Comments on: Reasons to support the merger http://www.centergroveinc.org/2010/01/21/reasons_to_support_the_merger/ Following the future of White River Township Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:57:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: RICHARD & LINDA DOKMANOVICH http://www.centergroveinc.org/2010/01/21/reasons_to_support_the_merger/comment-page-1/#comment-1151 RICHARD & LINDA DOKMANOVICH Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:51:00 +0000 http://www.centergroveinc.org/?p=3382#comment-1151 NO MERGER ! NO MERGER !

]]> By: David Litteral http://www.centergroveinc.org/2010/01/21/reasons_to_support_the_merger/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 David Litteral Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:43:21 +0000 http://www.centergroveinc.org/?p=3382#comment-1149 White River Township has very good services, and a merger with either municipality would not improvethem, it would just add another layer of regulations and a lot more tax money for politicians to squander. White River Township has very good services, and a merger with either municipality would not improvethem, it would just add another layer of regulations and a lot more tax money for politicians to squander.

]]> By: Joe http://www.centergroveinc.org/2010/01/21/reasons_to_support_the_merger/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 Joe Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:26:06 +0000 http://www.centergroveinc.org/?p=3382#comment-1148 There are certainly benefits to merging with Greenwood - or Bargersville, for that matter. However, having watched the process and the decisions made by the WRT board, the Greenwood council, and the Greenwood mayor throughout said process, I simply do not believe that this is the best plan that could have been put before the voters. Right now is the time to propose smarter, smaller government. This merger plan is anything but, with just about every board getting larger. The only people I have seen advocate for the proposal are those involved in the process. That advocacy has the perception as though the only reason the plan calls for larger government is so that people who worked on the merger could be rewarded for their efforts with a seat somewhere. Further, the merged city loses an elected clerk-treasurer for an appointed controller responsible only to the mayor. I have issues with a city of 80,000 with less people responsible to the voters. I hope the merger committee takes a "no" vote not as "We're against a merger, full stop" but instead as "We're against this merger plan. Try again." There are certainly benefits to merging with Greenwood – or Bargersville, for that matter.

However, having watched the process and the decisions made by the WRT board, the Greenwood council, and the Greenwood mayor throughout said process, I simply do not believe that this is the best plan that could have been put before the voters.

Right now is the time to propose smarter, smaller government. This merger plan is anything but, with just about every board getting larger.

The only people I have seen advocate for the proposal are those involved in the process. That advocacy has the perception as though the only reason the plan calls for larger government is so that people who worked on the merger could be rewarded for their efforts with a seat somewhere.

Further, the merged city loses an elected clerk-treasurer for an appointed controller responsible only to the mayor. I have issues with a city of 80,000 with less people responsible to the voters.

I hope the merger committee takes a “no” vote not as “We’re against a merger, full stop” but instead as “We’re against this merger plan. Try again.”

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