 Q and A for County Commissioner Bohacek |
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 Feb 17 2009, 07:15 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 9-July 08 Member No.: 799  |
Please post any questions you would like answered or suggstions yopu can offer to make the county a better place.
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Feb 17 2009, 01:59 PM
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 Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,423 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
Thanks for the opportunity Mike! I am going to pin this to the top of the page so people have the chance to place their questions and comments.
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Feb 18 2009, 09:35 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,423 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
Well I guess the obvious first question would be to ask What do you think of the bill before the Indiana legislature to revamp county government? What would its net effect be on LaPorte County if it was enacted.
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Feb 18 2009, 10:06 AM
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 Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 383 Joined: 10-January 09 From: Michigan City IN Member No.: 870 |
QUOTE(southsider2k9 @ Feb 18 2009, 09:35 AM)  Well I guess the obvious first question would be to ask What do you think of the bill before the Indiana legislature to revamp county government? What would its net effect be on LaPorte County if it was enacted. What would be the effect on the city of MC?  * "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 |
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Feb 19 2009, 08:54 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 9-July 08 Member No.: 799 |
QUOTE(southsider2k9 @ Feb 18 2009, 09:35 AM) Well I guess the obvious first question would be to ask What do you think of the bill before the Indiana legislature to revamp county government? What would its net effect be on LaPorte County if it was enacted. The three commissioner system allows for fair and equal represnetation of the entire county. In a city where the intrests and needs of most residents are pretty much uniform the single executive (Mayor) works well. The diversity of the county would make this a tough way to insure that all intrests were properly represented. Kernan/Shepard cites the cost savings associated with a single executive system as key benefit for the change. Currently all three commissioners are part time at a salary of 28,000.00 per year. A county executive would have to be a full time position in the $65,000.00 range and would need additional admin assitance for another 26,000.00 per year. The cost difference is pretty much a wash. The plan looks good on paper but when you begin to look at all the different situations that can occur in a county it is vital to have the diverse knowledge that a board can bring |
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Mar 3 2009, 07:17 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,423 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
Has there started to be some definition of how the stimulus funds are going to be distributed, and if so, what kind of projects are we looking at on a county wide basis?
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Mar 4 2009, 09:19 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 9-July 08 Member No.: 799 |
QUOTE(southsider2k9 @ Mar 3 2009, 07:17 AM) Has there started to be some definition of how the stimulus funds are going to be distributed, and if so, what kind of projects are we looking at on a county wide basis? The state has begun holding meetings throughout the State to collect the project requests. The county has submitted in excess of 20 different projects. Sewer extensions, road improvements, rebuilding the Franklin street brindge, rennovation of the court house all were included in the submission. |
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Mar 4 2009, 09:33 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
What about allocating stimulus funds for the Vocational bldg the schools want to build? That would ease the burden of a 70K debt, wouldn't it?
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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Mar 4 2009, 09:36 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,423 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
QUOTE(Ang @ Mar 4 2009, 09:33 AM) What about allocating stimulus funds for the Vocational bldg the schools want to build? That would ease the burden of a 70K debt, wouldn't it? 70 million, not thousand. In the county's defense, I don't think it falls under their umbrella. |
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