Keller is not worried about re-election

Keller was one of two Republicans who voted for the (income tax) hike. The other, Lance Langsford, isn’t running for re-election. Keller said he’s not worried about any fallout. He said his district has the highest crime rate in the county.  (WTHR News, August 30, 2007)

Scott Keller is gay friendly

And don’t forget to visit our current sponsors! These folks have invested in our site, so let’s be sure to show them the love too. Indianapolis City-County Councilor Scott Keller would like for you to know that he’s gay friendly and he’d appreciate your vote this November if you live in the city.  (Bil Browning: The Bilerico Project)

A personal response from Mahern on why his webpage is lacking

As you see, over to the right, I have posted some links for each candidate.  I had emailed both to ask for a link to a site that I could hand out if anyone was interested.  Here was Brian’s response. 

As you know, my focus on is talking personally to individual voters at their homes about the issues most important to them.  I guess one of the trade-off of going to 45-50 homes a night is not having an elaborate website. Please feel free to share my e-mail and phone number with people you personally know who would like to know more about my candidacy.

Take care.

Brian Mahern
brian@mahern.net

(Editors note: If you want his phone number, let me know)
 

A personal response from Keller on why he voted for the police merger

After reading about how Ballard is promising, if elected, to abolish the police merger, I decided to write my current councillor to see if that was really a possibility.  I also asked him to please explain why he voted for the merger even though he was first against it.  Below was his response:

Actually, I voted against it the first time but for it after all my amendments were included, one of which required the officers themselves (43 of them) to come up with the resolutions to complete the merger. It is not possible to undo the merger, which was allowed by State law.  The Sheriff appoints the Police Chief, then Mayor must approve, then the Council.  We could, maybe, remove Sheriff. I voted for merger because it would free up desk guys to go on the road (137); because it would save some money (about $7,000,000 so far, less than estimates); because it would bring needed professionalism to the Sheriff’s Department (long a hotbed of politics regardless of who is Sheriff); because Marion County is nearly built-out; and because of efficiencies achieved, whether they save money or not.

Letter to the editor disgruntled by tax increase

When I asked Scott Keller afterward why he voted for the tax increase, and I stated that I was moving because of all these taxes, he replied, “Well, go to Michigan or Florida if you want high taxes.”  (Ann Hicks, Letter to the Editor, IndyStar)