EDITORIAL I don’t want to pay for BTC’s special attorney EDITORIAL

An Editorial by John Estridge Brookville Town Council members have been spending my money — to use a professional accounting term — willy nilly. And they have been spending money belonging to all of the other Brookville residents in the same way — willy nilly. I am sure I am going to leave some wasteful …

EDITORIAL/Analysis READI Grant, Residential TIF District and “voluntary” annexation, how all of it hurts us and makes Curtis Ward and his buds wealthier: One of two EDITORIAL/Analysis, Please read both

By John Estridge My plan was to write one editorial/analysis on the timeline surrounding the Curtis Ward/Chuck Campbell/Brookville Town Council calamity that will negatively affect every taxpayer in Brookville and possibly in the entire county, especially Snob Knob, Snob Hill or whatever one wants to call it. However, the part about the READI Grant and …

EDITORIAL and analysis concerning the timeline leading to the theft of our tax money to enrich wealthy people: ONE OF TWO

By John Estridge It does not take Sherlock Holmes to figure out why we Brookville taxpayers have purchased a Pig in a Poke Golf Course and are about to annex Snob Knob or Snob Hill or whatever you want to call it. Here is a little timeline concerning what has occurred since July 7 to …

Just a few things wrong with Curtis, BTC and area developers and real estate agents

An Editorial by Carla Hacker Good Morning Franklin County, Town of Brookville, Friends and Neighbors! This morning when FB asked what was on my mind, I had to pause – there’s a lot on my mind and most has to do with the spending that the BTC is doing – not just the annexation, but …

BTC members unanimously agree to spend money on a feasibility study for proposed annexation while some people continue to speak against it

By John Estridge During the pandemic shutdown and the time after the shutdown, many items within society went on hold. One of those things is the Brookville Town Council annexation attempts. At the last BTC meeting in August, council members were asked about what was going on with the proposed annexation of the area off …