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A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
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 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 …
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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 …
AN EDITORIAL By John Estridge Luke Combs, in what may be the best, most sincere lyrics ever written for the iconic song, “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” set the stage for Brookville Town Council President Curtis Ward with part of one line: “Politicians lie.” It was as if Combs and his two co-writers knew Curtis …
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, …
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, …
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, …
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, …
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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 …