Just think of the thousands of gallons of Bio-diesel fuel Integrity Grading could be buying/using that are made locally.......oh wait.......that factory in Evill was partially started and then scrapped. Never mind....

J.D.....I'm all for capitalism. Practice it every day. Are you in the armed forces?? Keyboard Kommando maybe???

curtaincall and metromilton... do either of you believe in a capitalistic America?
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Guess not..by your' comments

You are funny.

I wonder how many "Green Credits" the city of Evansville will have to buy to make the emissions from 1,000's and 1,000's of gallons of diesel fuel burned go away. At least Evansville isn't a do as I say not as I do community. Everything there is Normal.

Metromilton, go read down the posts, the a couple of the contractors have already been listed in one of these posts. But you are right on. Like it was said, nothing funny every happens in Evansville or should we say contractor ville. NO as far as I know neither of these contractors bid on the lake,but they do both build houses.

"Declan Every, whose family owns the land, said he's not optimistic the land will be ready for crops by spring.".......OH NO!!!!!>>>>>The only "crop" Every is worried about is the new crop of houses slated to go on this very ground once the zoning and annexation are finalized.

Just who was this "prominent local contractor" mentioned in the blog anyways??? Did they bid the job and loose???

No it was suppose to be cheaper to put it on the farm land than haul. Thats why they looked at doing that. But it would have been a lot cheaper had the farmers not raped the city. I question as well if these farmers are actually in Evansville. Just being they would profit from the lake being done, without having to pay for it. IF anyone has actual questions you can get all this info at city hall , it is also on online at www.evansvilleobserver.blogspot.com He has audio and copies of some of the paper work for the meetings on line. He is a excellent source of information.

chellandlou you need to get a life, you don't even live here and don't need to worry about it. NO the city did not save money as they had to pay the 110.000 , with the original amount they were going to pay, what they had wanted to pay they would have saved money.. but not after they got taken.

Didn't the city save approx $600K because these farmers allowed the soil to be dumped on their land instead of having it hauled on road, off-site?

Why complain about something that is already been voted on and approved by the tax payers. Did you vote against this? I can't believe some of you don't have anything better to do. And if you aren't happy with the city of Evansville government, get your name on the next ballot. And here I thought Eagers and Roger Berg ran Evansville.

I don't blame the Everys one bit for holding out for the best price. The city needs a plan for the lake's future that doesn't involve a massive dredging project every generation or so. It was this lack of planning in the past that led to this situation.
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As I've suggested in the past, the best idea is to create a lake district. Regardless of whether that is done, the lake needs to have some kind of endowment or capital budget to plan for periodic dredging or desilting. If not, this will just happen again in 2030 or so.

I think a strip mall, pizza hut, menards, old navy.. that might actually bring some business into town. What vision?? They have no vision, and no a empty bank account.

Just be glad some of these people have a vision for your town and lake, or it could have been left dieing and decaying like lake leota. So the farm family made money I only wish I owned that land.

ljs64, it maybe sarcasm today, but the truth tomorrow. That is how Evansville Gov. works. As long as decker and ringhand are bringing down this city they will pave the park in gold.

No- That was total sarcasm.........Got you though.

lsj- Are you serious? laying brick?? in the park??

curtaincall - how do you know that the farmers were not interested in the lake being done? do you have firsthand knowledge or something?

Do you blame them for wanting the most money they could get? 70% of the voters said they wanted the Lake restored to its original state. Farmers all around Evansville have been selling their land to developers to then be sub-divided into 1/2 to 1 acre lots at a much larger profit. Are you going to blame the developers for that? Come on people the deal is done. The lake is underway, Let's move on to more important issues in town, like brick paving all the streets in Lake Leota Park.

I am also disappointed that residents in union did not get to vote on this and/or help pay for it on their tax bills. I compare it to residents of the city of Evansville having to help pay for the new fire house, as we will use it, yet it union. Yet people in union will use the lake/park yet not pay a dime.

neg?? more like robbery at tax payer expense. It for me is not about how much was paid as it is about how it all came about. It is well known in town that a certain very well known contractor went to these family's and told them what they should be asking, and after his visit with them the asking price, the negotiating price went up, way up. They were not interested in the lake being done, they wanted the money.

rlms you are funny. I do understand in
what form you are asking that.

Wow pat have you never heard of negotiating? When I purchased my home in Evansville, the seller had it listed for XXX. I offered them XXX. They countered with XXX. And we finally settled on XXX. That is the way things are done in this country. Ever bought a car? WE NEGOTIATE. Once there is an agreement between the buyer and seller the deal is done and NO ONE TOOK ANYONE TO THE CLEANERS. I could care less what the original offer was, because the final AGREED upon price was $110,000. End of story.

Why would anyone be nervous? Its all public record. Besides, our city leaders would not participate in any funny business would they???

the deal maybe done, but that is not what was originally offered, what they had budgeted for. Its all in the paperwork. All one has to do is follow it and read it and you can see for yourself.

Again.... The Every's made the offer to use their land for a specific price, $110,000. The City of Evansville ACCEPTED that offer. No one "took the city for a ride." This is the basics in negotiating 101. Get over it. The deal is done!

Nope. The dirt was tested before the farmers would agree to have the soil placed on their land. It is excellent soil in terms of being rich in nutrients. Excellent crop soil.

Hmmmm.... I am curious if there is any contamination in that dredged soil.. all the runoff, possible heavy metals (lead, cadmium) from Baker...

Depending on what is in that dirt, the farmers may have gotten more than they paid for.

It will be nice to see the lake again. However the city got raped with what they had to pay the landowners. I have heard it as well for months that the city offered them one figure and the land owners demanded a lot more than what city had planned on. They got their xxxx handed to them. I

110,000 a huge amount of money. The problem with this number is it did not start out at the amount. The city had a ball park idea of what they would be spending from the beginning. Then a certain contractor talked with some of these land owners and all of sudden the amount they wanted went way up!!!! Yes they did take the city for a ride.

$110,000 was paid to the Every's to dump the dredged material on their land.

I can't wait to see the lake after it's done. My parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles all swam and fished in that lake.

I'm proud of the voters who voted YES in restoration.

Get over it pat. They made the offer and the city accepted it. Those folks took no one for a ride.

For what the city paid those land owners, which was a ton. They don't need to complain about not being able to get a crop in this spring. They were compensated very well, to well. Took the city for a ride.