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, …

EDITORIAL An addendum to my last EDITORIAL about how BTC members have gone insane and want to spend all of our money RIGHT NOW

An EDITORIAL by John Estridge At the last Brookville Town Council meeting, while the people in the crowd, in a decidedly fruitless endeavor, were trying to get BTC President Curtis Ward to admit there had never been a feasibility study for annexation – even after he told the taxpayers at each meeting for month after …

County Small Animal Control Officer and FC Commissioners disparaged by BTC members after time-card analysis

By John Estridge At least three Brookville Town Council members, especially the council president, disparaged a county employee and the Franklin County Commissioners in an open meeting without asking questions or seeking their input but just relying on an analysis of timecard information. This occurred near the end of the Brookville Town County July 13 …

WARNING, WARNING, WARNING: Grab the women and children, head to the basements, people are parking on the wrong side of the street on Brookville’s side streets or Another way BTC members are making residents’ lives miserable

AN EDITORIAL by John Estridge The old idioms and adages we all know and are familiar with exist for a reason. That reason, they are correct. And they withstand the test of time, over and over. The one that comes to mind for me lately is “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I have …

Brookville Police Chief pledges to strongly deal with code violations

By John Estridge Brookville Police Chief Terry Mitchum told town council members the police department will begin enforcing code ordinances soon, and the enforcement will be more stringent than what has traditionally been done in the past. According to Mitchum, the enforcement is not about writing tickets and collecting fines, but it is to clean …

Several unanswered questions remain but BTC begins formation of parks board

By John Estridge Usually, when the Brookville Town Council members vote on a motion, the result is a unanimous decision. Tuesday night, April 13, BTC member Catherine Pelsor voted against a motion to begin the process of creating a park board. However, she was the only dissenting vote, losing to the majority, 4-1. BTC will …

Brookville Police Chief tells council, council members desire to track police vehicles could compromise investigations

By John Estridge Brookville Police Chief Terry Mitchum seemed more than a little incredulous the Brookville Town Council members, specifically Brooke Leffingwell and president Curtis Ward, are pushing to put tracking devices on the town’s police vehicles. Council wants to put tracking devices on all of the town-owned vehicles as a way of gathering data, …

Some BTC members fear drastic changes to town park if park board is established

By John Estridge It was seemingly Old School versus New School at the Brookville Town Council meeting concerning the formation of a park board. Some with more seniority on council warned about possible drastic changes at the town park while those who were recently elected seem to be seeking change with the Brookville Town Park. …

BTC meeting: Speed bumps on Church Street; traffic pattern changes for new daycare

By John Estridge There are two portable speed bumps along Church Street/Alley in Brookville. According to Brookville Town Manager Tim Ripperger, the speed bumps are between Fifth and Sixth streets and Sixth and Seventh streets along the alley. This move came after a request from a town resident. She first stated the need on social …

BTC members discuss new aquatic center’s summer schedule, hours and rates during meeting

By John Estridge Brookville Town Council members talked at length at their meeting, Tuesday, March 23, about what the pool rates and hours will be at Brookville’s new aquatic center. BTC members Catherine Pelsor and Brooke Leffingwell met as council’s pool committee to work out rates, hours and employee pay scale for the pool. After …