tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post3407735323457995493..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-66254677529657829482008-10-07T15:55:00.000-05:002008-10-07T15:55:00.000-05:00Flynn....it sounds like the town of Lawrence could use a Libertarian in office!M Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-83097660240803795692008-10-07T13:54:00.000-05:002008-10-07T13:54:00.000-05:00I'm convinced you have two types of politicians in Lawrenced - Incompetent Democrats and Crooked Republicans. As a Lawrence voter you have to make a choice whether you're better off voting for someone who incompetent or someone who is going to use their position to steal as much as they can from the public coffers. It's a tossup.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08899023066910200507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-43030512180014643982008-10-07T11:49:00.000-05:002008-10-07T11:49:00.000-05:00concerned taxpayer, Lawrence is incorporated into the City of Indianapolis. Lawrence voters participate in our mayoral election and elect council members from within Lawrence to the city-county council.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-62444812350215684172008-10-07T09:41:00.000-05:002008-10-07T09:41:00.000-05:00Lawrence has NOT been consolidated into the city of Indianapolis. It is a separate entity, an "excluded" city in Marion County, with its own government, police, fire, etc.<BR/><BR/>Whether that should change or not is another question.<BR/><BR/>There is a movement in Marion County to consolidate governments (at least townships), but the DEMOCRATS keep fighting it because they don't want to lose their power base in Center Township and the mafia criminals that control it.Concerned Taxpayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952241910289966736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-72734647143955507242008-10-07T09:24:00.000-05:002008-10-07T09:24:00.000-05:00I'd like to have a $1000 a month raise! <BR/><BR/>Oh wait...I'm 100% commission sales. I can give myself a raise by hard work and merit!!!!<BR/><BR/>Were there any citizen tax advocates in their community that lobbied against this? <BR/><BR/>$65k is plenty to live on for a public SERVANT!M Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-62781124926337874352008-10-07T09:18:00.000-05:002008-10-07T09:18:00.000-05:00The 5 councilors who voted for the raise are all Republicans. All 3 Democrats on the council and one Republican voted "no".Vox Populihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174941325997674801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-20900640650186278262008-10-07T07:57:00.000-05:002008-10-07T07:57:00.000-05:00Mayor Schneider, er, I mean Mayor Ricketts has a pair the size of basketballs to ask for a raise in these economically difficult times. In contrast, there are five Lawrence city council members who need to grow some!<BR/><BR/>AI, can you give us the identity of the Ricketts 5 and their party affiliation?Lawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674164784978304998noreply@blogger.com