http://www.newsandtribune.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:24:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_337140639.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_337140639.html Other council members spoke in favor of supporting the organization after asking Anderson several questions. Mayor Doug England’s support of Haven House was echoed through Deputy Mayor and Director of Community Development Carl Malysz. “[England] is very cognizant of the services Haven House provides to New Albany citizens,” Malysz said. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:47:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_337134710.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_337134710.html “It’s our plant — they don’t have any right to our plant,” said Jeffersonville Mayor Tom Galligan.Monday’s move was a latest in a months-long series of maneuvering between the city and the company. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:16:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_337131746.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_337131746.html Complicating matters for Clarksville and every other municipality in the state is House Bill 1001. The measure, passed by the Indiana General Assembly earlier this year, caps homeowner property taxes at 1 percent of their assessed value. That, along with other caps, leaves a small pot from which local taxing units are now able to draw. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:46:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_334194804.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_334194804.html The annexation was done in six tracts, four of which were made final earlier this year. Two areas — known legally as area B and area E — were protested. The case on which the courts have been deciding isn’t on the annexation itself, but on the legal procedure of the protest. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:42:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_334194453.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_334194453.html “They really have tied my hands,” Juliot said. “This isn’t a Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. kind of job.” Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:34:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_333130911.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_333130911.html The project will add density to a valuable area of town, said architect Wayne Estopinal, whose company, The Estopinal Group, developed the rendering.“It’s a new urbanist approach,” he explained. “It’s creating a much more dense kind of town,” rather than development that sprawls outward. Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:34:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_333133631.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_333133631.html The project is a long-awaited effort to put sidewalks along Allison Lane near Jeffersonville High School.Sidewalks will be built between Jeffersonville High School and Meadowlark Road on one side. On the other side, they’ll go from the school down to the intersection with 10th Street. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:01:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_331120036.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_331120036.html Attorney Steve Lohmeyer, representing Sillings, made a presentation to council members stating that Sillings is still the township assessor until her term expires, according to Indiana code.“The Legislature didn’t take that away from her, and neither can you,” Lohmeyer said. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:35:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_331114055.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_331114055.html Neighbors weren’t convinced that such a development would be appropriate or possible.“To me it doesn’t seem feasible to put that many houses there,” said Stanton McNeely, an Artic Springs resident. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:33:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_331113320.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_331113320.html Malysz said Mayor Doug England approached Tedesco last summer about the possibility of the project. He added that the council probably won’t be presented with the contract until January, as England wishes to introduce the measure and explain his interest for the project. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:12:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_331111357.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_331111357.html A spokesman for the Obama transition team says the meeting will provide an opportunity for Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden to talk with state chief executives about the challenges facing states. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:55:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_330135753.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_330135753.html “I wish they would have proceeded on and talked to the people who didn’t show [up for Friday’s deposition,] Waiz said.“I still think there are a lot of unanswered questions,” he said, referencing the voters who did not attend. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:44:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_330135056.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_330135056.html Mayor Tom Galligan’s salary will continue at $84,000 annually; Clerk-Treasurer Peggy Wilder will continue to receive about $61,000 annually; and each council member will receive $12,000 per year under the ordinance. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:23:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_330132311.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_330132311.html Teenagers would be required to complete at least 50 hours of supervised driving practice and wait longer before getting an Indiana driver’s license under a proposed bill unveiled by lawmakers Monday. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:14:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_330131758.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/politics/local_story_330131758.html The council decided the fund — which included the $25 tow-in fee collected by the police department and deductions from participating employees’ paychecks — was “impractical and not in the best interest of the town government.”