Comments on: Live from Reorg: Thursday Oct. 15 http://www.centergroveinc.org/2009/10/15/live-from-reorg-thursday-oct-15/ Following the future of White River Township Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:57:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sadim Murphy http://www.centergroveinc.org/2009/10/15/live-from-reorg-thursday-oct-15/comment-page-1/#comment-924 Sadim Murphy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:36:10 +0000 http://www.centergroveinc.org/?p=2635#comment-924 I wish I could have attended the meeting. This very much looks like the Pat Sherman/Charlie Henderson show. I see lots of what Greenwood gains, but not much of what WRT gains (other than a larger tax bill). Also note what is in today's Daily Journal where Ms. Koons (counsel for GW) states that some things would have to be enacted post-merger. What guarantees do we have those things actually would be enacted. Seems like we're placing trust in Greenwood's elected officials -- and since we didn't elect them, its hard to make that leap of faith. So far, this is what benefits I see WRT is receiving as result of a potential merger. One is somewhat cheaper trash pickup. Two is leaf/limb pickup. Three is street light payments. Fourth is four warning sirens. Five is a promise that for a period of time street repair monies would stay in WRT -- but no way to account for that. This is worth how much property tax money? We could/would have few officers patrolling our township as somehow Greenwood would do that more efficiently than the sheriff's office (19 vs. 21). The county has given no indication that our taxes will drop, and why would they? Are we now going to be the principle funding for yet another govenment? I wish I could have attended the meeting. This very much looks like the Pat Sherman/Charlie Henderson show. I see lots of what Greenwood gains, but not much of what WRT gains (other than a larger tax bill). Also note what is in today’s Daily Journal where Ms. Koons (counsel for GW) states that some things would have to be enacted post-merger. What guarantees do we have those things actually would be enacted. Seems like we’re placing trust in Greenwood’s elected officials — and since we didn’t elect them, its hard to make that leap of faith.

So far, this is what benefits I see WRT is receiving as result of a potential merger. One is somewhat cheaper trash pickup. Two is leaf/limb pickup. Three is street light payments. Fourth is four warning sirens. Five is a promise that for a period of time street repair monies would stay in WRT — but no way to account for that. This is worth how much property tax money?

We could/would have few officers patrolling our township as somehow Greenwood would do that more efficiently than the sheriff’s office (19 vs. 21).

The county has given no indication that our taxes will drop, and why would they? Are we now going to be the principle funding for yet another govenment?

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