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12Nov 09Posted by Stephen Parker @ 7:53 pm
Last night’s Council Call-in show featured Councilman Mitch Harper and his guest, Geoff Paddock, Executive Director of the Headwaters Park Alliance.
A variety of topics was discussed, including:
- Headwaters Park
- Ice Rink opens November 21, 2009 thru February 28, 2010
- Attendance at the Ice Rink
- Headwaters Park Alliance Lease – Geoff thinks the arrangement will continue past 2010
- Not raised rates for skating or festival renting for 5 years
- Flood control aspect of the Headwaters Park project
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge
- Impact of new bridge construction on Headwaters Park
- Protection of Clinton Street trees
- Graphic Packaging closing announcement
- Headwaters Park Alliance ready to work with city to preserve the historical aspects
- Erich Kuhne from Fort Wayne/New Haven designed Headwaters Park
- Indiana Political Heroes
- High Speed Rail – Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association
- We are the largest city in the state and country without passenger rail service
- There is strong bi-partisan support
- Optimistic it could happen in the next decade or so
- Congressman Mark Souder has been very helpful
- What can local government do?
- We’re gaining momentum
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Categories: HappeningsTags: Geoff Paddock, Graphic Packaging, Headwaters Park, Headwaters Park Alliance, Headwaters Park Ice Rink, Indiana Political Heroes, Mark Souder, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge, Mitch Harper, NIPRA, Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association
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2 Comments
November 13th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Hey, where is my fee for the use of this copywritten material? LOL
November 13th, 2009 at 11:52 am
I didn’t know it was your copywritten material! For the record, permission had been secured through Councilmen Harper and Smith where appropriate.