Ridenour Comments on MRC, and “Site Control”
We’ve been covering this on WMUN news Radio daily since last Friday, when we were informed of some in Muncie that are not keen of a convenience store across from the new Y and Muncie Central High School. Muncie Mayor Ridenour used his Facebook to post a statement, that included some words about two members of the MRC Board that “voted against us trying to get control” of the site. See the entire post HERE:
From Mayor Ridenour, on his Facebook page, 2/25/25: “We will see what the variance board does on this site. It meets zoning but lots of variances requested. Not likely as presented. However, This is why site control is so important to the City and MRC. It allows local govt to help guide how land is used and developed. On this location MRC tried to buy it but the private market paid more. Too bad not all of the MRC commissioners agree that we should go for site control at all. Before this site was purchased in the private market, 2 of the MRC members voted against us trying to get control- Zane Bishop and Andrew Dale. In the meeting Dale said “in this particular situation, I’m a private market guy….I’m not willing to support this, a spot decision like this, for the record.” And then he voted against it. And he has fought MRC getting site control more than once. Hopefully they will learn something important from this real life situation. One lesson is that there is a real and important value to site control ….hopefully they will recognize this fact next time and not automatically dismiss requests for site control.”
“6,500 or bust” is what they are calling it when the Ball State men’s volleyball will try to break a nearly 50-year-old attendance record when they host Ohio State for the Thursday night matchup at 7 p.m. It’s called a Black Out – wear that color to match your friends, plus free admission for all Indiana high school volleyball players.
Tony Skinner: if you were allowed, would you seek re-election as Delaware County Sheriff
I asked him if he’d run for something else
Later, he was even less committal
all from WMUN’s Delaware County Today Radio show last week.
Teams from Indiana that are from Delaware and five other counties, are in Baton Rouge, La., for the 33rd annual Special Olympics National Unified Bowling Championships. Day 2 of the Competition continues today (Thursday, Feb. 27).
The Indiana General Assembly has narrowed down over 1,250 bills to about 340 that can move forward, with measures on birth control, bats, gambling, and marijuana likely to be revisited next year. Legislation regulating vehicle towing faced challenges and failed to meet a critical deadline. Attempts to legalize online gambling, designate a state mammal and fruit, require video surveillance in special education classrooms, expand access to birth control, and relocate a casino license also faced setbacks. Bills on marijuana, utility infrastructure projects, abolishing the death penalty, and controlling healthcare costs encountered obstacles and did not advance.
Saluting a retiree from the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department
Sheriff Tony Skinner last week on WMUN’s Delaware County Today. Delegarza’s last day was this past Tuesday.
