Someone missed the deadline and the proposal to merge Greenwood with unincorporated White River Township will not appear on the May ballot. While both the Greenwood Common Council and the White River Township Board have expressed interest in postponing the vote, neither body has taken any official action. County clerk Jill Jackson says only the [...]
Editors note: The following is a letter we received from Dr. Dick Huber. It is presented unedited. Your comments are welcome.
When deliberating the referendum issue and a special election, please remember that sometimes it’s not about what you want, but how you go about getting what you want. Sometimes the message dies because the messenger [...]
It seems lately every time you turnaround in Johnson county someone wants “just a little bit” of your money by increasing your taxes for “a good cause”. It may be reorganization with Greenwood, more than doubling the size of the county jail, or money for schools. Many times I have heard “I’m on a fixed [...]
As I wait for the meeting to begin I am thinking: The Reorganization proposal has produced many heated debates. Sometimes unkind words were tossed between Bargersville, unincorporated White River Township and Greenwood. But, when it comes to schools, it is the one issue that unites us all. The border of White River Township and Center [...]
Alan Hagedorn teaches AP Human Geography, among other topics, at Center Grove High School. A few months ago I talked with him about his deep interest in the past and future of the Center Grove community, an interest he attempts to instill in his students. While my earlier discussion concerned the pending decision on the [...]