Kathy Crouch for Commissioner

GREENE COUNTY INDIANA

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I was approached (independently) approximately a month ago by the County Attorney and two members of the Economic Development Corp. regarding funding an $800,000.00 road improvement to a two mile section of 800S in the vicinity of the Tech Park. Members of the Council wish to spend road funds (and there must be other money) on this project - with an engineered solution (more $$) for 4 lanes, drainage and land acquisition. Now - I am really struggling with this one. I am all for economic development but under normal circumstances large developers come in and do all of this on a project of this magnitude. What is wrong with this picture? I do believe that the Tech Park will be a boon to GC - but I have seen the "build it and they will come" theory fail in even the richest and fastest growing county in Indiana. The struggle is - do we spend road money on the horribly deteriorated and ignored road you live on, or do we spend $800K on a road to nowhere? Also curious to note is that Commissioner Beard told me yesterday "that's the Council's deal - they want to do that project". Well, the Commissioner's control the road funds - not the council. The council grants requests for appropriations from all office holders - not the other way around.

I need feedback from you, the taxpayer regarding this potential project. Spend $800K at the Tech Park or spend it on our existing roads and bridges?

This item has yet to be publicly discussed in a Commissioner's meeting.

PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR THOUGHTS

Kathy Crouch for Commissioner

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