Brookville Town Council receives Stop Work Order on Zimmer Building

By John Estridge from The Franklin County Observer According to the Franklin County Observer, the Franklin County Area Plan Commission issued a Stop Work order at the former Zimmer Building Wednesday night, July 13. The reason for the Stop Work order is the contractor and/or town officials did not secure the needed-by-law building permits before …

Brookville Town Council member arrested for Battery on a Public Safety Official and Resisting Arrest

By John Estridge Brookville Town Council member Charles E. “Chuck” Campbell Jr. was arrested for Felony Battery on a Public Safety Official and Resisting Arrest. Campbell, 62, Maple Grove Road, Brookville, was at Riverfront Apartments when he was arrested. The arrest came at 1:49 a.m., Tuesday, July 12. The arresting officer was Franklin County Sheriff’s …

Damaging mud coming off Million Dollar Hill following construction at the top of the hill

By John Estridge James Cox is the third generation of his family living at the bottom of Million Dollar Hill off Indiana 101 just north of First Financial Bank. The recent heavy rain has left a mass of mud in his yard. The mud went all the way across Ind. 101 to the St. Michael …

Franklin County Commissioners do not want to work with Brookville Town Council on possible OCRA grant

By John Estridge Franklin County Commissioners told Franklin County Economic Development President John Palmer they are interested in going after the HELP grant, but they do not want to partner with the Town of Brookville. Palmer made the presentation at the Tuesday, September 21 Franklin County Commissioners meeting. And, from the first, Palmer suggested the …

Part VIII of BTC’s August 24 meeting: We don’t need no stinkin’ research or beware when using Brookville Town Park for the advertising signs and flying discs

By John Estridge EDITOR’S NOTE AND EDITORIAL COMMENT: This is the eighth of a multi-part transcription of the August 24 Brookville Town Council meeting’s pertinent parts relating to the Golf Course Purchase, Zimmer Building Purchase and Frisbee Golf Course. I wanted to break this down into parts because it will be a very long piece, …

BTC August 24 meeting transcription Part VII: questions and some really strange answers prior to BTC approving everything regarding the town taxpayers purchasing Pig in a Poke Golf Course

By John Estridge EDITOR’S NOTE AND EDITORIAL COMMENT: This is the seventh of a multi-part transcription of the August 24 Brookville Town Council meeting’s pertinent parts relating to the Golf Course Purchase, Zimmer Building Purchase and Frisbee Golf Course. I wanted to break this down into parts because it will be a very long piece, …

Part VI of the BTC August 24 meeting: The Purchase Agreement with very little Editorial Comments and no glib comments whatsoever because the agreement is too depressing

By John Estridge EDITOR’S NOTE AND EDITORIAL COMMENT: This is the sixth of a multi-part transcription of the August 24 Brookville Town Council meeting’s pertinent parts relating to the Golf Course Purchase, Zimmer Building Purchase and Frisbee Golf Course. I wanted to break this down into parts because it will be a very long piece, …

Part V of the BTC Aug. 24 meeting transcription, with editorial and glib comments added for free

By John Estridge EDITOR’S NOTE AND EDITORIAL COMMENT: This is the fifth of a multi-part transcription of the August 24 Brookville Town Council meeting’s pertinent parts relating to the Golf Course Purchase, Zimmer Building Purchase and Frisbee Golf Course. I wanted to break this down into parts because it will be a very long piece, …

BTC meeting minutes from Aug. 24 meeting Part IV

By John Estridge EDITOR’S NOTE AND EDITORIAL COMMENT: This is the fourth of a multi-part transcription of the August 24 Brookville Town Council meeting’s pertinent parts relating to the Golf Course Purchase, Zimmer Building Purchase and Frisbee Golf Course. I wanted to break this down into parts because it will be a very long piece, …

BTC August 24 meeting transcript — with EDITORIAL remarks (and some glib comments) Part III

By John Estridge EDITOR’S NOTE AND EDITORIAL COMMENT: This is the third of a multi-part transcription of the August 24 Brookville Town Council meeting’s pertinent parts relating to Golf Course Purchase, Zimmer Building Purchase and Frisbee Golf Course. I wanted to break this down into parts because it will be a very long piece, if …