tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post7812116611410296594..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Tully Shamelessly Uses Tragic Death Of 6-Year Old To Push For Commuter TaxGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-61424071276016063262015-04-27T16:39:36.258-05:002015-04-27T16:39:36.258-05:00That wouldn't have saved Dar Wee's life. H...That wouldn't have saved Dar Wee's life. He was struck by a car outside normal school hours. His grandmother was taking him to the school for tudoring outside normal school arrival and departure times. Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-84200726507213292282015-04-27T16:32:57.982-05:002015-04-27T16:32:57.982-05:00The never needed a stop sign or a stop light. As ...The never needed a stop sign or a stop light. As Washington Township if they ever read Indiana Law on Crossing Guards? <br /><br />OMG, for one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon....how simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-58298017429894009092015-04-26T19:46:20.401-05:002015-04-26T19:46:20.401-05:00It's in Will Gooden's district. He is not ...It's in Will Gooden's district. He is not seeking re-election. Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-60526265344378260462015-04-26T18:38:48.141-05:002015-04-26T18:38:48.141-05:00Exactly who is the City Counselor for this area an...Exactly who is the City Counselor for this area and was this person contacted for assistance regarding a stoplight or cross lanes? And if that Councilor was contacted, why the hell was there no action?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-48037625290401585862015-04-26T12:50:05.026-05:002015-04-26T12:50:05.026-05:00Tully is nothing but a stenographer for the Corpor...Tully is nothing but a stenographer for the Corporate Masters and certainly not a talented writer. <br /><br />Tully along with equally untalented Erica has never made the rapidly deteriorating infrastructure in this city a topic for column. Neither of the untalented ones has taken Ballard or the City Council to task for all the crumbling potholed streets or the trash along the streets. Floggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383015097067413086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-35255034784202542842015-04-25T13:50:02.154-05:002015-04-25T13:50:02.154-05:00Tully does not actually care about the lack of sid...Tully does not actually care about the lack of sidewalks or cross walks along 91st; he is an opportunist using this death to promote an agenda.<br /><br />And (being a Nora resident), people drive too fast along 91st and run a fair number of stop signs. Put a couple of police cars out there one day a week, and write tickets. Indy Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296765358096901763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-5992071768828244772015-04-25T13:33:50.478-05:002015-04-25T13:33:50.478-05:00Wow, never let a tragedy go to waste, right Mr. Tu...Wow, never let a tragedy go to waste, right Mr. Tully? Shameless. <br /><br />And you are absolutely right Mr. Welsh, spending priorities are the elephant in the room. You won't get the downtown mafia to acknowledge this, however, because trimming the obvious fat means cutting off their gravy train of downtown projects. Their solution? More revenue. Of course, they'll take their cut first. Remember those promises of more police back in '07 after a hefty local income tax hike in the name of public safety? No new cops were put on the street! Where the hell did all that money go? <br /><br />There is one element missing from this discussion, however, and that is representation for the area in question. I live in Meridian Kessler, part of which is represented by City County Councilor Will Gooden, the same Councilor who represents the area near 91st and College. When our neighborhood asks for things from DPW we tend to get it. Take a drive through Forest Hills, a subset of MK, located southeast of Kessler and College. All new sidewalks. And new stop signs are going in on a few side streets because folks want to eliminate cut through traffic. Painted crosswalks and stop bars which don't exist on side streets in other parts of the city. Many who drive in the area are no doubt aware of the obnoxious traffic light at 57th and College, installed a few years ago, whose sole purpose was to please Forest Hills residents who think traffic on College drives too fast making it dangerous for their kids to walk to school a few blocks west. The light runs on a timer all day and night and often stops traffic on College without a sole crossing east-west on 57th. <br /><br />So, did the folks in this part of Nora contact Mr. Gooden, DPW, Mayor Ballard? If yes, why does one neighborhood get obvious special treatment over others?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-19822810058678095462015-04-25T13:31:27.707-05:002015-04-25T13:31:27.707-05:00When it comes to Matt Tully... or his connected wi...When it comes to Matt Tully... or his connected wife, Valerie Tully (employed at Eli Lilly as a Global Public Policy Director)... the word "shamelessly" is neither strong enough nor descriptive enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-17114739009603416262015-04-25T12:47:40.716-05:002015-04-25T12:47:40.716-05:00Why should Matt Tully care about what goes on in M...Why should Matt Tully care about what goes on in Marion County now that he lives in Carmel?<br /><br />Speaking of HamCo, something occurred to me while reading the INDOT update to US31 project - City of Westfield closed the intersection of 156th and Spring Mill for a roundabout conversion. Signs been posted for a "coming soon" roundabout since about 2012, and now its closed. The northeast corner of 156th and Spring Mill is New Joy church. Not that it ordinarily doesn't matter except on Sundays - except New Joy is a polling station for most Westfield subdivisions between Oak Ridge Rd and Spring Mill Rd. It's quite a busy polling station during presidential and mid-term elections. As this will be Westfield's first city re-election since becoming a city, you can't help but wonder if Andy Cook ran some numbers and find he doesn't have the votes in these precincts - what better way to keep people away from a polling station than to tear up the road in front of it - all in the name of progress.Sir Hailstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301073859882785758noreply@blogger.com