Archive for White River Township
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 [...]
In what comes as a surprise if not an upset Township Board member Mark Messick has defeated incumbent Jay Marks for the Township Trustee position in White River Township. The race, heated towards the end, was expected by most to got to Marks whose deep roots and political savvy should have carried the day. However [...]
This is the second of a three part discussion of township governments. The first , Township Government out of control, looked across the townships of Johnson County. Today the focus is on White River Township (WRT). The “Merger study final tab should be $18,000” read the headline in the March 26, 2010 Daily Journal. (b) [...]
The campaign is coming down to its final days. You can hardly pass a yard that doesn’t have a sign for at least one candidate. Among the Johnson County township races, none appear more heated than the races in White River Township. The possibility of a reorganization involving Greenwood and unincorporated White River Township has [...]
Pleasant Township wages are $150,000, 45% of the township’s budget! (a) White River Township allocates $10,000 for a non-existent July 4 celebration! (a) Union Township’s tax rate: 0.00%! Franklin Township’s budget for wages and benefits increased 11% between 2008 and 2009! (a) The numbers keep rolling over you until you brain goes numb, but in [...]