Indiana

Thursday?s Thoughts

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

As we get ready to go into Memorial Day weekend, here are a few things to ponder…

• The Indianapolis Water Works Board apparently hasn’t been able to meet on the transfer of  the city’s water and waste water facilities to Citizens Gas because the Board can’t reach a quorum.   This has been going on for a while and it is starting to frustrate some city-county councilors, because the Board has to approve any transfer.  The Board is scheduled to discuss the water deal next Tuesday, however if they don’t, some councilors are threatening to dissolve the Board since it was created by the Council and not by state law.
• Recent reports of past disciplinary issues with one of the officers involved in an altercation with an area teen, won’t have any bearing on the pending review.  That’s according to Public Safety Director Frank Straub.  Oliver Clouthier has been assigned to desk duty following injuries received by 15-year old Brandon Johnson.  According to the Indy Star, Straub says Clothier has never been accused of excessive force and received numerous commendations. In 2007, the police merit board recommended Clothier be suspended for six months after being convicted on misdemeanor  stalking charges.
• The FBI is apparently back to snooping around Marion County looking for public corruption.  Apparently one their sources for leads has been the local blogosphere. That would explain why no one’s been arrested so far.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on May 27, 2010 (boomark / email).