On Wednesday, June 15, 2005 citizens of Evansville met for an Open House at 5:30pm and then a public hearing at 6:30 to review and approve the Comprehensive Plan they have worked on since 2001. After a furious month of private and public debate, some on this web site, the benefits of the debate showed. The City had been actively involved in the debate since the city administrator, Mr. Bill Connors, had actively intervened in the discussion to correct factual errors as they arose. At the public hearing, the city well understood the detailed citizen concerns and made the necessary adjustment in the plan to keep the first two blocks of East Main residential zoning as the residents had requested. Other issues such as the future of Lake Leota and the West side have also been actively debated.
At the conclusion of the hearing, Mayor Ringhand declared, "Well, I guess Democracy is alive in Evansville." Citizens agreed and applauded.
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