Street Talk

Submitted by
Name: This is Rich

Comments:
This is how it is.Ole Bob wants it and 6 of the 7 coucil people give it to him avery single time !! Even to the place where they will lio do it. Krebs sat right there and said there was no missing money when the state board of accounts says there is. So have no fear, they will help Bob see to it. Even if that means hauling the materials down there on their golf carts The only ones he pays attention to here are the ones with the money. So that is a precious few. Its not any of us that come in here. Countney has been for sale and he is selling bits and pieces of Madison everyday. Never mind hevhas no taste in anything.
The people who live here full time that work for the lower wages are just $crewed . Housing is completely out priced. Groceries are gojng out of site. I dont see him stepping up to put any homes to ease the housing market. Just some supposed
Apartments on the hill top that maybe rent comtroled and there wont be enoght of them.
Now he wants to destroy the looks of thev iver front.Then we wont even be able to go park and relax. Markt Lytle tried to keep people of of areas. That fence got ran over by a great big truck.
I guess it is his way to get the homeless out of firemens park for good. Where will he put those people? Is he going to build them a bigger port a potty to house them in? Hes was going to fix that in the begining of his first term. Still nothing.
Good ole do nothing Bob you know unless it benefits him. Then he will be all over it.
Still not real interest in doing anything for the kids. WTH ! What happdned to Ruckers. It is for everyone but T league and thstcage group. I think hes trying to force the force the younger families completely out.if he isnt that certainly is how it appears.
He worthless to the people of Madison. Especially the young families. The lower middle class and the elderly .

Added: May 10, 2025 12:01:27 AM

Submitted by
Name: Charlie Cardinal
From: Madison

Comments:
This Riverfront Condo issue is all about the future for this community. This small group of arrogant Republicans believe they can get away with whatever they want. In many ways, they can because of the current local political environment. However, 80 percent or more of this community strongly oppose this new development by the Courtney Administration. The question is do these arrogant Republicans snub there nose at the peoples wishes? If so, does this change the political spectrum in earthquake fashion? Not to mention, will the City Council do the right thing and support the people. Or, will they support the Courtney/Steinhardt regime? The stakes could not be any higher for this towns future. I'm afraid if Courtney/Steinhardt win this battle. This means most Madison people truly don't have a voice for the future of Madison, Indiana. Only a select and chosen few have a say. I think if this becomes reality. The long term implications could be devastating for years to come in so many ways.

Added: May 9, 2025 09:23:57 PM

Submitted by
Name: Madison

Comments:
It’s simple, the Mayor and Steinhardt boy can’t provide real economic development (increased jobs and wages) so they assist with low income and residential development. Our riverfront is our greatest asset and is the only thing he has to sell.

Don’t see too many prospects lined up for the City’s industrial park.

Added: May 9, 2025 02:28:42 PM

Submitted by
Name: Just saying

Comments:
Look at today's paper and it reports how many kids are registered with the Hanover Parks Department. Those are kids of Jefferson County. Why is our Park Board not focused on rebuilding our youth program?
The pool is terrific, but it was a financial drain. The city blamed the parks manager, but how was he allowed to overspend? We have a city council member that sits on the park board. Did she do her due diligence? Someone had to sign off on the expenditures. Where is the accountability? Why do we just accept this as ok?

Someone needs to dig deeper into the proposed condo development on the river. A project that will forever take away prime riverfront property to the benefit of a very few. This was not the intent of the riverfront development committee back in the '80s.

Change is good and I want to see our community prosper. This project in no way benefits the community.

Does no one but one city council member have the intestinal fortitude to stand up to the mayor? To ask questions and to listen?

Shame on you Krebs, Schafer, Bartlett,Wilber, Datillo, Storm! Why run if you didn't have the courage to ask questions and to represent the people that elected you? Why are you a rubber stamp for the mayor?

Added: May 9, 2025 02:20:38 PM

Submitted by
Name: uncle carl

Comments:
Who's foolish, harebrained, devious idea was it to build condos on the riverfront?

Added: May 9, 2025 01:30:26 PM

Submitted by
Name: riverfront condos

Comments:
The Plan Commission meets this Monday the 12th at 5:30 in City Hall. Plan to be there and let the Plan Commission know we do not want to see our riverfront developed with high rise luxury apartments.

Added: May 9, 2025 12:57:16 PM

Submitted by
Name: Soccer Mom
From: Madison
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Every time I go to Rucker for soccer matches these days, which is often, it’s tough to get a place to park on the east side or the west side of the fields. Just saying. And, I’m sure downtown merchants close to Farmers’ Market want to keep all the foot traffic right there on Broadway. They could change the name to The Market since so much of it these days has little to do with farmer produce.

Added: May 9, 2025 11:20:18 AM

Submitted by
Name: Charlie Cardinal
From: Madison

Comments:
@Ron Shaeffer
You ask aboutthe sports complex issues at the Rucker Sports
Complex. The decline is 200 percent the Courtney Administration neglect. They put all there energy into other projects.

Added: May 9, 2025 04:14:26 AM

Submitted by
Name: ??
From: Madison
E-mail: Contact

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I really would hope the city council people listen to their voters in their district before giving the go ahead to the Mayors apartment complex on the river. So interesting he tied it in with two other projects to get it to pass. So happy that Patrick let people know what was going on. I seen a wonderful idea about putting the farmers market there, lots of room without having to close Broadway off every weekend. Plants some trees and grass a few benches for people to sit. Everyone wins. Make sure you go to the meeting Monday night the 12th about the rezoning of property.
Let's worry more about getting the kids play ground opened back up and fixing the elevator at the pool due to the flood which is going to very costly and getting the camp ground open instead of losing money everyday that is closed cause Steinhardt wants to redo the whole thing instead of cleaning it up and moving on. Where is that money going to come from considering he already hired Patterson to clean it up some instead of letting the street dept and the D.O.C do it. Lots of money spending.

Added: May 8, 2025 07:32:49 PM

Submitted by
Name: Nicholas Scott
From: Madison
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
The Mayor should provide the public with an illustration of what the new Jefferson and Vaughn project will look like. It should show the water levels of the various floods that we have had in the past 100 years. The Mayor should provide a topographical description showing how the new project will block the view from other locations. Most importantly, how will the project appear from Vaughn drive and the riverfront walkway? Is the new structure going to be an improvment of the riverfront or just something better than what is there now? Will the new structure be able to survive being underwater for the time it takes the river to go back down after a major flood? Madison had many industrial buildings on the waterfront years ago. Many collapsed after floods. Do we have builders that can do this project without cutting corners and taking shortcuts?

Added: May 8, 2025 09:41:20 PM