Hello Neighbors:

Hope you are having a great 2012 so far.  I’d first like to thank everyone who helped put me in the position to serve you as New Haven’s Third District Councilman.  I really appreciate the hard work our volunteers did, and I appreciate every single vote I received on election day.  Regardless of whether you voted for me or not, I want to give you as much information on what’s going on in the City of  New Haven as possible. AND, I’d appreciate feedback on the issues we’re dealing with.  There is rarely an issue where there aren’t two sides involved.  I want to make decisions that represent District 3’s residents and what’s best for New Haven. You can help by staying in the loop and providing comments.

The most effective way for me to do this is to maintain this internet blog. I’m planning on posting an article at least twice a month on issues brought in front of the City Council and any other news concerning us in New Haven. This will include information on proposed ordinances, new construction, events, good news and bad news. You can comment on the articles, or bring up issues of your own. The blog will be moderated and we won’t allow personal attacks, or nonsense.  You can visit the blog at any time, or you can subscribe to the site. When you subscribe (free), you’ll receive an email with new posts as they come out. This is my second attempt at getting this blog going. Hopefully this time we'll have more people involved and get some interesting discussions going.

You can also email me personally at cdellinger@newhavenin.org or call my cell phone at (260) 460-7161 for questions or comments.

2012 is going to be an exciting year in New Haven.  We have a lot of projects going on. Work will be starting on the Moeller Road sidewalk project this summer and the Maplecrest Extension will be finishing up also. Look for our participation in an Indianapolis 500 Community Celebration again this year.  We had so many good comments and great participation last year, we’re planning on doing it again. As it was last year, this is a competition among Indiana Communities. The winning community receives $20,000 and the second and third will receive $2,500 each. We were so close to winning last year, we have to give it another shot. There will also be difficult issues to deal with.  The City of Fort Wayne is promising water rate hikes that will impact us. As always,it’s the job of the Council to provide the most services and best quality of life possible with the lowest tax rates. It makes it difficult when we have to deal with cost increases that our outside our control.

Again, I'm looking forward to your participation. Help me make New Haven an even greater place to live, raise our families and do business.