We’re all for growth and development, but only if it’s done properly. There is a load of Zionsville residents aggravated about plans to build a multi-family/commercial project in the Village area. The residents started a petition against the project known now as 200 West. The plan commission was supposed to discuss the development last week but didn’t. The potential irritants are design and traffic counts. The petitioners state that were the town to grant a planned unit development, the builder could design and construct as it wished. Petitioners also project an increase of 150 vehicles a day on West Sycamore Street between Second and Third Streets, and they have asked the town to do a traffic study. That seems prudent to us. We have to assume common sense will prevail, the citizens’ concerns will be addressed and the aesthetics will prove acceptable.
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We watch often for results of polling that various media and educational institutions are conducting on the race for the White House. We know from history (and not revisionist history, either) that one oral gaffe, one revelation or one serious misstep can drive downward a presidential candidate’s favorability in a heartbeat. Donald Trump (R-Billions) trails Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) in almost every poll. That’s all well and good, but it may not last with nearly 150 FBI agents now digging in on Clinton’s e-mail/server investigation. It remains to be seen what the outcome will be, and we assume it will end as if the issue never existed. Meanwhile, both candidates might want to switch from blathering to crystal-clear speaking on how they will solve the nation’s ills, not simply that they will. Then, we’ll watch the polls more closely.
