IS IT TRUE that in just over three hours the meeting of the Indiana University Trustees where the vote for the location of the medical school will be held and streamed live for all to see in real time?…the Indiana lotto officials could have made a mint if they had opened up a gambling opportunity for the people of greater Evansville to have placed bets on what the location will be?…each site seems to have its positive attributes and they have been discussed ad nauseum?…there are some differences that have surfaced with respect to the cost to fully implement each proposal?…the proposal for downtown Evansville comes in at $87 Million or 45% higher than the second highest cost which is the Warrick County proposal of $60 Million?…USI comes in 3rd in cost with a range given of $50 Million to $60 Million?…the most frugal of the proposals is the one from the private development known as The Promenade at $47 Million?
IS IT TRUE as it has already been acknowledged that all of the proposals conform to the requirements set forth in the RFP, some people are saying if this selection were done without political bias The Promenade would be selected as the site of the IU Medical School on the basis of cost?…The Promenade is also in the City of Evansville as the downtown site is but will cost roughly HALF OF DOWNTOWN EVANSVILLE’s proposal?…as the infrastructure of the east side is newer and fully functioning The Promenade would have less uncertainty associated with the implementation?…uncertainty as the pilings problems found on the hotel site ALWAYS LEAD TO INCREASED COSTS making the $87 Million subject to increase as the soils beneath downtown Evansville reveal more secrets that must be mitigated?…those who think this decision will be made on the basis of POLITICS are betting on a downtown Evansville selection despite the higher cost, lack of infrastructure, and sketchy housing opportunities for the supposed 2,000 students the campus will serve?…those who are betting on practical but political are betting on Warrick County?…those who are crossing their fingers for fairness, no politics, and practicality are betting on The Promenade, and few people think USI has the best solution at any cost because of the distance to teaching beds?
IS IT TRUE that the Civic Center Moles tell us that Mayor Winnecke has invited a gallery of people to be his guest at the announcement leading many to think it is in the bag for downtown Evansville?…in three hours we will know the answer. Â If the downtown site is selected we would like to personally congratulate the Mayor for pulling a rabbit out of the hat? Â …that the Mayor and his staff really worked hard on getting this project approved and really deserves credit for a job well done?
IS IT TRUE after this selection show is over there is no more excuse for the Evansville City Council to sit on their thumbs and keep the loan approval for Earthcare Energy in play?…if this issue is not addressed on Monday 4/14/2014 the City Council are just as delusional as GAGE, Mayor Winnecke, and some of the other subjects of the Wizards of Oz who came to town on a mission over two years ago and left with $200,000 of taxpayer dollars with apparently no strings attached?
IS IT TRUE Health and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will resign from President ObamaÂ’s Cabinet on Friday and the White House has confirmed it?…the cat got out of the bag on Thursday night ahead of the normal Friday afternoon news dump?…it will be interesting to see if Sebelius leaves office under the banner of “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED” or with a scapegoat sign attached to her?…Sebelius was appointed to do a job she was clueless about doing and has proceeded to prove just how bad it is to appoint people to lead efforts they know nothing about by messing up just about everything she touched and not even having the sense to know it was messed up?…she will still be the poster child for the congressional election of 2014 even if President Obama has lost his affections for her?
