Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on January 18, 2013.

Justin Easterling Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor

Jayvon Gilmore Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Class D Felony

Andre Lewis Sr. Strangulation-Class D Felony
Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury-Class A Misdemeanor

Michael Strange Operating a Vehicle as a Habitual Traffic Violator-Class D Felony

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Regene Newman at 812.435.5156 or via e-mail at rinewman@vanderburghgov.org

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
SENTENCE CHART

Class Range
Murder 45-65 Years
Class A Felony 20-50 Years
Class B Felony 6-20 Years
Class C Felony 2-8 Years
Class D Felony ½ – 3 Years
Class A Misdemeanor 0-1 Year
Class B Misdemeanor 0-180 Days
Class C Misdemeanor 0-60 Days

AGENDA
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Building Commission – Ron Beane Police Department – Chief Billy Bolin
Emergency Management-Sherman Greer Fire Department – Chief Mike Connelly

~ Pledge of Allegiance ~
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Business with representatives:

1. Brian Woods, Bartlett and Associates, follow up on traffic pattern at Joshua Academy.

Departmental Reports:

A. Police Department – Chief Billy Bolin

B. Fire Department ~ Chief Mike Connelly

1. Request firefighter, Richard Howard, be appointed Special Duty Arson Investigator.

C. Building Commission ~ Ron Beane

1. Request approval to open bids for vehicles.
2. Request approval to open and award bid for the below listed property:
a. 1167 Parrett St – House and small structure.

Consent Section:

A. HANDICAP PARKING
1. Request approval to remove the following handicap signs:
a. 2100 W. Maryland St – moved
b. 1731 Stinson Ave – move
B. ROAD CLOSING
1. Evansville Parks Foundation, Inc., and Keep Evansville Beautiful requests approval to close Riverside Drive from Court St to Cherry St Friday, May 31, 2013 at 9:00 am until midnight for “An Evening on the River”.
C. TAXI CAB-OWNER’S APPLICATION
1. Dave’s Taxi Service – paperwork in order
D. TAXI CAB DRIVER PERMIT
1. Request approval for the following to receive a Taxi Cab Driver Permit:
a. David Meyer
b. Everett Hall
c. William Tarter
d. Arthur Hall
e. Brian DeVoy
f. Timothy McCormick
g. Sherry Bass
h. Corey Fisher
i. William Bayne
j. Gerry Bubenzer
k. Joel Kirkwood
E. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
1. Request approval for settlement agreement between Frank Valderas and Kenneth Dutschke, Evansville Police Department, and the City of Evansville.
F. SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT
1. Hadi Shriners request approval for 2013 “Shrinersfest”. Close following streets Friday, June 28, 2013-reopen Monday, July 8th at 6:00 pm. ***Barricades requested-Insurance Pending***
a. Riverside Drive from Court to Cherry
b. Vine at Riverside
c. Sycamore at Riverside
d. Main from 2nd to Riverside
e. Locust at Riverside
f. Walnut at 1st St to Riverside
g. Chestnut at Riverside
2. Healthier Evansville and Evansville Area Trails Coalition requests approval to close Fulton Ave from Maryland St to Diamond Ave Sunday, May 19, 2013 from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm for “Evansville Streets Alive!” ***Barricades requested-Insurance Pending***
G DUMPSTER PERMIT

1. Carrie Burress – 203 Read Street – March 1, 2013 for no longer than 10 days.

OTHER BUSINESS:

1. Approve claims.
2. Approve the minutes of Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Beginning in February, we will begin taking folks on “Virtual Ride-Alongs” via our VirtualEPD twitter account. When you “follow” the VirtualEPD account, you will be following an officer as they patrol their beat. You will get alerts when the officer is assigned to a run, initiates an investigation, and any other activity they are involved with. We will post pictures and videos when we can. We will be announcing the date and time so you will know when it is going to happen. We will determine how often we do this based on public response.
As part of the program, we will let you know who the officer is and what radio number they are using if you want to monitor a police scanner as well.

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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Larry Bucshon released the following statement regarding the “No Budget, No Pay” proposal that the House will consider this week.

Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) stated:

“Under Harry Reid’s leadership, the Senate has failed to pass a budget over the last four years, although it has been required by law since 1974. The President has also announced that his budget will not meet the February 4th deadline. The Senate and President’s failure to act has led to four years of $1 trillion plus deficits. We can no longer continue down this unsustainable path of record deficits and reckless spending.

“The time for political football is over. The House has acted within the law and passed responsible budgets and will do so again this year. We expect the Senate to do the same.

“My colleagues in the House and I are calling on Congress to take action. If a budget is not passed, Congress will not get paid. Our message is simple: No Budget, No pay.

“Hardworking families should not be asked to send more money to Washington, D.C. to pay for increased government and irresponsible spending.”

BACKGROUND:

The House proposal will temporarily increase the debt ceiling for three months to allow Congress time to pass a budget. If Congress fails to pass a budget, Members will not be paid.

The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires that a budget resolution be passed no later than April 15th.

The United States Senate has not passed a budget in over 1,360 days, all under President Obama.

According to the Congressional Budget Office, 2012 marked the fourth consecutive year with more than a $1 trillion deficit.

EVANSVILLE WATER & SEWER UTILITY

1 N.W. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD, ROOM 104, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA 47708

PO Box 19, Evansville, IN 47740-0001

Jan. 22, 2013 Contact: Allen Mounts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Evansville Water and Sewer Utility to receive more than $374,000 in class action lawsuit settlement involving the weed killer atrazine

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Evansville Water and Sewer Utility will receive $374,095.86 as a result of the $105 million settlement of a national class action lawsuit regarding the herbicide atrazine. The settlement will help reimburse the costs of removing the weed killer from the City’s water system. Atrazine is sprayed on crops and frequently runs off of fields and into waterways that are sources for drinking water.

The lawsuit was filed against Syngenta, the world’s largest atrazine manufacturer, based in Switzerland. Evansville was one of 1,085 cities and towns across America awarded settlements. Settlement amounts were calculated based on the contamination history of the claimants. About 37 million people live in the areas served by the claimants in this case. The City of Evansville will receive the settlement check this week.

The judge in the case ruled that it is up to the water providers and the local governments to determine how the funds are used. The Utility will place the settlement funds in its general fund, which supports the operations and maintenance of the Water Filtration Plant. The Water Filtration Plant continuously monitors for any contaminants in the water it draws from the Ohio River and removes contaminants that may pose a threat to the health and safety of the Utility’s customers and our community.

The City of Evansville has not banned the use of atrazine but continues to monitor for its presence and will treat the source water as needed when contaminants are detected above the Environmental Protection Agency’s established threshold values.

The percentage of participation by class members was unprecedented, according to the case’s lead attorney, Stephen M. Tillery of the St. Louis law firm, Korein Tillery. “The scope of this settlement is enormous. Every cent of the settlement fund will be distributed to class members,” he said.

For more information about atrazine or the class action lawsuit, visit www.atrazinesettlement.com.