At their April meeting, the JIPSD Commissioners voted 5 to 1 to oppose HB 4076 that would give the voters of the unincorporated area of the District an opportunity to annex to the Town. At that meeting, JIPSD Attorney Trent Kernodle harshly criticized the bill. Interestingly, he spoke favorably of HB 3669, which would accomplish the same goal.
Commissioner Kathy Woolsey asked that consideration of HB 3669 be put on the agenda for the May meeting. While the District rules give each Commissioner the right to place items on the agenda, Chairman Hollingsworth along with Vice Chair Kay Kernodle and Secretary Cubby Wilder refused to place this item on the agenda.
The reason why it is important for the JIPSD Commissioners to support a bill is that Senator Sandy Senn will only support our effort to reunite the Town if District Manager Robert Wise "signs off" on a bill.
If there is going to be any chance for those who were in the Town to have an opportunity to return, it is vitally important that all supporters of the Town, both within and without contact Senator Senn and ask her to support reuniting the Town. It would also help to contact Commissioners Hollingsworth, Kernodle, Wilder, Platt, and Engelman and insist that they start supporting the Town rather than fighting it.
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