Archive for March, 2009
Tonight’s White River Township/Greenwood Reorganization Committee ran only about 25 minutes. It primarily consisted of a few short updates from some of the sub-committees. The Infrastructure committee reported they had initiated their investigation into the roads and and storm run-off systems. The Finance committee has made task assignments and set a target to produce a [...]
Commentary: It appears that Greenwood would like to have the residents of unincorporated White River Township help pay off the debts incurred by the current town. Nice idea but time for a reality check. Although I am free to visit a Greenwood park, no one checks ID’s at the entrance, Greenwood residents are also free [...]
Indiana law states debt incurred before reorganization “may not be imposed on taxpayers that were not responsible for payment of the indebtedness before the reorganization; and must be paid by the taxpayers that were responsible for payment of the indebtedness before the reorganization.” IC 36-1.5-4-40 However merger study committee chair Pat Sherman has stated that the [...]
Update: It appears that despite the decision to withdraw the current proposal the issue will be placed on the May 2010 ballot. The superintendent hopes a revised plan can be ready before that time. Keep an eye on your wallet. Stating that “Many of our community members believe that completing the projects would be beneficial to [...]
Here is a visual display of the 13 square miles Bargersville may annex The area under consideration runs north from Bargersville along Saddle Club Road up to Whiteland Road, west along Whiteland Road to Morgantown Road, north to Smokey Row Road, and then west to Mullinix Road. From there it goes north to Stones Crossing [...]