News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge To the taxpayers and residents of Brookville and neighboring environs I am a member of the Brookville Town Council, and for that I want to apologize to everyone. It is probably the most dysfunctional governmental entity in the world up to this time, and that is including the U.S. Congress. But I …
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By John Estridge Brookville Town Council is hosting a public informational meeting at 6 p.m., Wednesday at the Government Center. It is a meeting concerning the proposed $4.5 million sewer line down Reservoir Road from the Reservoir Hill neighborhoods. Government officials who should be present include BTC, Franklin County Commissioners and Franklin County Council members. …
By John Estridge he former and current Brookville Police Chief as well as a former Brookville Police Department (BPD) officer filed lawsuits against the Town of Brookville. Terry Mitchum, the former and current police chief, and Ryan Geiser, a former BPD officer, were terminated by the Brookville Town Council (BTC) on the last day of …
An Editorial by John Estridge I guess with the large majority against the two new seats and with your large defeat in the State Rep race, you have come to recognize what people think of your tenure as council president. Prior to becoming president, you had a very bright political future ahead of you. Had …
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By John Estridge Brookville’s question to allow two more town council members went down in flames Tuesday, Nov. 8. Also, there will be two new school board members, and Bobby Evans replaced incumbent Democrat Joe Gillespie in District 4 County Council’s race. With the Brookville question, the No votes, which meant people were not in …
An Editorial by John Estridge This is something I promised myself and a good friend of mine I would never do again: Write an editorial about the Brookville Town Council. Being concerned by the – I’m grasping for the right adjective here – ludicrous, insane, puzzling, inexplicable, dastardly, unbelievable – actions by our Brookville Town …
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By John Estridge Brookville Town Council President Curtis Ward read four Conflict of Interest statements into record at the last BTC meeting. He did it without comment and none of the other council members commented. One of the Conflicts is with the Zimmer Building. Taxpayers purchased the Zimmer Building for $600,000. Originally, the purchase was …
By John Estridge Without publicly stating, having a vote or anything of that sort, the Brookville Town Council changed its public comment policy. On advice of council’s attorney firm for which the taxpayers are paying, Bose McKinney and Evans of Indianapolis, town council members will no longer answer any questions from the public, even when …
By John Estridge Bonds to fund the purchase of the Brook Hill Golf Club and improvements, purchase of and remodeling of the Zimmer Building, $2.2 million in total, will go on sale Tuesday, Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Day, according to a legal ad in this week’s Brookville newspaper. Actually it is not $2.2 million that …
By John Estridge Rumpke charges will go up each and every year for Brookville residents, present and future. That was the information given at the Brookville Town Council meeting, Tuesday night, November 9. Rumpke, the current trash and recycling pickup provider, was the only company bidding for the three-year contract. BTC President Curtis Ward read …