EDITORIAL Vote NO to King Curtis Nov. 8 EDITORIAL

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 …

BTC President Curtis Ward’s construction company to receive taxpayer money to renovate Zimmer Building

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 …

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 …

Petitioners ask DLGF to put BTC’s proposed 2022 budget on hold due to ongoing ISP investigation

An article by John Estridge A petition against the proposed Brookville Town Council’s 2022 budget was presented to the Division of Local Government Finance (DLGF) recently. The petition will also be handed out at Tuesday night’s Brookville Town Council meeting where council is expected to approve the proposed budget and also the attorneys for the …