City announces $1.6 million grant

Where are all the "what has Pavey done" people? Lol

They are waiting till their boss gives them talking points tomorrow. brad does not work on weekends.

I agree, what negative thing can be said with this?

Let's start with: nice job to all involved. Now, will the leaders stop patting themselves on the back long enough to get tenants into north industrial park, other than the joke "retail establishments". A glorified strip mall is NOT what we need to bring in good jobs.
Let's not forget that NIP has a LOT of things going against it, starting with being too far from the interstate. There are TONS of properties and shell buildings available at this time at FAR CHEAPER prices that are right on the interstate. Businesses need this access in this business climate. Let's not also forget the "gorgeous view" of INTAT foundry that awaits anyone building there. Oooooooh, Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!

So, the Pavey boys got the ball to the 10-yard line, now let's see if they can punch it in with a REAL business, no retail! And no field goals!!

boom wrote:

Where are all the "what has Pavey done" people? Lol

So where is all the jobs at,place to shop at,and some good places to eat at? That ground is already shovel ready LOL.

So citizen, what do you suggest? Move the interstate closer? By the way, one of the things this administration did while in DC besides pushing for the EDA money was to talk to the Indiana Congressional contingent to fast track the Eastern Indiana Connector from Muncie to Greensburg. This languished over the last four years.

Widening SR 3 to four lanes will create a manufacturing corridor that will connect 74, 70 and 69 to Rushville. it doesn't put us directly on and interstate, but it puts us squarely in the middle of the transportation corridor.

7 months on the job and this administration has a good start. now to keep the ball rolling.

The commerce Connector is not happening. Duh. Farmers will not support it = legislators will not vote for it.

By the way, Citizen is right, in this economy there are so many vacant buildings to he had on the cheap. No one is building new.

Uh Nancy, the Eastern Indiana Commerce Connector is not the proposed Indy outer loop that the farmers protested. As I stated above, this widens existing SR3. With the exception of a planned bypass around downtown Rushville and New Castle, it will not cause farmers issues. It will actually make it easier and safer for farmers to use the roads.

Interesting stuff.
If you looked at INDOT's planning calendar, SR3 widening to 4-lanes project is listed at 25 years from now. Seriously. I've seen it.
Fast-tracking it would be good, maybe knock 10 years off it. Now, the REAL tricky part is this: with all the teabaggers taking over local governments, and Pence being elected as governor, WHERE on earth do you think the money is coming from? Tax increase?And Pence hasn't given a plug nickel to his own district. He is part of the problem why this area has no jobs.
A good debate, though, and I would LOVE to see the widening project happen, it solves a lot of issues . Just not real likely to happen until we have grand kids. Grown up grand kids at that.

So Nancy, should Rushville just give up since we are fortunate to have no empty factory buildings? There are a lot of specialized companies that need custom space that can't be filled by an empty factory designed for something else.

At least this admin is spending time and effort to make Rushville as attractive as possible for developers and companies. In the first months they spent their own time and money to travel to DC to bring our needs to the Feds and to bring back money. Other than to vacation in Florida, did Mervs admin ever leave Rushville?

Citizen, if INDOT wanted to start construction ASAP, dirt would not turn for 5 years. Looking at 2 years for environmental work, 2 years for land acquisition and final development, and a year to bid and start. I would say 10 years to start is reasonable. The one thing you are not sharing is that most projects that are not funded are on the 25 year list. Once funding is appropriated, they get slotted.

The money will come from where all road project money comes from, user fees. Not sure what tax increases would be needed. Indiana has funded record road construction without tax increases. All while developing one of the healthiest budget surpluses in the nation.

Sure it would be nice to start construction tomorrow, and the 4 years of inactivity from the last admin didn't help, especially when Major Moves money was available. But if the Rushville project is slotted in the 10 year schedule, that becomes an incredible marketing tool. That is what is great about this admin. They go after short term wins but keep their eye on long term goals.

gretchen wrote:

The money will come from where all road project money comes from, user fees. Not sure what tax increases would be needed. Indiana has funded record road construction without tax increases. All while developing one of the healthiest budget surpluses in the nation..

User fees? Really??? The Teabaggers will surely put an end to that!?!

The road construction came on the back of selling the toll road to foreigners. Probably for not enough. I commend Mitchell for this, in the short term, but other places have realized that they got ripped off long term, in these privatization deals. A lot of good has come, now that the money is done, what happens next?
You also discount the effect that the SR3 widening is a low, low, LOW priority when compared to projects inIndy, Gary, Ft. Wayne, Evansville, Terre Haute, et al...in fact, SR3 is a gnat on the @ss of the INDOT plan.

You also ignored the fact that Mike Pence has been about the WORST rep at getting money for his own district. Just awful.

gretchen wrote:

Other than to vacation in Florida, did Mervs admin ever leave Rushville?

I think I saw Merv at Applebee's in Shelbyville!

And Citizen reverts to the democrat talking points. They didn't work for Pat Baurer, I doubt they will work for you.

By Teabaggers, I assume you mean the Tea Party. I am not sure why they would put an end to gas taxes, have they listed that as something they want to do? I would think the Tea Party would actually be more for user fees. Pay for what you use, as opposed to straight taxes which is pay for what others use.

Selling the Toll Road. Another great democrat lie. I guess they failed economics. I am doubting my Chevy Dealer would agree that my lease of a car is actually a sale.

The toll road lease was a very smart move. Leased an asset that was costing the State millions because the legislature refused to raise tolls for over 20 years. Put the onus of maintenance, repair and upgrades on the "foreign" firms and not on the State. Those "foreign" firms overpaid for the lease which again greatly benefits all the citizens of Indiana.

You are right, a lot of good has come. Dozens of major road projects have been started years and even decades earlier than they would have under the old system. Projects like I-69, Fort to Port, the Hoosier Heartland Highway and Interstate quality US 31. Projects that employed thousands of Hoosiers during the worst recession and now allow goods and materials to freely flow throughout the State and opens up areas like southwestern Indiana which has been neglected for over 50 years. With these projects cleared off the books, it opens up other projects to be built. And the money is not gone, the trust fund still contains millions of dollars as long as we can keep democrat hands off of it.

SR3 is not a low priority. The State sees it has very important to opening up eastern Indiana has the Hoosier Heartland did to north central Indiana and 69 will do for Southwestern. By widening 3, you connect Greensburg with the growing and expanding Honda plant to Muncie which is in the process of opening a large railroad manufacturing plant and all points in between for easier access to workers and suppliers. Beyond that, it will connect to I69 which will connect I-69 directly to I70 and I74 allowing trucks to by pass Indy to access those roads.

It is interesting that all the cities you listed got their big highway projects completed by Major Moves, well except Terre Haute which does not have any major projects in the hopper.

Pence stuck to his guns as a Rep in not voting for pork barrel projects. As Governor, that all changes. He doesn't vote on federal spending, and it is not his responsibility to go after it. I appreciate that he sticks to his beliefs unlike John Greg who continues to go against his long held beliefs to please the democrat party. John is a good man who is allowing his principles to be altered to be elected Governor. That right there is reason enough not to vote for him.

Merv spent most of his term at the Eagles. If you saw him at Applebees it must have been on his way to Florida, his southern city hall.

You people all kill me. Blowhards, all of you, and yet you all know nothing.

Gretchen wrote:

And Citizen reverts to the democrat talking points. They didn't work for Pat Baurer, I doubt they will work for you.
By Teabaggers, I assume you mean the Tea Party. I am not sure why they would put an end to gas taxes, have they listed that as something they want to do? I would think the Tea Party would actually be more for user fees. Pay for what you use, as opposed to straight taxes which is pay for what others use.
Selling the Toll Road. Another great democrat lie. I guess they failed economics. I am doubting my Chevy Dealer would agree that my lease of a car is actually a sale.
The toll road lease was a very smart move. Leased an asset that was costing the State millions because the legislature refused to raise tolls for over 20 years. Put the onus of maintenance, repair and upgrades on the "foreign" firms and not on the State. Those "foreign" firms overpaid for the lease which again greatly benefits all the citizens of Indiana.
You are right, a lot of good has come. Dozens of major road projects have been started years and even decades earlier than they would have under the old system. Projects like I-69, Fort to Port, the Hoosier Heartland Highway and Interstate quality US 31. Projects that employed thousands of Hoosiers during the worst recession and now allow goods and materials to freely flow throughout the State and opens up areas like southwestern Indiana which has been neglected for over 50 years. With these projects cleared off the books, it opens up other projects to be built. And the money is not gone, the trust fund still contains millions of dollars as long as we can keep democrat hands off of it.
SR3 is not a low priority. The State sees it has very important to opening up eastern Indiana has the Hoosier Heartland did to north central Indiana and 69 will do for Southwestern. By widening 3, you connect Greensburg with the growing and expanding Honda plant to Muncie which is in the process of opening a large railroad manufacturing plant and all points in between for easier access to workers and suppliers. Beyond that, it will connect to I69 which will connect I-69 directly to I70 and I74 allowing trucks to by pass Indy to access those roads.
It is interesting that all the cities you listed got their big highway projects completed by Major Moves, well except Terre Haute which does not have any major projects in the hopper.
Pence stuck to his guns as a Rep in not voting for pork barrel projects. As Governor, that all changes. He doesn't vote on federal spending, and it is not his responsibility to go after it. I appreciate that he sticks to his beliefs unlike John Greg who continues to go against his long held beliefs to please the democrat party. John is a good man who is allowing his principles to be altered to be elected Governor. That right there is reason enough not to vote for him.

Bla, Bla, Bla.....
More republican koolaid.

Yes, everyone knows that the tool road was "leased". And if you ever have leased a car, then you know that it isn't as simple as dropping the keys off at the end. Most people end up buying the car, cause they've incurred so much mileage, depreciation, and damage charges.

But, you digress.

To spout off with inane stupidity that the foreigners overpaid for the lease is just plain ignorant. We can't make a determination whether the price was fair yet, given that we are some 4 years into the lease. Dumb@sss.
What we DO know is that some government entities have seen real data that shows they were UNDERPAID for privatization projects. These foreigners are not just stupid rubes like the imbeiciles that run Rushville...they are shrewd businessmen. They didn't entr privatization to lose money.

As for Pence, wow, what's a joke. He gave not one red penny back to the town whose radio station started him on his way. A very, very, very good reason not to vote for this hackl for governor.

Gretchen wrote:

And Citizen reverts to the democrat talking points. They didn't work for Pat Baurer, I doubt they will work for you.
By Teabaggers, I assume you mean the Tea Party. I am not sure why they would put an end to gas taxes, have they listed that as something they want to do? I would think the Tea Party would actually be more for user fees. Pay for what you use, as opposed to straight taxes which is pay for what others use.
Selling the Toll Road. Another great democrat lie. I guess they failed economics. I am doubting my Chevy Dealer would agree that my lease of a car is actually a sale.
The toll road lease was a very smart move. Leased an asset that was costing the State millions because the legislature refused to raise tolls for over 20 years. Put the onus of maintenance, repair and upgrades on the "foreign" firms and not on the State. Those "foreign" firms overpaid for the lease which again greatly benefits all the citizens of Indiana.
You are right, a lot of good has come. Dozens of major road projects have been started years and even decades earlier than they would have under the old system. Projects like I-69, Fort to Port, the Hoosier Heartland Highway and Interstate quality US 31. Projects that employed thousands of Hoosiers during the worst recession and now allow goods and materials to freely flow throughout the State and opens up areas like southwestern Indiana which has been neglected for over 50 years. With these projects cleared off the books, it opens up other projects to be built. And the money is not gone, the trust fund still contains millions of dollars as long as we can keep democrat hands off of it.
SR3 is not a low priority. The State sees it has very important to opening up eastern Indiana has the Hoosier Heartland did to north central Indiana and 69 will do for Southwestern. By widening 3, you connect Greensburg with the growing and expanding Honda plant to Muncie which is in the process of opening a large railroad manufacturing plant and all points in between for easier access to workers and suppliers. Beyond that, it will connect to I69 which will connect I-69 directly to I70 and I74 allowing trucks to by pass Indy to access those roads.
It is interesting that all the cities you listed got their big highway projects completed by Major Moves, well except Terre Haute which does not have any major projects in the hopper.
Pence stuck to his guns as a Rep in not voting for pork barrel projects. As Governor, that all changes. He doesn't vote on federal spending, and it is not his responsibility to go after it. I appreciate that he sticks to his beliefs unlike John Greg who continues to go against his long held beliefs to please the democrat party. John is a good man who is allowing his principles to be altered to be elected Governor. That right there is reason enough not to vote for him.

Idiot, only a simpleton would make statements like the foreigners overpaid for the toll lease. Some 4years in, it's way too early to tell that. What we DO know is that other government entities have seen evidence that they have been UNDERpaid for privatization of services. These foreigners are not stupid rubes like the imbeciles running Rushville, they are shrewd businessmen who want to make money.

Good luck on the 4-lane. It's not happening in our grandchildren's lifetime.

As for Pencer, that ingrate has given not one red cent back to the town whose radio station gave him his start down the road to perdition. That is a very, very, very good reason to not vote for him for governor.