AMOS PODCAST/Sept 29: City-County Council Candidates From Districts 5,6,12 & 15 Talk Crime, Infrastructure, Abandoned Homes & More In Spirited Interviews
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST For Tuesday, September 29, 2015. On Candidate Tuesday This Week, Candidates from diverse districts on the northeast, east and northwest and westsides of Indianapolis/Marion County.
Source: Council District 5 / City of Indy
Council District 5 – includes the neighborhoods east of Geist Reservoir, basically northeast Lawrence Township including much of the City of Lawrence. Boundaries are Geist on the west, Hamilton County on the North, Hancock County on the east and 46th Street on the south. The District is: 72% White, 21% Black; 7% Hispanic.
Source: Council District 6 / City of Indy
Council District 6 includes Eagle Creek Park and Eagle Creek Reservoir all in the southwest corner of Pike Township, plus the neighborhoods in northwest Wayne Township. Boundaries are Wilson and Fishback Roads on the north, Hendricks County on the west, 10th Street on the south, and Girls School Road, I-465 and jogs into Speedway to include the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and neighborhoods to the west, including the north half of the Town of Speedway. The District is: 65% white; 24% Black; 13% Hispanic.
Source: Council District 12 / City of Indy
Council District 12 includes eastside areas bounded by prospect street on the south; Kitley and Arlignton on the east, 21st on the North and Sherman and Rural on the west. It includes Irvington, aras around Twin Aire Shopping Center, Ellenberger Park, Community East Hospital. The District is: 68% white 23 Black; 12% Hispanic.
Source: Council District 15 / City of Indy
Council District 15 consists of central Wayne Township from the Conrail tracks on the south, Hendricks County and Girls School on the West, 16th and 21st Streets on the North and Holmes and Warman on the East. The district includes the sound end of Speedway, western parts of Haughville, neighborhoods around Ben Davis High School. The District is: 64% white; 22% Black; 16% Hispanic.
The candidates, both Republicans and Democrats found some common ground in that the two main issues in their districts seemed to be Public Safety/Crime and Infrastructure. The candidates talked about the problems of abandoned houses, problems which are much stronger in older neighborhoods in the four districts. Though in the Lawrence Geist area the problems of homes built cheaply during the 1990’s are problems of foreclosures which leads to houses abandoned by their owners back to their banks and lenders who don’t keep up the property. The condition of streets and bridges in the four districts and the challenge of finding funds to fix up those roadways is a major issue all candidates talked about. Listeners brought up those issues along with poor street lighting in neighborhoods as well.
Council District 5 Jeff Coats
Council Distrct 6, Janice McHenry
Council District 12, Susan Smith
Council District 15, Marilyn Pfisterer
(Interview with Republican Candidates In Districts 5, 6, 12 and 15 Starts At 3:41 Mark On PODCAST Media Player). Appearing were Republicans Jeff Coats, District 5; Incumbent Janice McHenry, District 6; Susan Smith, District 12 and Incumbent Marilyn Pfisterer, District 15.
Council District 5, Curtis Bigsbee
Council District 6, Frank Islas
Council District 12, Blake Johnson
Council District 15, Christopher Wall
(Interview with Democratic Candidates In Districts 5, 6, 12 and 15 Starts At 51:18 Mark On PODCAST Media Player). Candidates Frank Islas, District 6 and Black Johnson District 12 Appeared. Curtis Bigsbee, District 5 had a last minute cancellation and Christopher Wall District 15 couldn’t appear.
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST For Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Runs 97 Minutes. ©2015 WTLC/Radio One. PODCAST Starts After Brief Video Message.
