Archive for Incorporation

Incorporation?

by: Jody Veldkamp July 22, 2010

We seem to get the same old story from everyone, you have two choices, vote for merger, or be left out in the cold to be gobbled up by Bargersville or become an island of unincorporated homes. What about incorporation of the Town of Center Grove? It’s been talked about, it’s been studied, people have [...]

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 [...]

Short term “pain” for long term gain?

by: Dann Veldkamp December 22, 2009

(Contributed by Ryan Rhoten) If you had to choose between the two, sports or politics, which would you choose?  No doubt politics can be painful and sports bring an immediate rush. Tonight many of you will make a choice between the two. Which will you choose? Before you answer consider this, they both cost you [...]

Is the Reorganization Plan DOA?

by: Jody Veldkamp October 21, 2009

Monday’s joint meeting of the council began to fill in the gaps. The most anticipated information was the new tax rates. According to the presentation, the typical resident of the current White River Township area would see an increase in property taxes around 18%. White River Board Chair Mark Messick stated that he “knows they [...]

Set the “Wayback Machine” to 1989

by: Dann Veldkamp September 6, 2009

It’s trite, but if I had a quarter for every time I’ve heard someone say White River Township should have incorporated 20 years ago, I’d finally be in a house with a three-car garage! Everyone seems to want to dwell on “what should have been done.” Well, if there is one thing that I’ve learned in [...]