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Council candidates show differences - 09/12/2003 - Evansville Courier & Press
An Evansville city councilman and his opponent displayed their differences Thursday night before a small crowd of East Side constituents. Read More...


Candidates out in force for forum on West Side - 09/10/2003 - Evansville Courier & Press
City government candidates from across Evansville descended on the West Side on Tuesday night to talk issues and meet and greet. Read More...


Plan takes smokers away from buildings - 09/09/2003 - Evansville Courier & Press
Civic Center employees soon may have their own smoking room, but they could be banned from smoking near entrances to city buildings. Read More...


Stricter smoking regulation proposed - 09/08/2003 - Evansville Courier & Press
An anti-smoking group will ask the City Council on Monday to ensure only one smoking area at the Civic Center and to ban smoking within 20 to 25 feet of doors at all city buildings. Read More...


Council hopes for permanent LST - 07/15/2003 - Evansville Courier & Press
City Council members like the idea of the LST 325 now on display eventually becoming a permanent fixture in Evansville. Read More...


A new way of doing things - June 9 , 2003 - Evansville Courier & Press
Imagine this: A whole new way of running city government, improving the efficiency of municipal services, reducing the costs and making City Hall more accountable to citizens... Read More...


Some against plan to permit jogging at Evansville preserve- May 19, 2003 - Fox 7 WTVW
Many avid joggers and runners in Evansville would like to use the trails at the Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve, but an ordinance passed back in 1989 banned them from the trails. Now, city leaders are reconsidering... Read More...


Panel only studying consolidation - December 1 , 2002 - Evansville Courier & Press
Since this issue (consolidation) was first brought up, I have received a lot of e-mail and telephone calls. Mostly, they have been from people who agree that it is time again to look at the possible benefits of city and county consolidation and see if there is a plan worth considering... Read More...


Panel to move slowly on consolidation - November 21 , 2002 - Evansville Courier & Press
The committee studying the feasibility of a merger of city and county government wants a diverse group of community leaders involved in its endeavor before taking the idea to a public vote.

It has been almost 30 years since the community last voted on a proposal to merge the two governments and about 12 years since the idea was last examined. A lot has changed since then, and a committee of four City Council members wants as much information as possible before making a recommendation on the concept again, committee chairman Joe Kiefer said... Read More...


Survey says 'new' I-69 favored - 10/08/2002 - Evansville Courier & Press
A newspaper survey found that more Southern Indiana residents support a "new-terrain" route for the Interstate 69 extension project than one that would follow existing roads. Read More...


Older News

State Puts Lloyd On Front Burner (11.08.02) - Click Here
Consolidation (11.03.02) - Click Here
Committee To Explore City-County Merger (10.29.02) - Click Here
Consolidation (10.23.02) - Click Here
Councilman: It's time to look again at consolidation (10.22.02) - Click Here
Survey says 'new' I-69 favored - Click Here


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