Archive for Greenwood

Reorg not on May ballot

by: Dann Veldkamp March 6, 2010

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 [...]

Why Bargersville should support the merger

by: Jody Veldkamp March 1, 2010

For some reason the majority of the residents of Bargersville, especially those who have been recently annexed, still seem to stand firmly in opposition to the merger of the remaining unincorporated area of White River Township and Greenwood.  Why would they oppose a tax cut? If the reorganization plan is approved by the voters residents of [...]

Merger vote to move to November?

by: Jody Veldkamp February 17, 2010

With what appears to be strong opposition to the reorganization effort of Greenwood and White River Township the Greenwood council and the township board are looking to buy some time to “sell” the idea to residents and to allow time for legal action to be completed. It looks like action will be taken to move [...]

School cuts unite community

by: Dann Veldkamp February 8, 2010

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 [...]

Bargersville solicits voluntary annexations

by: Jody Veldkamp February 5, 2010

EDITORS NOTE: The following article was written by WRT Resident Leo Meyer and submitted to us with a request to publish. As we have done many times before here is Mr. Meyer’s article. We encourage your comments on his thoughts or you are free to write an article of your own for submission.
###
My 2 cents [...]