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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Video: Finance: City Administrator Dan Wietecha explains motion to recommend to Common Council denial of petition to reassess 566 Vision lower----


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Posted by The Evansville Observer at 10:27 AM

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  1. Anonymous9:42 AM

    Even though this particular case was rightfully denied based on the information presented by Mr. W, I think the bigger question lurks in the form of the houses which were recently added to the floodplain.

    Based on what Mr. Connors wrote recently in the Observer, my take is that since only a minority of houses are going to be devalued in Evansville due to the newly discovered flood plain, they should be eligible for a reduced assessment, and therefore lower property taxes.

    The concept of this "flood plain" is a joke. It is highly unfortunate that even though the city had and has been constantly informed of negligent development, they continued to approve residential construction in areas where no person with an ounce of common sense would have.

    The "floodplain" that was created, yes created, around S. 6th St. was man made. What did the city think would happen when you develop the lowest spot around and try to ask water to defy gravity. Last time I check, a glacier hadn't rolled through Evansville in the last five years. Nothing changed. What did they think would happen when the bottom of a soup bowl was developed? The flood plain in that area is not a modern day wonder of the world, but a showcase of greed, ignorance, tolerance, and lack of governance.

    I further reason that due to the cities involvement with approving housing in highly questionable areas, they should credit every homeowner who purchased a home in the "floodplain", before it was discovered. The amount of mandatory flood insurance should be credited to the unsuspecting, trusting, and misrepresented homeowners who now are forced to perpetually clean up after the party.

    The city of Evansville has no business approving subdivision siting, they have a terrible track record with housing development.

    Dave Sauer has had a chance to stand up and resist this also, but then again, he needs job security.

    Dave Wartenweiler could have sounded the alarm back in 2001, instead, he just kept on giving
    the thumbs up.

    Janis Ringhand knew about this as Mayor but continued to help approve development on Ringhand property.

    Jennifer Petruzzello could have done more to remedy this situation, I contacted her about this starting in 1-03.

    The City Council who approved Abey-Koth could have asked more questions, or any questions for that matter.

    I hold the city responsible for all things problematic when it comes to development. They choose to approve, oversee, permit, support and tax these developments. They should be held financially accountable when they mislead the public and all they can do for the unfortunate residents is kick them when they're down.

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