• Plot-to-Steal-America-Script

Dec 31, 2020.  Lies, Damned Lies, And Insane Statistics, American Conservative by Daniel Oliver

“Following election night, The Epoch Times’ investigative team quickly went to work. In an attempt to uncover the issues behind the election, investigative reporter Joshua Phillip traveled across the country to swing states to interview whistleblowers, big data experts, and election experts.” 

EPA – Septic Smart. Encouraging homeowners, wastewater professionals, and state,  tribal, and local officials to design and maintain effective systems to protect public health, preserve valuable water resources, and sustain economic vitality in their communities.

ISDH – Onsite Sewage Systems Program

Indiana County Health Department Contacts and Phone Numbers

Brown County:

• 1997 Septic Ordinance – Septic Ordinance 97-875
• Proposed New Septic Ordinance: 2020_11_17 Legal Notice Public Hearing and Septic Ordinance  (Public Hearing has been delayed – commissioners planning on meeting with the Health Board to learn more about the justification for the changes.
• Assessment on the proposed ordinance: Nov 24, 2020. BCD, GUEST OPINION: Justification lacking for proposed septic ordinance, by Tim Clark

Other Counties

Jennings County – Septic Regulations & Permits

• *The Jennings County Health Department no longer conducts pre-existing inspections for realtors**
• Residential on-site sewage systems rule 410 IAC 6-8.3
• Steps for obtaining a septic permit
• Application for pre existing septic permit
• Application for new septic permit

Jackson – Septic Info (no mention of a septic ordinance – Online Info and links to state code. Tel: (812) 522-6474

Shelby County.  No info on an ordinance. (317) 392-6470

• Septic: We issue permits for all residential and commercial sewage disposal systems that are not connected to a regulated sewage facility. All repairs and new construction must be inspected and signed off by our inspectors. We investigate all sewage complaints. Our records extend back to 1955. Septic permits are $25. Septic installer registration fee $20.

Daviess – Septic System Information

• Requirements For Onsite Sewage System Permit Issuance and Final Inspection
• Daviess County Septic Ordinance 2013-3.
• Septic System Requirements
• Septic System Application
• Septic System Installers and Soil Scientists
• Septic System Application – FULL PACKET

Morgan – Septic Division

• 2012 Septic Ordinance.
• Septic Installer Applications – info on various systems

Counties similar in size to Brown

Blackford

• Septic Ordinance 2001 … On Insurance –– The application shall be
  accompanied by a certificate of liability issued by a company
  registered in Indiana. The liability policy shall be sufficient to
  compensate the property owner in the event of insufficient or faulty
  work performed by the contractor.

Crawford

Perry – Septic System – No Ordinance listed. Online Info provided: Phone: 812-547-2746 X 2

Pike:

• Septic System Maintenance Procedures (Homeowners Septic System Guide
• The Pike County Health Department environmental health division handles:
  • inspection and permitting of food establishments
  • inspection and permitting of onsite sewage disposal (septic) systems
  • inspecting public or semi-public swimming pools
  • inspecting and permitting tattoo/piercing/permanent make-up establishments

Howald, Amanda

Environmental Health Specialist

Health Department

812-354-8797

Switzerland .  Purchasing A New Dwelling? posted on 2017-09-13 by Donna Faber.  If you are planning to purchase an existing home outside city limits, be sure to call the Health Dept to make sure the septic is up to code first! 812-427-3220

Nov 25, 2020. Sewer district board wants to work together. Bean Blossom, Helmsburg, Lake Lemon could end up with sewer service. by Suzannah Couch.

Sep 15, 2020. BCD, Lake Lemon homeowners seek help from sewer district By Suzannah Couch

• Resident Tim Clark also attended the virtual meeting on Sept. 8. He asked the regional sewer board if they had a percentage of people who supported bringing a sewer system to the Bean Blossom area, like members had suggested to the Lake Lemon cooperative.
• “The letters of interest for the Bean Blossom project were from 1998. Has there been any effort to update those to see what current residents think?” he asked.
• Project engineer Gary Ladd said the letters had not been updated.

Monroe County  Utility Services Board  – owns the Lake – long-term lease (50 years) with LLCD

Lake Lemon Conservancy District (LLCD) Website – 1995

• Statute – Indiana Code – IC 14-33 – Conservancy Districts – TITLE14_AR33_ar33

Board of Directors, Including – Chairman, Vice-Chair and Secretary
Manager: Adam Casey (paid)

• Advisory Board Members?
• 7 District Managers  — Directors-Map-2018
  • 7 District – Freeholder Representatives
• Sediment Management ( 1.32 million bond – sediment management – buy a dump truck

Notes: 

• Lake Lemon Environmental Group (501.c3) – Wastewater (Sewer) Strategies
• Trailer Park – known polluter (Knob Hill) – 100+ entities?
• Realtors – 10-25 percent increase in property value if sewers
• 200 homes in flood plain – septic failures when area floods

Governance  – Government and Non-Government

There is only one incorporated town in the county and that is Nashville.

The Helmsburg Community Development Corporation (510c3) is a non-government citizen-led group created to help improve the quality of life within Helmsburg (village/hamlet).  Citizens created their own economic plan and economic development area.  A great example of what other unincorporated communities within the county can accomplish.    History and timeline.

List of Government Units with the authority to tax – / Governance
 Are taxes trending up or down?

Brown County Government  / Commissioners and County Council

Brown County Townships / Township Trustee and Board

• Hamblen
• Jackson
• Van Buren
• Washington

Nashville Civil Town / Town Council

Brown County School Corporation / School Board

Brown County Public Library / Library Board

Hamblen Township Fire Protection District – District Board

Brown County Solid Waste District – District Board

Cordry-Sweetwater Conservancy District – District Board

Lake Lemon Conservancy District – District Board

Reference: Department of Local Governments Finance (DLGF )

• 2020 Brown County Budget Order – Issued December 13, 2019

Government Entities that  can Charge for Costs of Services: 

• Regional Sewer Districts (RSDs).  Can mandate sewer hooks and establish monthly rates.
  • Gnaw Bone
  • Helmsburg
  • Brown County
  • Nashville – not listed as an RSD but has the power to set rates and costs for services within the town.

Oct 27, 2020. BCD:  Lakes board OK’s new assessment amount by Suzannah Couch CORDRY-SWEETWATER — Cordry-Sweetwater residents will notice an additional number on their tax bills next year after the conservancy district’s board of directors

Oct 6, 2020. BCD.  Lakes board reduces assessment amount: Residents sought to work on changes with county By Suzannah Couch .  CORDRY-SWEETWATER — The Cordry-Sweetwater Conservancy District Board of Directors has decided not to charge residents more than $900 a year for each lot …

Sep 23, 2020. BCD.  What’s it worth to live in the lakes area? Conservancy district board explores assessment…  Suzannah Couch.  CORDRY-SWEETWATER — More than 150 residents attended a conservancy district board meeting last week to express concerns about an assessment that could have …

Facebook Page: Cordry-Sweetwater Conservancy District 

“Critical thinking is the process of reaching a decision or judgment by analyzing, evaluating, and reasoning with facts and data presented.”

Book Excerpts:  T. Edward Damer. Attacking Faulty Reasoning: A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments, 7th Edition”, Boston, MA

A system for building a “good argument.”

Five criteria of a good argument: These five categories deal with:

1.  the structural demands of a well-formed argument,
2.  the relevance of the argument’s premises,
3.  the acceptability of the argument’s premises,
4.  the sufficiency  of the relevant and acceptable premises to support the conclusion of the argument, and
5. the effectiveness of the argument’s rebuttal to blunt the force of the strongest criticisms against the argument or the position it supports.

Fallacy.

• “A fallacy is broadly defined as an error in logic and also to a mistaken or false belief.”
• ” A fallacy is a violation of one or more of the five criteria of a good argument.”

Fallacies are categorized by the criterion of a good argument that they violate.  The sixty named fallacies treated in the book are organized in Chapters 5 through 9 by the criterion violated, with one chapter devoted to each criterion. An extended discussion of each fallacy explains and illustrates exactly how the fallacy violates the criterion in question.

• Damer Glossary of Fallacies
• Damer Intellectual Code – Basic rules of intellectual behavior that support the development of good arguments.
• Common Critical Thinking Fallacies. Critical thinking is the process of reaching a decision or judgment by analyzing, evaluating, and reasoning with facts and data presented. However, nobody is thinking critically 100% of the time. Logical reasoning can be prone to fallacies. … A fallacy is an error in reasoning. When there is a fallacy in the reasoning, conclusions are less credible and can be deemed invalid.

• Common Fallacies – Exercpts – Indep Voters of Brown County IN

Additional Information – Rhetoric – Dr. Mark Foreman. Rhetoric and rhetorical devices can subtly impede critical thinking.   “Keywords:”

• Rhetoric – “the art of persuasive writing and speaking. The purpose is to persuade others to adopt a belief.”
• Rhetorical Force. “The attempt to persuade someone to adopt a belief based on the psychological or emotive responses one has toward the idea.”
• Common Rhetorical Devices – Euphisms and Dysphemisms, Weaselers, Downplayers, Stereotypes, Innuendo, Loaded Question, Ridicule/Sarcasm, Hyperbole,  Proof Surrogates.

Why Thinking Like an Open-Minded Scientist Is Good for You

Counterarguments A counterargument involves acknowledging standpoints that go against your argument and then re-affirming your argument. This is typically done by stating the opposing side’s argument, and then ultimately presenting your argument as the most logical solution. The counterargument is a standard academic move that is used in argumentative essays because it shows the reader that you are capable of understanding and respecting multiple sides of an argument.