Estridge chosen to fill out BTC after Leffingwell resigns
March 1, 2023 at 5:53 p.m.
The five Franklin County Republican precinct committee persons eligible to vote in Thursday’s caucus to replace the current vacant seat on Brookville Town Council had two individuals from which to choose –John Estridge and Victoria Meyer.
And based on party chair Neysa Raible’s announcement after a brief closed-door vote, Mr. Estridge received at least three of those as he was selected to fill Brooke Leffingwell’s seat for the town’s first ward. Leffingwell recently resigned a term slated to end on Dec. 31, 2024.
Prior to each candidate’s three-minute introductions, Raible certified that each was qualified to fill the vacancy.
Estridge began by referencing a letter of interest he sent to the precinct committee. He then reiterated the gist of the letter.
“In five decades of covering Brookville Town Council as a reporter, the vast majority were responsible, made good decisions with the information they had …only recently has it gone off the tracks.
“I would like to bring back that responsibility and saneness to council,” he went on.
He touted himself as a fiscal Republican who doesn’t want to spend too much taxpayer money, as he said has been done recently.
“If elected, I will have an open door, I will have my phone number and email public and if anyone wants to sit on my porch and talk, I will listen,”he added. “I think there hasn’t been a lot of listening lately. I think Bridget and Earl are doing a really good job of bringing things back to the way they need to be …they listen to people, I would listen to people.”
Bridget Hayes and Earl Moore, respective president and vice-president of council, were observing Thursday’s proceedings.
Meyer told the gathering she’s lived on Cliff Street for 40 years, raised three children and now has four grandchildren. She considers Brookville a great community to raise kids. During that time, she worked full-time and attained multiple degrees.
Ms. Meyer, along with Estridge, serves on the Brookville Redevelopment Commission and is a member of the pathway team for the Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program (HELP) focusing on strengthening local economies.
She also said she’s happy with the direction of the board under its new members. Meyer wished to help them “make good decisions for the community as a whole,”adding residents should be treated with respect and the “voices of the community heard.”
Estridge was sworn in and joins Hayes, Moore, Curtis Ward and Charles Campbell on the all Republican council.
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The five Franklin County Republican precinct committee persons eligible to vote in Thursday’s caucus to replace the current vacant seat on Brookville Town Council had two individuals from which to choose –John Estridge and Victoria Meyer.
And based on party chair Neysa Raible’s announcement after a brief closed-door vote, Mr. Estridge received at least three of those as he was selected to fill Brooke Leffingwell’s seat for the town’s first ward. Leffingwell recently resigned a term slated to end on Dec. 31, 2024.
Prior to each candidate’s three-minute introductions, Raible certified that each was qualified to fill the vacancy.
Estridge began by referencing a letter of interest he sent to the precinct committee. He then reiterated the gist of the letter.
“In five decades of covering Brookville Town Council as a reporter, the vast majority were responsible, made good decisions with the information they had …only recently has it gone off the tracks.
“I would like to bring back that responsibility and saneness to council,” he went on.
He touted himself as a fiscal Republican who doesn’t want to spend too much taxpayer money, as he said has been done recently.
“If elected, I will have an open door, I will have my phone number and email public and if anyone wants to sit on my porch and talk, I will listen,”he added. “I think there hasn’t been a lot of listening lately. I think Bridget and Earl are doing a really good job of bringing things back to the way they need to be …they listen to people, I would listen to people.”
Bridget Hayes and Earl Moore, respective president and vice-president of council, were observing Thursday’s proceedings.
Meyer told the gathering she’s lived on Cliff Street for 40 years, raised three children and now has four grandchildren. She considers Brookville a great community to raise kids. During that time, she worked full-time and attained multiple degrees.
Ms. Meyer, along with Estridge, serves on the Brookville Redevelopment Commission and is a member of the pathway team for the Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program (HELP) focusing on strengthening local economies.
She also said she’s happy with the direction of the board under its new members. Meyer wished to help them “make good decisions for the community as a whole,”adding residents should be treated with respect and the “voices of the community heard.”
Estridge was sworn in and joins Hayes, Moore, Curtis Ward and Charles Campbell on the all Republican council.