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Letters to the Editor
Time To Dissolve Turkey Creek Dam Special Tax District?
Dear Editor, I’m writing today to raise an important question about accountability and transparency in local government. Specifically, I believe it is time to reexamine the continued existence of the Turkey Creek Dam and Dike Conservancy District, a special tax district formed with a narrow mission: to repair … Read More
KREMC Needs To Remember Why The Co-Op Exists
Dear Editor, It is disturbing to find out that our rural Kosciusko REMC co-op signed a nondisclosure agreement with Prologis long before it was announced that they were seeking farmland in the middle of an agriculture zoned area. Dalton Caley “representing” KREMC spoke in favor of the farmland … Read More
Data Center Vote Is About ‘Soul Of Kosciusko County’
Dear Editor, The county commissioners are about to vote on a 554-acre heavy industrial rezoning request. Let me be clear: the Area Plan Commission already reviewed the Prologis data center project, exercised zoning scoring and unanimously shot it down. Now it’s on you to finish the job and … Read More
Rural Residents Are Entitled To Consideration, Too
Dear Editor, There are some residents in our county who are not even aware of the current land use conflict. Why are the farmers so upset with spot zoning? This is just a fight between farmers and progress, right? Nothing like that could happen where I live — … Read More
Don’t Drop Industry In The Middle Of Prime Farmland
Dear Editor, My husband and I live a mile west of the proposed data center. I spent quite a bit of time reading the Forward Kosciusko County Comprehensive Plan. Nowhere in this document of visioning the future for Kosciusko County does it say we will destroy highly productive … Read More
Data Center Threatens To Destroy ‘Our Rural Identity’
Dear Editor, If you look in a Kosciusko County plat book from the 1800s, you will find some familiar names. You’ll find Anglin, Hall, Powell, Stookey, Boggs, Bishop and Moneyheffer scattered throughout Prairie and Jefferson townships. These families developed this area through hard work, trust and mutual respect. … Read More
This Farmland Is Too Valuable To Be Used For Data Center
Dear Editor, Prologis says they “appreciate the agricultural community.” Does the world’s largest builder of data centers really understand Leesburg, Indiana? Do they really understand our agricultural industry? It is based in San Francisco, California. That is just not out-of-state; that is another country. Prologis does understand the … Read More
Can Data Storage Feed Hungry People?
Dear Editor, When you drive down the road and see fields of corn, what do you think? Have you ever considered the economic development that each acre of corn supports? Every acre supports the local parts store, the repair shop, the machinery dealerships, irrigation and tile companies, grain … Read More
He Doesn’t See The Need ‘To Fly Our Economy Into A Cliff’
Dear Editor, I’m just a dumb old boy from Indiana that thinks there is no real need to fly our economy into a cliff. I have no problem with properly applied tariffs; however, what we are now seeing is guaranteed to backfire. I seriously doubt that many major … Read More
Remember: Commissioners Have Final Vote On Data Center
Dear Editor, I appreciate the Area Plan Commission’s unanimous vote against the spot zoning of farmland to heavy industrial. Thank you! The APC followed the Comprehensive Plan and realized the best use of 330 LESA rated farmland was to continue its sustainable, renewable work … to feed people. … Read More
Grateful For Push Against Distracted Driving
Dear Editor, I noticed that officers with the Kosciusko County Traffic Safety Partnership have been commissioned during the two weeks beginning on April 5 to help enforce the law against distracted driving in our county. My wife and I thank you. Hopefully, this is a start of a … Read More
Listen To The Outcry Against Data Center
Dear Editor, Clunette is a place I am proud to call my home. My family has had its roots here for over 40 years. It has changed a lot in that time, but the true character of our community has stayed the same. If you come over to … Read More
What About Milford Industrial Park For Data Center?
Dear Editor, I’ve been following the data center story and trying to keep an open mind about it. Basically, one party makes an initial proposal (to bring in a data center, in this case) but needs certain terms to be met in order to do so (land, water, … Read More
Preserve Clunette’s ‘Agricultural Identity’
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my deep concerns about the proposed data center in Clunette, Indiana, and its potential impact on our community’s agricultural heritage. As residents, we are fortunate to be surrounded by a rich history of farming and agriculture that has shaped not only … Read More
Thanks For The Reporting
Dear Editor, I read InkFreeNews to catch up on local happenings. Thanks for reporting on it. Thanks especially for reporting on the recent mobile hours meeting with Rep. Yakym’s staff. I’m encouraged to hear that there are other K County residents who are voicing their concerns. Keep up … Read More
Spot Zoning Is The ‘Monster’ In Data Center Conflict
Dear Editor, Property owners: Be aware of spot zoning. Spot zoning gives a zoning classification that is drastically different from the surrounding area. 1. It undermines comprehensive plans with inconsistencies. 2. It singles out property owners for benefit at the expense of others. 3. It disrupts the physical … Read More