Archive for White River Township

WRT reorganization meeting Monday

by: Jody Veldkamp June 27, 2010

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 [...]

Board to meet on revised reorg plan

by: Jody Veldkamp June 10, 2010

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 [...]

Messick Wins!

by: Jody Veldkamp May 4, 2010

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 [...]

White River Township up close

by: Dann Veldkamp May 2, 2010

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) [...]

Messick responds to Marks

by: Dann Veldkamp May 2, 2010

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 [...]