House Democrats walking out

I was amused when I saw that the Wisconsin State Senate Democrats were hiding in Illinois.  Their new moniker as the FLEE Party was funny.  Now I am ashamed to see that our Indiana State Representatives, including our local District 17 Representative, Nancy Dembowski, are doing the same.  If you’re as embarrassed by her method of representing us as I am, please take the time to send her a note here:  h17@in.gov

This is poor government, poor sportsmanship and just plain poor leadership.  I received an email from the Indianapolis TEA Party that has a lot of interesting links if you want to follow up with them.  You can see the email here.  They are not only taking on the missing Democrats, but also the Governor and the Republican led Senate, asking for better leadership from our representative government.  I don’t think this is an unreasonable request.

There is a billboard at the corner of S.R. 8 & S.R. 17 that I pass every day on the way to work.  It has Nancy Dembowski’s smiling face telling me she’s my Representative.  If that’s the case, why is she hiding in Illinois?

Development on the South Side of Culver

As recently discussed here, the Culver Plan Commission rezoned the newly annexed area on the south side of Culver to a residential mix of R-1 and R-2.  I think the annexation, the rezoning and the planned sewer and water extensions are positive steps towards growth.  Now I think there should be a discussion about the future of this area.
 
The Plan Commission needs to spend a little time forming a vision for this area.  The rezonings are a step in the right direction, but I believe they should take the reins, meet with the property owners and look at what should happen.  Of course I have my opinions…  

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