IS IT TRUE April 30, 2012
IS IT TRUE that one week and one day from now the primaries for the State of Indiana will be held and all who wish to have a say in who will be running for election in November need to plan on casting a vote?…that this is a fairly quiet primary season with only a few campaigns spending big money to entice voters to choose them?…that there are some contested primaries that essentially no money has been spent and that the candidates are not widely known?…that for the next 7 days the CCO will publish any exclusive position paper written by any candidate in any contested primary election?…that this needs to have been written by the candidate for the CCO?…that for best attention please limit these papers to under 800 words?…that those candidates who wish may submit a position paper by email to jjw0729@aol.com? …that papers that address issues and meet the word limits will be published without edit, opinion, or bias?
IS IT TRUE that another member of the Roberts Stadium task force has supplied us with a statement regarding her position on the report issued last week?…that the latest person to supply a statement is former candidate for Evansville City Council Sylvia Trabits-Niemeier and that her statement is as follows:
“As a member of the Stadium Task Force I would like to give my reply to a few items. I agree with Stephanie on our last meeting there were no specific costs on the six major ideas. The items on page 13 with the main floor being raised I don’t see this as a major problem. This would just be putting the floor back to it’s original position. Thus no need for the expensive water pumps. I think where the public wants something for everyone they are talking about not having the Stadium for one sport or one main event. I really think a combination of ideas would work. Evansville needs money coming in the mid-size arena or the expo center can make money plus with all the acres of parking you can use some of the land to make a nice park thus the whole community wins. One thing I asked to be in the report that was not was to identify Robert’s Stadium as an excellent emergency disaster center. As a former Federal Government meteorologist I can’t stress enough the damages done by severe weather and I feel Evansville needs more preparedness. I know a disaster center does not bring in money but it sure could save lives in our community which I feel is important.â€
IS IT TRUE that our occasional contributor Sarcasticus has put down his sword and picked up a pen to provide the CCO with the following predictions for the City of Evansville in a way that only Sarcasticus can do?…that Sarcasticus is predicting that a downtown convention hotel will materialize in the clouds and will fall down onto the corner of Walnut and MLK Blvd. in Wizard of OZ style and that no public money will be requested by the clouds?…that Sarcasticus is predicting that private investment dollars will miraculously become plentiful in SW Indiana and that a number of start up businesses will be funded with no public money requested or political input tolerated?…that for his last prediction Sarcasticus postulates that 5 members of the Evansville City Council will be accepted into Mensa along with a couple of other surprise inductees who will be recognized as possessing such brilliance that Mensa will waive the test requirement for these members of class of 2012?
IS IT TRUE that there will not be a City Council Meeting on Monday, April 30, 2012 or Monday, May 7, 2012?…that the next meeting of the Common Council of the City of Evansville will be Monday, May 14, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 301? …that this will be an opportunity for the Council to make good decisions and for the public to voice their opinion about decisions of both the past and the future?