 100
BURGLARY-RES [BF] 0
THEFT-OTHR [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
STARLA DIANE GASAWAY
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 47
Residence: 2935 JEFFERSON AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/1/2014 2:30:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
RESIST LAW ENFORCEMENT [AM] 100
BATTERY-LAW ENF/HFF [AM] 100
DISORDERLY CONDUCT [BM] 50
ALC-PUBLIC INTOX [BM] 50
Total Bond Amount: $300
RONALD WAYNE YORK
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 53
Residence: 622 E 2ND ST MT VERNON , IN
Booked: 5/1/2014 2:12:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
TRAFFIC-OPERATE WHILE HTV FOR LIFE [CF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
JOEL DAVID STRANGE
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 23
Residence: 2825 RAVENSWOOD DR EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 5/1/2014 1:33:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
OTHER AGENCIES CHARGES 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
BRANDY MICHELLE WOLFE
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 37
Residence: 425 PEMBERTON AVE EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 10:13:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE FELONY 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
CHARLES WILLIAM HILL
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 37
Residence: 12 E FRANKLIN ST EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 7:40:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
BATTERY-HFF DOMESTIC [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
JAVION KEISHAUN FOX-SUGGS
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 19
Residence: 3700 CASS AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 6:18:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE FELONY 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
THOMAS LEE CLAYTON
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 31
Residence: 6025 SPRINGFIELD EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 4:59:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
JAMES ROMMERES QUARLES
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 45
Residence: 200 JEFFERSON EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 4:36:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE FELONY 0
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 250
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 250
RESIST LAW ENFORCEMENT [AM] 100
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
JOSHUA DALE IRWIN
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 23
Residence: 17 E COLUMBIA ST EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 4:07:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 500
THEFT RECEIVE<$100,000 [DF] 0
NARC-LEGEND – POSS [DF] 0
TRAFFIC-OPERATE W/O EVER RECEIVING LIC 100
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
LAURA JANE MILLER
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 49
Residence: 709 SE THIRD ST EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 3:49:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
COURT ORDERED CONFINEMENT 0
COURT ORDERED CONFINEMENT 0
COURT ORDERED CONFINEMENT 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
SHAWN THOMAS EADEN
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 37
Residence: 6855 CRESCENT DRIVE CHANDLER, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 3:17:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FC-FRAUD-CHECK [DF] 0
THEFT OTHER >200 <100,000 [DF] 1500
HABITUAL OFFENDER 0
OTHER AGENCIES CHARGES 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
STEVEN RAY ROSE
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 21
Residence: 860 E RIVERSIDE DR EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 2:51:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
BATTERY-STRANGULATION [DF] 0
BATTERY-HFF DOMESTIC PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 [DF] 0
RESIST LAW ENFORCEMENT [AM] 100
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
WAYNE MICHAEL PAYNE
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 50
Residence: 2417 W VIRGINIA ST EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 2:36:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
NARC-DEALING MARIJUANA >30 GRAM [DF] 0
NARC-COMMON NUISANCE MAINTAINING [DF] 0
NARC-POSS PARAPHERNALIA [AM] 100
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
JASON ALAN MILLER
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 40
Residence: 2525 LEXINGTON RD EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 2:33:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
COURT ORDERED CONFINEMENT 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
ROBERT SHAWN WATSON
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 30
Residence: 804 S FOURTH ST BOONVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 1:25:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
NARC-POSS MARIJUANA GROW-CULTIVATES [AM] 100
NARC-POSS PARAPHERNALIA [AM] 100
PAROLE VIOLATION – STATE 0
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 500
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
KAREN MARIE GOEBEL
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 39
Residence: 1514 E MORGAN AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 1:08:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 500
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE FELONY 1635
Total Bond Amount: $2135
ARTHUR LEE JONES
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 58
Residence: 828 BELLEMEADE AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 1:02:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
THEFT-SHOPLIFTING THEFT OTHER <200 [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
SANCHIONI DASHAE IRVIN
Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 30
Residence: 739 BAYARD PARK DR EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 12:48:08 PM
Released
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 0
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
VALERI LEE HARRELSON
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 34
Residence: 2111 EVANSTON EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 12:43:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 0
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
TERRI LATREASE JACKSON
Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 29
Residence: 677 SWEETSER AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 12:42:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 500
Total Bond Amount: $500
ERIC ALLEN RICHARDSON
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 28
Residence: 3516 WAGGONER AVE EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 12:14:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 200
TRAFFIC-OPERATE HTV [DF] 0
TRAFFIC-OPERATE W/O EVER RECEIVING LIC 50
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
BOBBY E BRATCHER
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 42
Residence: 18 E LOUISIANA ST EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 11:57:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
COURT ORDERED CONFINEMENT 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
NATHAN CHARLES GAMBREL
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 28
Residence: 16625 BAEHL RD HAUBSTADT, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 9:30:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
ALANNA MAUREEN KEENEN
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 34
Residence: 1119 SE RIVERSIDE DR EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 3:14:00 AM
Released
Charge Bond Amt
OMVWI-B A C .08 <1.5 [CM] 0
OMVWI [CM] 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
ROBERT LEE BREHM
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 38
Residence: 651 E FLORIDA ST EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 1:41:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
DAMON DEMPSTER STEWART
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 63
Residence: 513 E CHERRY ST EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 1:22:00 AM
Released
Charge Bond Amt
NARC-POSS COCAINE [DF] 0
NARC-POSS MARIJUANA, HASH OIL, HASHISH [DF] 0
NARC-POSS PARAPHERNALIA [AM] 0
NARC-POSS PARAPHERNALIA [AM] 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
BILLY WAYNE SYERS
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 29
Residence: 4940 LENAPE LN EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 12:44:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND

Evansville Man Arrested for Domestic Battery

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user29376-1398950300-media1_727b82_192_240_PrsMe_Indiana State Police arrested a 21-year-old Evansville man yesterday afternoon for Domestic Battery after a concerned neighbor heard screams coming from an Evansville apartment.

At approximately 1:15 yesterday afternoon, Trooper Wes Alexander was in the area of Covert Avenue west of U.S. 41 when a concerned neighbor informed him that screams for help were coming from a nearby apartment. Trooper Alexander immediately approached apartment 1111 on Covert Avenue and heard a woman inside screaming for help. Alexander entered the apartment and observed Steven Ray Rose, 21, battering his 24-year-old wife. Rose resisted arrest, but eventually was taken into custody without further incident. They were visiting the resident of the apartment when the argument escalated into a physical altercation. Their 19-month-old daughter was also present during this incident. Rose’s wife did not require medical attention. Rose was taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail where he is currently being held without bond.

ARRESTED AND CHARGES:
• Steven Ray Rose, 21, 860 East Riverside Drive, Apartment C, Evansville, IN
1. Battery-Strangulation, Class D Felony
2. Domestic Battery with a Child Present, Class D Felony
3. Resisting Law Enforcement, Class A Misdemeanor

Arresting Officer: Trooper Wes Alexander, Indiana State Police

Assisting Agency: Evansville Police

IS IT TRUE May 1, 2014

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IS IT TRUE that today is celebrated in many countries as May Day and is somewhat similar to Labor Day in the United States?…May Day is a celebration of laborers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labor movement and occurs on May 1 every year?…May 1 was chosen as the date for International Workers’ Day by the Socialists and Communists of the Second International to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago that occurred on May 4, 1886?…May Day is celebrated in 80 countries around the world and except when something of political significance to the labor movement is in political play is largely ignored in the United States?…this happens to be a year when political hay is being made over the federal minimum wage and it is no coincidence that the leader of the United States Senate used this occasion to attempt to hold a vote in the Senate to increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10?…the Republicans blocked this showmanship with another form of showboating called a filibuster?…at the end of the mutually orchestrated circus nothing happened and May Day changed nothing in these United States?

 

IS IT TRUE it is also doubtful that any change in the federal minimum wage would alter many personal circumstances by much over time?…the biggest reason for that is that the cost of living is very different across the country as evidenced by the recent article showing that one would have to make over $50 an hour to be able to afford the average home in San Francisco while one can afford an average home in Evansville with an hourly wage of $11.21?…for this reason for a minimum wage to be meaningful and have the potential to make a difference it needs to be determined locally and not at the federal level?

 

IS IT TRUE that unbeknownst to many people in Evansville, there is a local flavor to the NBA playoffs outside of the dumb ass of the week spectacle that the media has made out of the owner of the LA Clippers?…the head coach of the Toronto Raptors is Duane Casey who played high school basketball for the Union County Braves down in Morganfield, KY and went on to the University of Kentucky under Coach Joe Hall?…Coach Casey was on the Kentucky Wildcats team that won an NCAA Championship in 1978 and is a childhood friend of this writer?…while the world has been focused on the idiocy of the owner of the Clippers, the City County Observer would like to encourage our readers to concentrate on the Pacers and the Raptors and and ignore the frenzy around the dope from LA?

 

IS IT TRUE that Mayor Winnecke has announced that there will be no conventions in Evansville until 2016 due to the uncertain construction schedule of the new downtown convention hotel?…the Evansville Convention and Visitors Bureau has even gone so far as to announce they will not even start to market Evansville as a convention destination until a real construction start has happened?…a real construction start has nothing to do with the golden shovel event held in early March that had the same level of credibility as the Earthcare Energy LLC business plan?…the Mayor is still trying to blame Dunn Hospitality for the delay because they requested a market study by the Hilton Corporation as soon as they were notified (March 24, 2014) that a competing franchise had been applied for by HCW of Branson, MO?…Mayor Winnecke is quite disingenuous in his claims that Dunn Hospitality’s choice to exercise their contractual rights has delayed anything?…the reality of the situation is that there are three main reasons that construction is not happening right now and they are as follows?

  1. HCW did not apply for the Hilton Doubletree franchise until the last minute after stating in an interview with Evansville Living Magazine that they had done so in December.
  2. Financing details have not been released so the funding is still not secure
  3. The lot where the hotel may be if a franchise is approved and financing is secured IS NOT YET SHOVEL READY

 

IS IT TRUE with literally none of the basic needs to start construction completed it is misleading and offensive that a private business that has invested many millions of dollars in Evansville, filled the coffers of local charities, and employs way more people than the downtown hotel ever will is the focus of blame?…if one really wants to affix blame for the delay in this 4th time around the May Pole for the hotel it is in the failure of local government to adequately VET the developer, the site, and the pro-forma?…if the Mayor of Evansville wants to properly affix blame for the problems we have had in getting a hotel downtown he needs to look at the pictures of the last 60 years of Evansville Mayors up on the 3rd floor of the Civic Center?…this cast of characters are the ones whose failed leadership has precipitated a dilapidated sewer system, a stagnant economy, population loss, dilapidated houses, crumbling sidewalks, and rusted out water pipes?…if these 60 years of Mayors had concentrated on infrastructure and economics instead of fun, games, and cronyism Evansville, like Lexington would most likely have two downtown hotels with little or no public handouts needed to get them?…the Civic Center needs a Mirror of Blame installed somewhere with instructions on how to affix blame?

 

IS IT TRUE there is no 2012 City of Evansville audit posted on the SBOA website today?…it is approaching 2 months since the exit interview was held?…it will be interesting to see if the SBOA actually publishes what was discussed in that exit interview or if something gets whitewashed?…there are several people who will know?

 

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