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Firefighter Seek Seat on Evansville City Council in Second Ward

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Patrick McBride

Patrick McBride, a member of the City of Evansville Fire Department and currently working 3rd shift assigned to Hose House #15, has launched a challenge to incumbent City Councilwoman Missy Mosby. Councilwoman Mosby captured the 2nd Ward Seat in 2007 on the coattails of Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel’s landslide win over Republican challenger The Reverend David Nixon as a member Team Weinzapfel. Mr. McBride and Miss Mosby are both Evansville natives and lifetime Democrats possessing strong personal interests in the affairs of the 2nd Ward that they both call home.

Councilwoman Mosby’s time on the City Council during Mayor Weinzapfel’s second term has been faced with many controversial votes including the construction of the new Evansville Arena, the announcement that Hose Houses #10 and #14 are slated for closure, the Homestead Tax Credit fiasco, a Sewer Rate Hike, the financial failure of Knight Township, the Executive Inn Dilemma, and a tie vote to toughen the City of Evansville’s smoking ban.

Mr. McBride does not mince words when it comes to the reason for his desire to run for City Council. He was quite animated in stating that his practical common sense approach to life leads to the conclusion that “he is just not satisfied with how things are being done”. As a man who started working on a construction crew at the age of eleven (11), did a stint as a small business owner, and eventually established a career as a protector of the public with the Evansville Fire Department, Patrick McBride has no use for public policies and actions that do not pass the common sense test.

Patrick McBride is a man who paid $900 for his first vehicle at the age of 18 and still believes in living within ones means both personally and governmentally. He is a man who expresses the opinion that “if you can’t take care of what you have, you have no business building something new”. He furthermore believes that the government of the City of Evansville’s first duty is to serve the will of the people of Evansville and big expenditures like the Arena should be voted on by the people in a referendum before proceeding.

When asked what are the three biggest issues facing the City of Evansville and the 2nd Ward, Mr. McBride responded that crumbling infrastructure and in particular road conditions are first, the sewer discharges are second, and that support of local jobs is third. He is particularly disappointed in the number of out of town firms that are getting the construction contracts in Evansville. In closing Mr. McBride wants the people of the 2nd Ward to know that he is not a “yes man”, that if he sees that something is wrong he is willing to call it that, and that he is confused why Evansville is obsessing over entertainment when basic industries like Whirlpool are packing up and leaving town.

Patrick McBride is a man with nothing to hide. That is common language for the politically fashionable term of transparency.

E. Wayne Parke Calls for Investigation of Mayor Weinzapfel and the City of Evansville

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Indiana State Board of Accounts Cites Code Violations

By: Ralph Edwards

E. Wayne Parke, Chairman of the Vanderburgh County Republican Party held a press conference on the steps of the Civic Center this morning to calling for state and local investigations into whether Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel and the City of Evansville violated state statutes when approving an arrangement to pay Tom Barnett, Executive Director of the Evansville Department of Metropolitan Development.

Parke, said Wednesday that an audit conducted by the Indiana State Board of Accounts that was released on Saturday “concluded that Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel and the city of Evansville are in violation of two state statutes and the City of Evansville Employee Handbook in paying Mr. Barnett over and above that which was approved by the Evansville City Council for his position.

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, and Stan Levco, the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor, were called upon to start investigations with regard to the audit findings. Neither gentleman was available for comments at the time of this release. Mr. Parke expressed an opinion that federal agencies may take interest in the audit as the management of federally sourced funds was the subject of some of the findings.

As the City County Observer stated in the fall of 2009 and confirmed in the spring of 2010, Barnett has a contract with the nonprofit organization GAGE, (the Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville), which supplements his income in the amount of $42,000 above the $73,997.78 he receives from the city. The $73,997.78 was approved by the City Council as part of its regular budget cycle.

David Jones, Evansville city attorney, responded in writing with a 3 page letter by saying the board of accounts took the passages out of context. He said Barnett’s work for GAGE is similar in nature to the work many police officers perform when they are hired to moonlight as security guards. Member of the EFD and EPD routinely do work as bouncers, landscapers, and even as beauticians providing in person services to independent businesses during off hours. When contacted regarding Mr. Barnett’s duties under the contract with GAGE, former president and CEO of GAGE, Joe Wallace emphatically stated that he never gave or was expected to give direction to Mr. Barnett and that he was never asked or expected to be asked to provide input to Mr. Barnett’s annual performance review.

HERE IS THE LETTER MR. PARKE READ ON THE CIVIC CENTER STEPS IN ITS UNEDITED VERSION

October 6, 2010

Greg Zoeller
Office of the Indiana Attorney General
302 W Washington St, 5th Floor
Indianapolis IN 46204

Stanley Levco
Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Office
Civic Center Complex
Administration Building- Rm 108
Evansville IN 47708

Dear Mr. Zoeller and Mr. Levco:

The findings in the Indiana State Board of Accounts audit report filed September 30, 2010 regarding calendar year 2009 audit of the City of Evansville are quite troubling regarding the compensation package of how Tom Barnett, Director of Metropolitan Development was arranged and paid.

It would appear that the audit concluded that Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel and the City of Evansville are in violation of two State statues and the City of Evansville Employee Handbook in paying Mr. Barnett over and above that which was approved by the Evansville City Council for his position. The Indiana Board of Accounts indicated that arranging for a contract to supplement the amount approved by the Evansville City Council by over $40,000 through a non-profit entity (GAGE) whose Chairman of the Board of Directors was Mayor Weinzapfel at the time is in violation of IC 36-4-7-3(b) and IC 36-7-14-23. See attachment– page 64 of the Audit Report.

It must be noted that Mr. Barnett’s contract with GAGE which has been released to the public was signed on behalf of GAGE by Mayor Weinzapfel as its Chairman and that no other director, officer, or board member of GAGE signed the contract. GAGE was reimbursed in full and to the penny by the City of Evansville through the Bond Bank. The audit was with respect to calendar year 2009. This practice started in 2008, is ongoing in 2010, and is part of the 2011 City of Evansville’s proposed budget. This action that has been identified as problematic by the Indiana State Board of Accounts spans a period of four years but has to this point only been cited in one of those years.

As Vanderburgh County Republican Chairman, at which time that the audit is certified, I am requesting that you use the power of your office to conduct a review of the violations cited and to take appropriate actions if any are indeed appropriate. In the unfortunate instance that Mayor Weinzapfel has violated any Indiana laws with respect to his involvement in the payment of unapproved City of Evansville Funds to the Director of Metropolitan Development through GAGE, a non-profit that receives direct financial support from the City of Evansville, only a thorough investigation will serve justice to either redeem him or verify the audits conclusions.

Sincerely Yours,

E Wayne Parke
Chairman Vanderburgh County Republican Party
815 John St
Suite 110 H
Evansville IN 47713

2010 Vanderburgh County Democrat Party Event Schedule (October Edition)

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10/19 6:30-8PM Evansville For Change – Monthly Meeting Central Library – Browning Room A

10/21 8AM First day a confined voter, a voter caring for a confined person at a private residence, or a voter with disabilities may vote an absentee ballot before an absentee voter board at the voter’s residence or place of confinement

10/22 6PM UNOE Spark Plug Banquet – Walnut Room of Aztar Executive Conference Center Call 428-4243 for Info

10/24 1-4PM Coroner Annie Groves Annual Bean Soup – The Mosby’s River Camp 4803 Old Henderson Road – Bean Soup, Hot Dogs, & Soft Drinks – No Charge however, donations will be accepted.

10/25 5-8PM Stephanie Terry for County Council Fundraiser Gospel Night Club Great gospel music, food and conversation with your councilwoman!!!! Location & Ticket Info: TBA

10/25 MIDNIGHT Deadline by midnight (except for confined voter or voters caring for a confined person requesting delivery of a ballot by an absentee voter board), for the Clerk to receive mailed, hand-delivered, or faxed absentee ballot applications requesting to vote absentee by mail

10/28 PM (TBD) Maura Robinson For Auditor Fundraiser hosted by Erika Taylor and Robert Scott Wylie

10/29 5:30-8PM 2010 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner The Centre

11/1 NOON Deadline, by noon, for the clerk to receive mailed, hand-delivered, or faxed absentee ballot applications from confined voters or voters caring for a confined person requesting delivery of a ballot by an absentee delivery board

11/1 NOON Deadline, by noon, for a voter to vote an absentee ballot in the office of the circuit court clerk

11/1 Deadline for a confined voter, a voter caring for a confined person, or a voter with disabilities to vote an absentee ballot before an absentee board at the voter’s place of confinement

11/2 6AM-6PM General Election Voting: Polls Open 6am-6pm

11/2 6PM-10PM Election Return Results – Veterans Memorial Coliseum

11/9 5:30-6:30PM The John F. Kennedy Club of Vanderburgh County – Monthly Meeting – Evansville Labor Temple – 210 N Fulton

11/10 6:30-7:30PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club – Monthly Meeting Evansville Labor Temple

11/12 NOON Deadline, by noon, for a voter to produce proof of identification to the county election board to validate their provisional ballot from the general election

11/16 NOON Deadline, by noon, for a candidate to file a verified election recount or contest petition

11/16 6:30-8PM Evansville For Change – Monthly Meeting Central Library – Browning Room A

12/1 8AM Voter Registration Opens

12/7 5:30-6:30PM The John F. Kennedy Club of Vanderburgh County – Monthly Meeting – Evansville Labor Temple – 210 N Fulton

12/8 6:30-7:30PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club – Monthly Meeting Evansville Labor Temple

12/21 6:30-8PM Evansville For Change – Monthly Meeting Central Library – Browning Room A

12/31 Midnight End of Annual reporting period for 2010 for campaign finance reports for candidates and parties

Republican News Update – Updates from the Campaign Trail

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Republican Party
There are several upcoming GOP events you’re invited to attend:

Monday, October 18:

9:00am-10:15am Central High School will be hosting their annual “Candidates Day”.

For more information, please call:

Jill Hahn, Social Studies Dept. Chair (812) 435-8292 ext:33136

Tuesday, October 19:

5:30-7:30 A fund-raising event will be held for Ron Bacon, candidate for Indiana State Representative, District 75.

Evansville Kennel Club, 5201 Kratzville Rd, Evansville 47710.

*Suggested donation $50 per person.

RSVP Michele Mercer at (812) 568-5393 or email: m.cheri@att.net

Thursday, October 21:

5:30-6:30pm Vanderburgh GOP Candidate Meet and Greet

Embassy Apartments Community Building

1290 Hatfield Dr. Evansville, IN 47714

Friday, October 22:

Athena Award Luncheon
Presented by the Evansville Courier & Press

The Centre, Friday & Saturday, October 22 & 23rd

9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

Adults $6/Child $4

Wine Down Friday 5:30-8:00p.m. $10

Taste of Homer Cooking School: Saturday 5:00p.m. $12

For more information call (812) 425-8147 or email: Cgriffin@ccswin.com

Saturday, October 23:

3:00pm-6:00pm Wandering Owl Wine and Beer Trail

Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve, 551 N. Boeke Road

$35per person

For more info: please call

(812) 479-0771, ext 107

Enriching Your Outdoor Experience

6:30pm-10:00pm “Love Letters” Presented by Evansville Civic Theater

Cocktails 6:30, Dinner 7:30, Performance 8:30

River view by Firefly will be providing dinner

Old National Bank Atrium, 1 Main Street Evansville, IN 47708

Admission $50 per person, Corporate Tables $400 with seating for 8

Call 425-2800 for Tickets

Celebrate on Election Night with the Republican Party

Plan to join the Republican Party for its election night celebration on November 2nd in the Maple Room of the Casino Aztar conference center. Attendance is free and open to all Republicans. Join us as we celebrate a monumental year in putting the county, state and nation back on a path toward responsible government.

Clarity and Sanity Prevail Going Forward

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Dan McGinn
On October 11, 2010 the Evansville City Council voted unanimously (9 – 0) to do what Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel denied them the dignity of doing in 2008 when Tom Barnett was hired to fill the shoes of the deceased Greg LaMar as the Director of the Evansville Department of Metropolitan Development. What the Evansville City Council was denied by Mayor Weinzapfel was the ability to perform their duty of approving the salary of this important position that is a Mayoral appointment.

As a reminder, it was the City County Observer that discovered and first published the now publically disclosed fact that Mr. Barnett received two paychecks, one at the maximum salary authorized by the City of Evansville salary structure and another from the Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville (GAGE) as a supplement in the amount of over $42,000. This arrangement came under fire recently from the Indiana State Board of Accounts for violating two state statutes. The general Council for Mayor Weinzapfel, David Jones is on record with a legal opinion that the State Board of Accounts has taken the statutes out of context, but that was of little consequence to the Evansville City Council who ended the double dipping practice once and for all in this unanimous vote.

At the end of the day, it was the Court of Public Opinion that forced the resolution that was introduced by City Councilman Curt John and ratified by a 9 – 0 vote of the Evansville City Council to end what is widely recognized as a compensation plan that was designed to deceive the taxpayers of the City of Evansville. No discussion was held with regard to retroactively correcting the pay arrangement that was cited as violating two laws by the Indiana State Board of Accounts.

Mr. Barnett’s salary has been removed from the 2011 budget and the commitment to cease the practice of supplementing his salary through a contract arranged for and signed by the Mayor when he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of GAGE has been terminated. The Director of Metropolitan Development’s salary for 2011 and all years going forward is now out of the hands of the Mayor of Evansville and back into the hands of the Evansville City Council as it should have been from Barnett’s hiring back in March of 2008. GAGE, Mr. Barnett, and the City of Evansville will no longer be compromised by this arrangement.

In other business at last night’s City Council meeting, the legal expenses that the City of Evansville pays were not only clarified but a system of checks and balances was put into place to control exactly how and where from the City’s attorneys are paid. The City’s legal counsel is currently provided by the firm of Jones and Wallace that also provides office space, along with both legal and paralegal services to the City under three separate arrangements. Two of these manners of payment have been clear and well defined to astute examiners of the City of Evansville budget. The third mechanism of billing has been with respect to insurance issues for liability and worker’s compensation that are administered and paid by a third party provider in Indianapolis. There has been no formal agreement with respect to the amount of legal services can be billed with respect to these issues. The unwritten “gentleman’s agreement” has simply been to bill any and all hours expended for those tasks at a rate of $150.00 per hour. There has been no “not to exceed” limit associated with this “gentleman’s agreement”.

Fortunately for the taxpayers of the City of Evansville, that “gentleman’s agreement” is coming to an end. Going forward legal expenses will be part of the City Council approved budget on a line item basis. City Councilman Dan McGinn (R), expressed happiness and satisfaction with the outcome of both Mr. Barnett’s salary arrangement and with the clear disclosure of legal fees that the abolishment of the “gentleman’s agreement” provides. “This City Council meeting resulted in big wins for the taxpayers of Evansville, and I am pleased and proud to have been a part of it”, stated McGinn when interviewed for this article.

The sole purpose for the City County Observer to exist is to promote good public policy. In being the first to report on the convoluted way that Mayor Weinzapfel invented to pay Mr. Barnett, we sought to expose bad public policy so that good public policy would eventually prevail. Today that happened on two fronts. The outcry of the people of Evansville and the tenacity of City Councilman McGinn and others demanded an honest solution. We applaud and congratulate all nine of the members of the Evansville City Council for restoring sanity, clarity, and honesty to these parts of the budget process.

Evansville Police Department Launches New Website

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The Evansville Police Department launched a new website today. You can view it by going to www.evansvillepolice.com. EPD is making strides to make information and news more accessible to the community. Along with the website, the department will also be active on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. We feel that these social media outlets will be a way for the department to better distribute information. Our website, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube will all be used to put out breaking news information, upcoming events, and other relevant stories about the department. For Example:

If there is an accident on the Lloyd Expressway that is causing us to reroute traffic, we could notify the public via Twitter; and people could make travel changes.
If there is someone that we need identified from store surveillance, we could post it on our YouTube and ask for assistance from the public.

If someone wants to know the procedure for reporting an abandoned vehicle, they can go to our website and follow the instructions.

If EPD is conducting an event in which children will be fingerprinted, we can post the times and locations on Facebook.

EPD will be using the latest media technology and social networking sites to more efficiently serve the public. Any feedback on improvements that we can make to these accounts is always welcome. You may call (812)436-7896 or email: info@evansvillepolice.com.

Editorial Fort Wayne’s Executive Inn Style Experience

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Fort Wayne Covention Hotel

How Much Did it Cost Fort Wayne to get a Convention Hotel?

By: Joe J. Wallace, Hadannah Business Solutions

Fort Wayne has finally celebrated the grand opening of a Downtown Convention Hotel to supplement the $125 Million Harrison Square project. The developer was none other than White Lodging that recently surprisingly submitted a bid to develop a replacement for the Executive Inn in Downtown Evansville. What Fort Wayne scored in the agreement with White Lodging includes a Courtyard by Marriott and a Champions Sports Bar for Downtown Fort Wayne. The agreement stated that the original budget was to have been $35 Million but the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports that the hotel portion was completed for a cost of $25 Million. The Gazette has also reported that the Convention Hotel was delayed due to problems with financing. Is this beginning to sound familiar?

As White Lodging is the most experienced developer and operator that responded to the RFP issued by the City of Evansville, it is most interesting to examine the Hotel Development Agreement that was signed by the City of Fort Wayne and White Hospitality prior to starting the construction. The agreement was secured by the City County Observer on Friday October 8, 2010. Following is an item by item analysis of the value of what the City of Fort Wayne agreed to and had to deliver on to attract White Lodging into an effort that culminated in a proud and smiling group of local dignitaries at last month’s grand opening.

ARTICLE I: OBLIGATIONS OF CITY

Section 1.1. Acquisition of Hotel Site. City agrees to acquire, at no cost to Developer,
all parcels of real property…for the hotel.

Section 1.2. Site Demolition and Preparation. Upon acquisition of all parcels
comprising the Hotel Site and Garage Site, the City, at its sole expense, shall demolish and
remove all structures upon the Hotel Site and remove all debris resulting from such demolition.

Section 1.3. Environmental Remediation. The City agrees to undertake, at its sole
expense, and in consultation with Developer, environmental testing of the Hotel Site prior to
demolishing the structures … City agrees to develop a plan to remove, remediate or manage
the Hazardous Materials consistent with the intended use of the Hotel Site.

Section 1.4. Transfer of Hotel Site. Upon acquisition of all Hotel Site parcels pursuant
to Section 1.01, completion of Site Demolition pursuant to Section 1.02, and completion of the
Remedial Measures pursuant to Section 1.03 (if any), the City agrees to transfer fee title to the
Hotel Site to the Developer for a cash consideration of One Dollar ($1.00).

Section 1.5. Parking Facility. The City or its assignee shall construct a new public parking garage on the Garage Site so as to create 250 new parking spaces.

Section 1.6. Contribution of City. In connection with the construction of the Hotel by
Developer, and otherwise in support of the development, construction and operation of the Hotel
by Developer, the City shall provide the following at its sole cost and expense:

A. The City shall transfer title to the Hotel Site and shall deliver the Hotel Site in construction-ready condition as described.

B. The City shall make funds available to Developer to construct sidewalks, streetscape, curbing, trees and other plantings and other infrastructure or improvements on the Hotel Site in areas available to public access, in an amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in the aggregate.

C. The City shall construct the Parking Facility, to which the Developer shall have access for Hotel guests.

D. The City shall assist Developer in obtaining deductions or abatement of real and personal property taxes to the maximum levels permitted by law.

E. As the Hotel Site is located in a Community Revitalization Enhancement
District (“CRED”), the State of Indiana has allocated a Six Million Dollar ($6,000,000)
CRED tax credit for the Hotel.

F. The Commission shall have agreed to provide additional support to the
Developer of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) per year, for a term of
twenty (20) years.

G. The City shall have obtained all governmental approvals, and entered into development agreements with other developers for the project.

H. The City shall have designed and agreed to construct, at its sole cost, a physical connection from the proposed Hotel to the GWC (their version of The Centre)

How Much Does all of this Cost?

The following is a conservative estimate of the overall cost to the City of Fort Wayne to accommodate each of the items that had to be agreed to for White Lodging to commence the construction of the Courtyard Marriot.

Land, Demolition, Preparation, Environmental Testing and Remediation: $2M – $5M (depending on the extent of any remediation efforts)

New Parking Garage with 250 Spaces: $5 Million (based on $20,000 per space) It must be noted that with the recent realization that the footprint of the Executive Inn is not large enough to accommodate a parking garage. If private land must be purchased to locate a parking garage the price will increase by the amount that is paid for the land. Estimate: $2 Million

Sidewalk Cash: $1Million

Maximum Tax Phase In: $5 Million (based on 10 year abatement on $35 Million assessed value at 3% commercial property tax rate)

Tax Credit (CRED): $6 Million (direct from agreement)

Operating Cash Assistance: $5 Million ($250,000 per year for 20 years)

Bridge to Convention Center: $1 Million to $3 Million (Range of reported costs for comparable structures)

All of these incentives add up to a package that is worth $25 Million and $32 Million to attract and enable White Lodging to complete a project in Fort Wayne that is essentially the same project that the City of Evansville desires to attract to Evansville. It is unrealistic to have an expectation that White Lodging will come to the table with a proposal that departs from the Fort Wayne agreement by very much. Our markets and needs are similar and our completed values are too.

Fort Wayne’s Convention Hotel project when all things are considered was about a $40 Million project. The City of Fort Wayne incented the deal by at least 63% of the total project value and maybe by as much at 80% of the total deal. Do these numbers sound familiar to the analysis that was published in the City County Observer during August? They should as this project and Evansville’s project are nearly identical in scope.

The real difference is that Fort Wayne seems to have known, understood, and disclosed the entire transaction back in the planning stages in 2007. As you recall, 2007 was a time for announcing a self financed developer in Evansville that predictably did not come to fruition. The other difference is that the planning of Fort Wayne resulted in a grand opening in 2010 as opposed to a dazed a confused realization that economic incentive will be required to bring a quality Convention Hotel to Downtown Evansville.

Every taxing entity within Vanderburgh County will become a target from which to assemble a package to attract a Downtown Convention Hotel. Vanderburgh County owns The Centre that has been suffering losses as a result of the untimely closure of the Executive Inn. The Vanderburgh County Council and the Commissioners should have been consulted on this project from day one. It is a matter of public record that the Vanderburgh County officials and thus the citizens of the unincorporated parts of Vanderburgh County were not consulted during this project. The planning or should we say lack of planning have been totally driven by the Mayor and the City of Evansville. The Executive Inn Dilemma was created by the City of Evansville in a vacuum. The financial solutions that must emerge to solve the Executive Inn Dilemma should likewise come from the vacuum of the City of Evansville. For Vanderburgh County to contribute to this bail out is tantamount to taxation without representation and therefore the City County Observer calls upon the elected officials of both the County Council and County Commissioners to resist both the temptation the pressure to bail out the City of Evansville from the Executive Inn Dilemma that the City of Evansville alone created.

Brace yourselves Evansville, the City of Evansville may be putting a Fort Wayne style incentive package together to assure that the $200 Million invested in the Arena and its surroundings are supplemented by a much needed and necessary Convention Hotel. In conclusion, this is why the City County Observer calls for a moratorium on a decision to max the credit card of the Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau by committing funds that could be instrumental in attracting a quality Downtown Convention Hotel instead of 8 ball fields. It is our opinion that a Downtown Convention Hotel will add more value, created more permanent jobs, and attract more tourism dollars than 8 little league baseball fields will. There is no urgency to make a decision with respect to Robert’s Stadium. Let’s allow next year’s candidates to discuss that in a public forum.

Republican Newsletter October 6, 2010

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GOP Calls for Formal Investigation of City of Evansville and Mayor Weinzapfel

Vanderburgh GOP Chairman Wayne Parke called on Attorney General Greg Zoeller and Vanderburgh Co. Prosecutor Stan Levco today to conduct a review of violations cited by the Indiana State Board of Accounts in its 2009 Annual Financial Report of the City Evansville, and to take appropriate action to determine whether Mayor Weiznapfel violated any Indiana laws with respect to his involvement in the payment of unapproved City of Evansville Funds to the Director of Metropolitan Development through GAGE, a non-profit entitiy that received direct financial support from the City of Evansville.

A copy of the full audit report is available here (pdf) (http://www.in.gov/sboa/WebReports/B37602.pdf). The Audit Results and Comments start on page 63 and run through page 65, and includes 12 areas where the City of Evansville has shortcomings. Stay tuned for this developing story.

Upcoming Events

There are several upcoming GOP events you’re invited to attend:

Gov. Mitch Daniels at the Chamber: US Chamber President Tom Donohue and Gov. Mitch Daniels will be speaking at the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana’s annual dinner and meeting on Thursday, October 12th at the Centre in downtown Evansville. The evening will begin with a reception at 5:30 pm, with dinner/program beginning at 6:30 pm. More than 500 people are expected to attend. To RSVP, please contact Carly Griffin at cgriffin@ccswin.com or 812-425-8147. Tickets are $75 per member and $750 per table of 10. Tickets are $150 per non-member.

Commissioner Candidates Debate: On October 14th at 8:00 pm the League of Women Voters will sponsor a televised forum between the county commissioner candidates on WNIN. Tune in as GOP candidate Marsha Abell tackles Troy Tornatta.

Celebrate on Election Night with the Republican Party

Plan to join the Republican Party for its election night celebration on November 2nd in the Maple Room of the Casino Aztar conference center. Attendance is free and open to all Republicans. Join us as we celebrate a monumental year in putting the county, state and nation back on a path toward responsible government.

CIVIC CENTER MEETING ROOM EVENTS Calendar

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Monday, October 11, 2010

Time All Day Subject UNITED WAY Location 307 Categories Red Category

Time 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Subject SITE REVIEW Location 318 Recurrence Occurs every Monday effective 10/4/2010 until 10/25/2010 from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
KATHIE HOLLEY @ 5228

Time 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Subject CITY COUNCIL Location 301 Recurrence Occurs every Monday effective 10/4/2010 until 10/25/2010 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
LYNN BUHR @ 4993

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Time All Day Subject UNITED WAY Location 307

Time 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Subject DESIGN REVIEW Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the second Tuesday of every 1 month effective 10/12/2010 until 10/12/2010 from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
LAURA @ 7823

Time 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Subject PTABOA Location 301 Recurrence Occurs the second Tuesday of every 1 month effective 10/12/2010 until 10/12/2010 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM.
TIFFANY COLLINS @ 5269

Time 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Subject SUBDIVISION REVIEW Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the second Tuesday of every 1 month effective 10/12/2010 until 10/12/2010 from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
KATHIE HAOLLEY @ 5228

Time 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Subject ENFORCEMENT/TREATMENT SUBCOMMITTEE Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the second Tuesday of every 1 month effective 10/12/2010 until 10/12/2010 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.
CYNTHIA OWEN

Time 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Subject VANDERBURGH ALCOHOL BOARD Location 301 Recurrence Occurs the second Tuesday of every 1 month effective 10/12/2010 until 10/12/2010 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Scott Bedwell 812-882-1292

Time 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Subject ELECTRICAL BOARD Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the second Tuesday of every 1 month effective 10/12/2010 until 10/12/2010 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM.
LINDA PENDELETON @ 7880

Time 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Subject COUNTY COMMISSION Location 301
MARISSA NICHOALDS @ 5241

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Time 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Subject VC REDEVELOPMENT Location 307 Recurrence Occurs the second Wednesday of every 1 month effective 10/13/2010 until 10/13/2010 from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
KRISTIN @ 8681

Time 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Subject DMD STAFF MTG Location 307 Recurrence Occurs the second Wednesday of every 1 month effective 10/13/2010 until 10/13/2010 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
LAURA WALKER @ 7825

Time 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Subject UNITED WAY Location 307

Time 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Subject SAFETY BOARD Location 301 Recurrence Occurs the second Wednesday of every 1 month effective 10/13/2010 until 10/13/2010 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM.
JENNIFER WOOD @ 7896

Time 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Subject CONSTRUCTION & ROOFING BOARD Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the second Wednesday of every 1 month effective 10/13/2010 until 10/13/2010 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
LINDA PENDLETON @ 7880

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Time 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Subject MBE/WBE UTILIZATION BOARD Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the second Thursday of every 1 month effective 10/14/2010 until 10/14/2010 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
DEBRA SPALDING @ 4961

Time 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Subject BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Location 301 Recurrence Occurs every Thursday effective 10/7/2010 until 10/28/2010 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM.
Sharon Evans @ 4982

Time 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Subject ITAC Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the second Thursday of every 1 month effective 10/14/2010 until 10/14/2010 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
GARY HECK @ 2468

Time 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Subject AREA PLAN COMMISSION Location 301 Recurrence Occurs the second Thursday of every 1 month effective 10/14/2010 until 10/14/2010 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
KTHIE HOLLEY @ 5228

Friday, October 15, 2010

Time 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Subject Animal Control Location 301 Recurrence Occurs the third Friday of every 1 month effective 10/15/2010 until 10/15/2010 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM.
Sharon Evans @ 4988

Time 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Subject JUVENILE COURT Location 318

Monday, October 18, 2010

Time 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Subject CITY FLU SHOTS Location 307
CRYSTAL OWEN @ 4935

Time 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Subject SITE REVIEW Location 318 Recurrence Occurs every Monday effective 10/4/2010 until 10/25/2010 from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
KATHIE HOLLEY @ 5228

Time 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Subject PORT AUTHORITY Location 307 Recurrence Occurs the third Monday of every 1 month effective 10/18/2010 until 10/18/2010 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Time 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Subject ITAC SECURITY COMMITTEE Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the third Tuesday of every 1 month effective 10/19/2010 until 10/19/2010 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Tim VanCleave @ 5848

Time 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Subject EVANSVILLE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Location 307 Recurrence Occurs the third Tuesday of every 1 month effective 10/19/2010 until 10/19/2010 from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
LAURA WALKER @ 7825

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Time 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Subject GIS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the third Wednesday of every 1 month effective 10/20/2010 until 10/20/2010 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Laura Howell @ 5071

Time 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Subject CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the third Wednesday of every 1 month effective 10/20/2010 until 10/20/2010 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.
SHERIFF WILLIAMS

Time 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Subject DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION Location 307
SUE HARTIG @ 5173

Time 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Subject PARKS BOARD Location 301 Recurrence Occurs the third Wednesday of every 1 month effective 10/20/2010 until 10/20/2010 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.
GLENN BOBERG @ 6141

Time 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Subject DEFERRED COMP Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the third Wednesday of every 1 month effective 10/20/2010 until 10/20/2010 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
DAN RENKES 1-502-836-8587

Time 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Subject HOUSING TRUST FUND Location 318
LISA @ 7806

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Time 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Subject CODE ENFORCEMENT HEARINGS Location 307 Recurrence Occurs the third Thursday of every 1 month effective 10/21/2010 until 10/21/2010 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
CRYSTAL HARPER @ 436-7821

Time 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Subject BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Location 301 Recurrence Occurs every Thursday effective 10/7/2010 until 10/28/2010 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM.
Sharon Evans @ 4982

Time 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Subject CITY FLU SHOTS Location 318
CRYSTAL OWEN @ 4935

Time 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Subject BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Location 301 Recurrence Occurs the third Thursday of every 1 month effective 10/21/2010 until 10/21/2010 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
KATHIE HOLLEY @ 5228

Monday, October 25, 2010

Time 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Subject SITE REVIEW Location 318 Recurrence Occurs every Monday effective 10/4/2010 until 10/25/2010 from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
KATHIE HOLLEY @ 5228

Time 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Subject VC INSURANCE MTG Location 318
JANE LAIB @ 5025

Time 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Subject CITY COUNCIL Location 301 Recurrence Occurs every Monday effective 10/4/2010 until 10/25/2010 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
LYNN BUHR @ 4993

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Time 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Subject DESIGN REVIEW Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the fourth Tuesday of every 1 month effective 10/26/2010 until 10/26/2010 from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
LAURA @ 7823

Time 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Subject GIS USER GROUP Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the last Tuesday of every 1 month effective 10/26/2010 until 10/26/2010 from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Laura Howell @ 5071

Time 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Subject VANDERBURGH ALCOHOL BOARD Location 301 Recurrence Occurs the fourth Tuesday of every 1 month effective 10/26/2010 until 10/26/2010 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Scott Bedwell 812-882-1291

Time 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Subject SOLID WASTE DISTRICT BOARD Location 301
JOE BALLARD @ 7800

Time 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Subject COUNTY COMMISSION Location 301
MARISSA NICHOALDS @ 5241

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Time 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Subject PERSONNEL & FINANCE Location 301 Recurrence Occurs the last Wednesday of every 1 month effective 10/27/2010 until 10/27/2010 from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
SANDIE DEIG @ 5790

Time 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Subject HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION Location 307 Occurs the fourth Wednesday of every 1 month effective 10/27/2010 until 10/27/2010 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
DIANE CLEMENTS @ 4927

Time 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Subject SAFETY BOARD Location 301 Recurrence Occurs the fourth Wednesday of every 1 month effective 10/27/2010 until 10/27/2010 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM.
JENNIFER WOOD @ 7896

Time 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Subject ITAC Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the last Wednesday of every 1 month effective 10/27/2010 until 10/27/2010 from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM.
TIM VANCLEAVE @ 5848

Time 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Subject DRUG CALENDAR AWARDS Location 301
REGENE-5156

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Time 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Subject SHERIFF SALE Location 301 Recurrence Occurs the fourth Thursday of every 1 month effective 10/28/2010 until 10/28/2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
The meeting actually starts at 10:00.

Time 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Subject VC INSURANCE MTG Location 318
JANE LAIB @ 5052

Time 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Subject BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Location 301 Recurrence Occurs every Thursday effective 10/7/2010 until 10/28/2010 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM.
Sharon Evans @ 4982

Time 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Subject LICENSE & DISCIPLINARY BOARD Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the fourth Thursday of every 1 month effective 10/28/2010 until 10/28/2010 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM.
LINDA PENDELTON@ 7880

Time 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Subject COMMISSION ON THE SOCIAL STATUS Location 301 Recurrence Occurs the fourth Thursday of every 1 month effective 10/28/2010 until 10/28/2010 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM.
JAMILA @ 4928

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