Message worth spreading
An estimated 16,000 teachers, parents, children and supporters of public education descended on the Statehouse on Tuesday, part of the Red for Ed Action Day, an impressive display aimed at getting increased public education funding.
More than 100 school districts closed for the day, allowing the numbers to grow. More than 200 Bartholomew County educators attended, making sure their local voices were part of the proceedings.
The message, timed to coincide with the one day lawmakers returned to the Statehouse to prepare for the 2020 legislative session, was a critically important one. All of the the school districts across the state that closed and all who attended in an effort to enact very important change should be commended for their efforts.
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Positive planning
Columbus took a step toward a busier future on Monday when the Columbus Redevelopment Commission voted to approve moving forward on a proposed hotel/conference center. Negotiations with Columbus-based Sprague Hotel Developers can now proceed.
The proposed project — a major part of the city’s Envision Columbus plan — could have a major impact on the downtown area. Adding a conference center with ample space and meeting rooms could bring in more out-of-town visitors to the city, which could provide an economic boost.
The city and developers have plenty of work to do, but the decision to move forward with Sprague, who showed a “greater overall vision” for the possibilities of the project according to Tom Vujovich, co-chair of the city’s hotel/conference center team, makes for a lot of potential going forward.
