Winona Sewer
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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I reside in Winona Lake and attended the Winona Lake Town Council meeting Tuesday evening to learn about the council's consideration of a new sewage treatment facility. As a member of the Warsaw community, I am concerned about good local governance and the allocation of resources and capital efficiently in our community.
I believe it is obvious to anyone who considers this that it is inefficient to build two competing sewage treatment facilities in our community. When you step back and look at the broader picture exposed by this situation, it clearly illustrates the inefficiency of our local governance. If we are to be a world-class community capable of supporting, attracting and retaining a world-class work force, then we as a community must demand better governance.
The Indiana code recognizes that adjoining communities are sometimes better served by collaborating and joining to pursue their mutual interests, see IC 36-4-2-3. I believe it is time for our community to reflect and consider good governance in a serious manner with open and clear debate. Perhaps a single entity would best serve the community. I challenge the Warsaw City Council and Winona Lake Town Council to resolve their issues and to consider the best interests of our community. If the legislative bodies cannot agree, then we as citizens of the community have the right and should force the discussion of efficient governance to ballot by referendum.
Byron C. Kauffman
Winona Lake, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
I reside in Winona Lake and attended the Winona Lake Town Council meeting Tuesday evening to learn about the council's consideration of a new sewage treatment facility. As a member of the Warsaw community, I am concerned about good local governance and the allocation of resources and capital efficiently in our community.
I believe it is obvious to anyone who considers this that it is inefficient to build two competing sewage treatment facilities in our community. When you step back and look at the broader picture exposed by this situation, it clearly illustrates the inefficiency of our local governance. If we are to be a world-class community capable of supporting, attracting and retaining a world-class work force, then we as a community must demand better governance.
The Indiana code recognizes that adjoining communities are sometimes better served by collaborating and joining to pursue their mutual interests, see IC 36-4-2-3. I believe it is time for our community to reflect and consider good governance in a serious manner with open and clear debate. Perhaps a single entity would best serve the community. I challenge the Warsaw City Council and Winona Lake Town Council to resolve their issues and to consider the best interests of our community. If the legislative bodies cannot agree, then we as citizens of the community have the right and should force the discussion of efficient governance to ballot by referendum.
Byron C. Kauffman
Winona Lake, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
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