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11月2日 Almost Three Years On... Since the moment taxpayers began receiving out of control property assessments which did not bode well for the taxpayers of Muncie and Delaware County ( actually, this was a statewide issue ), the voices of the people soon became faces familiar to each other and to the Muncie City Council, as well as the Delaware County Commissioners. Not that those faces meant anything more than names and numbers in a poll book. When small groups of concerned citizens bonded and banded together, their voices became one and they became impossible to silence. Although God knows They tried.
Before anyone jumps for joy over a few progressive steps forward, let us stop for one moment and remember there is still more to do and also to reflect what has been done to those who worked so hard to help bring about " change. " Their work, their dedication and their sense of community was never in question, but they have been hounded, stalked, hassled and slandered...for starters. That's called " Politics in Muncie, Indiana. "
Oh, its' dark history goes back many years, which is one reason finding good people for the right jobs can be difficult. Very few people can withstand an onslaught of unwarranted personal attacks and, at times, the physical threats. You see, Muncie is a very small pond, but alot of people have made a good living swallowing up the small fish. Visit an aquarium - the resemblance is striking. Even down to the feeders who swim alongside and sometime attached to the sharks who circle their prey, feeding off the leavings. We have those too.
Muncie, Indiana is indeed A City In Transition.
We are making yet another change in how we live, how and where we work and how we think. Those who are not afraid to think ahead - to find a vision for this city and to work toward it, rather than to stay mired in a past which has, in all truth, been very good for a chosen few, but has been the root cause of stagnation which threatens our future for the majority.
Tonight, we again go before the City Council and County Commissioners and fight the same fights. I can only assume they are sick of us, because quite frankly, we are sick of them - although the reasoning is completely different and non-negotiable. Ordinary people who put their names, reputations and, sometimes, their livelihoods at risk for something some people will deny exists - The Greater Good. We go before Them because we must. Truthfully, it's not a pleasure, because one can hear the same lies only for so long before you want to scream. On Their side of the table, I am sure they are afraid someone might actually " hear " what we are saying and start asking questions, too.
Who are these people we face ? Most of them, I can easily say, are " sell -outs. "
Sell - outs who will sell us down the river for a another term in office or much needed favors from The Powers That Be who sit behind closed doors and with one sneer or mumbled word pound another nail into the coffins of the lives of Muncie and Delaware County residents who have no other option but to stay in their homes for as long as they can and hope for better days.
It's all been remarkably easy.
One example. Over two years ago, many of us started looking at the financial tornado about to hit us and we began hearing the words " LOIT " and " it's a win - win situation. " Not once did we hear sound a hint of sound financial management or changing the way our city / county could be better managed. No, instead a very orchestrated and carefully choreographed war was created in order to cast doubts and hatred on a local group who was calling for responsible and responsive government, simply by telling The People that a particular was anti-MFD, which was then and is now, a contemptible lie. It was their version of screaming " fire ! " in a crowded thater amd it did backfire. Not before every trick in the book was played. I should know - They even tried to influence my family to shut me up or to at least alienate them from me. It didn't work.
So, tonight...we ride again. There are other things I would like to do, but there is nothing else as important as this night. Oh, one other thing, for those who did try to use my family, I will not deal with you tonight, but the time will come and it will be when and where I choose and it will hurt - maybe not physically, but I will inflict major pain and it will last a long time. Count on it.
Deborah King - Eichholz
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