Archive for Reorganization Effort
The Greenwood Common Council has already approved the amended plan in a meeting held on June 21st. The White River Township Board will most likely approve a resolution to put the revised plan on the November ballot. What’s the difference between the old an new plan? A lot, and not much. Committee Chair Pat Sherman [...]
In what most likely will be a virtual replay of the last time the White River Township Board voted whether to put the Greenwood/WRT Reorganization plan on the ballot in November. Called “A Resolution to Amend Resolution Dated February 1, 2010″ (view it here) the meeting will accomplish two things. First the public will be allowed to [...]
The White River Township Board will meet Monday, June 14th at 4pm to start the process that should end up with the revised plan being on the November ballot. The meeting agenda calls for the introduction of a Resolution to Amend the Plan of Reorganization for White River Township / City of Greenwood and to [...]
Wednesday’candidate forum allowed voters to ask any question they desired. One Center Grove resident asked township and county candidates “are you or the merger? Let’s see a show of hands.” No one raised their hand, however three candidates spoke directly to the issue at that time. Others presented their views later in the evening as [...]
A few weeks ago, I wrote a commentary on why Bargersville residents should vote “Yes” on the reorganization plan. Township government would go away, and the “new” city of Greenwood would provide poor relief and cemetery maintenance to the portion of White River Township located inside the town of Bargersville. Bargersville gets services without having [...]