Petition Against the New Whitley County Jail location Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/petition-against-the-new-whitley-county-jail-location.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:07 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Anonymous [Signature #107] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24416372?utm_medium=rss Who is this jail benefitting? Not the people of Whitley County, that's for sure. We do not need a jail worth millions of dollars that could be spent on projects to uplift the community! Parks, downtown projects, infrastructure, etc.

]]> Fri, 2 Jun 2023 09:34:07 UTC 24416372 Marion Leavell [Signature #106] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24397886?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Mar 2023 06:54:57 UTC 24397886 Mr Derek Ewing [Signature #105] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24397043?utm_medium=rss Chad Banks is really living up to the Banks name of being a seedy politician.

]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 01:53:13 UTC 24397043 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #104] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24396319?utm_medium=rss Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:19:50 UTC 24396319 Mrs Candra Canniff [Signature #103] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24396234?utm_medium=rss It's wrong that Columbia City failed to invite the community to meetings regarding the new jail and location of it. The city did not enforce th÷ town folks about this they took it upon themselves and didn't give thought to the community. Thought this was a friend town and a good place to call home but that was over 45 years ago. Now day people in Columbia City are not the friendliest, and the law finds any thing to pull you over this City is a money hunger town and I believe it when I hear come to this town on vacation leave on probation.
Now your want to to put a jail by our theater, senior citizens dwelling, our stores and restaurants. That not good no matter how you look at it. There has to be some where else to build the jail
Instead of building a park or recreation center in the old high school location put the jail there instead.

]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 02:29:46 UTC 24396234 Mr Anonymous [Signature #102] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24395255?utm_medium=rss Sun, 12 Mar 2023 05:35:51 UTC 24395255 Ms. Rachel Bone [Signature #101] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24395092?utm_medium=rss Sun, 12 Mar 2023 12:01:06 UTC 24395092 Anonymous [Signature #100] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24394898?utm_medium=rss My response to recently learning about the county leaders’ non disclosed plan to build an expensive new jail near the local theater and senior center is one of alarm. I was further alarmed to learn that they have been dealing with an architect company for two years without county residents knowing that. The cost they spent on the new high school plus inflation increases have raised my property tax to unreasonable amount. Building a new large jail would raise the tax even higher. It is time to start caring about the residents of this county and permitting them to have a voice in regards to what happens in their own community. Stop the manipulative nondisclosure tactics that have been used to keep local citizens in the dark!

]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2023 10:40:27 UTC 24394898 Ms Laura Saggars [Signature #99] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24394154?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Mar 2023 07:18:10 UTC 24394154 Anonymous [Signature #98] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24393909?utm_medium=rss Not an appropriate location for the new proposal. Reconsideration for the development needs to happen and the community needs to be involved and be able to voice their opinion.

]]> Wed, 8 Mar 2023 01:50:58 UTC 24393909 Mr Cal Jones [Signature #97] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24393906?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Mar 2023 01:40:28 UTC 24393906 Mr. J Wagner Joseph Wagner [Signature #96] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24393478?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Mar 2023 07:02:59 UTC 24393478 Mrs Jaime Peppler [Signature #95] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24393163?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Mar 2023 12:41:00 UTC 24393163 Rick Kreps [Signature #94] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392942?utm_medium=rss Other land options.needed. More disclosure and transparency to public concerning decision-making. Current proposal needs immediate delay. Groundbreaking in March for such a controversial public project is ludicrous.

]]> Sat, 4 Mar 2023 03:07:29 UTC 24392942 James Null [Signature #93] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392863?utm_medium=rss Be transparent

]]> Sat, 4 Mar 2023 03:21:00 UTC 24392863 Anonymous [Signature #92] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392753?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Mar 2023 08:08:13 UTC 24392753 Kayla Wigent [Signature #91] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392730?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Mar 2023 07:52:44 UTC 24392730 Anonymous [Signature #90] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392431?utm_medium=rss The way this has been presented to the public reeks of a tone-deaf lack of transparency, at best. The government of Whitley County is demanding our blind trust while at the same time showcasing their lack of trust in the public to decide what's right for our community.

]]> Fri, 3 Mar 2023 05:53:30 UTC 24392431 Ms Anonymous [Signature #89] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392387?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Mar 2023 01:17:35 UTC 24392387 Mr. Chris Jones [Signature #88] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392382?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Mar 2023 12:38:23 UTC 24392382 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #87] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392116?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Mar 2023 03:23:45 UTC 24392116 Mr Kevin Coverstone [Signature #86] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392105?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Mar 2023 02:41:03 UTC 24392105 Anonymous [Signature #85] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392103?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Mar 2023 02:30:52 UTC 24392103 Anonymous [Signature #84] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392097?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Mar 2023 02:09:06 UTC 24392097 Mrs. Jennifer Schaab [Signature #83] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392089?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Mar 2023 01:34:41 UTC 24392089 Mrs Angela Whetsel [Signature #82] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392067?utm_medium=rss The community should have been involved and not have been done in the manner it was.

]]> Thu, 2 Mar 2023 12:16:28 UTC 24392067 Ms Sabrina Martinez [Signature #81] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392062?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Mar 2023 11:59:22 UTC 24392062 Andrea Kaduk [Signature #80] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392030?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Mar 2023 09:48:56 UTC 24392030 Mr William Culp [Signature #79] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24392018?utm_medium=rss It needs to be moved possibly by the highway dept area.

]]> Wed, 1 Mar 2023 09:01:37 UTC 24392018 Anonymous [Signature #78] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24391960?utm_medium=rss This is a complete waste of money to rebuild. Add to what you have and quit taking up farm land for these "projects."

]]> Wed, 1 Mar 2023 06:52:10 UTC 24391960 Anonymous [Signature #77] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24391480?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Feb 2023 05:59:53 UTC 24391480 Anonymous [Signature #76] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24391358?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Feb 2023 01:55:26 UTC 24391358 Paul Burris [Signature #75] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24391174?utm_medium=rss There are better sites to be considered. If they thought the community was okay with this, why was is done secretly? Why were the tax payers not informed?

]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:06:20 UTC 24391174 Tammy Burris [Signature #74] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24391171?utm_medium=rss I never knew of any plans for a new jail nor the taxes Im sure I will be paying without my input. It took years to okay the funding for the new high school, The county counsel feels they were open about this project? B.S.

]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 02:53:57 UTC 24391171 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #73] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24390930?utm_medium=rss Whitley County Commissioners;
Whitley County Council;
Do you really think we need a new jail without the Whitley County Public"s input ?
I think it should be put on a public vote.
You are spending money you do not have, and expect us to pay for it.
What your doing is sneaking it though the back door. and calling it legal.
I heard more about Allen County's Jail..
What we need is the State of Indiana to investigate our Whitley County Commissioners and County Council members, and how they are conducting
County Business.
We also need to inform the local networks.
And then Vote all of our Whitley County Commissioners and Council out of office.

]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2023 06:54:55 UTC 24390930 Dr Timothy Chamberlain [Signature #72] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24390750?utm_medium=rss Extremely poor way to force something down the throats of our community

]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:33:50 UTC 24390750 Dr Josette CHAMBERLAIN [Signature #71] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24390715?utm_medium=rss This is a very bad choice for location of a jail.

]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:08:29 UTC 24390715 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #70] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24390390?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Feb 2023 05:32:13 UTC 24390390 Ms Anonymous [Signature #69] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24390388?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Feb 2023 05:29:48 UTC 24390388 MR Anonymous [Signature #68] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24390386?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Feb 2023 05:23:56 UTC 24390386 Ann Rider [Signature #67] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24390369?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Feb 2023 04:46:41 UTC 24390369 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #66] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24390317?utm_medium=rss This lack of public notice is similar to the episode in August 2022 involving the Plan Commission not respecting Indiana Code 36-7-4-507 requiring to "have the entire (Comprehensive) plan on file at least 10-days before a hearing." The advance notice provisions adopted in October 2018 need to be overhauled.

]]> Sun, 26 Feb 2023 02:12:32 UTC 24390317 Mr Josiah Marchand [Signature #65] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24390058?utm_medium=rss If the current jail is not large enough to house all of the people that are being convicted of crimes in Whitley County, I feel we should focus on reforms to the judicial system to lower the number of people being sent there and shorten the amount of time they spend in jail. Private prison companies don't deserve our tax dollars.

]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:20:04 UTC 24390058 Mr Lawrence Hershman [Signature #64] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24390055?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:13:50 UTC 24390055 Lisa Gerdes [Signature #63] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24390051?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:05:14 UTC 24390051 George Gerdes [Signature #62] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24390050?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:02:05 UTC 24390050 Ehren Gerdes [Signature #61] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24390045?utm_medium=rss Typical closed door deals by the corrupt Banks family regime. Social Security and Medicare are their next targets. Zero transparency in Whitley County or DC..

]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 04:52:22 UTC 24390045 Debbie Gay [Signature #60] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389994?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Feb 2023 02:49:47 UTC 24389994 Mrs. Carolyn Sloan [Signature #59] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389978?utm_medium=rss The lack of community input for the location of the new jail is outrageous. It is taxpayer money being used!

]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 02:30:35 UTC 24389978 Cody Honaker [Signature #58] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389968?utm_medium=rss Piss poor of you too go behind the backs of the ppl who pay your mortgage and put the Jail in a location that you didn't get approved by the ppl that will end up paying for it to be built there. Great job shitbags

]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 02:04:55 UTC 24389968 Mrs Erin McKee [Signature #57] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389956?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Feb 2023 01:41:20 UTC 24389956 Mrs Sarah Weber [Signature #56] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389744?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Feb 2023 01:49:02 UTC 24389744 mr michaerl neidigh [Signature #55] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389704?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Feb 2023 12:31:22 UTC 24389704 Ms. Lisa Coville [Signature #54] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389689?utm_medium=rss Do the right thing, move the location and let the community have input as government has been established to do. Thank you.

]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 12:00:19 UTC 24389689 Mrs JoElla Murphy [Signature #53] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389670?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 11:39:32 UTC 24389670 Mr Ronald Kaminski [Signature #52] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389637?utm_medium=rss This location is not appropriate for Whitley County.

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2023 11:05:25 UTC 24389637 Mr Douglas Hosler [Signature #51] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389625?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:38:49 UTC 24389625 Mark Forrester [Signature #50] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389618?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:31:49 UTC 24389618 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #49] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389613?utm_medium=rss Not at this location!!!

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:21:20 UTC 24389613 Mrs Deb Davis [Signature #48] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389603?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:50:06 UTC 24389603 Jeremy Patton [Signature #47] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389591?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:20:02 UTC 24389591 Mel Hodgkins [Signature #46] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389586?utm_medium=rss Sounds like Washington DC shoving through stuff without informing the public!!!

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:13:33 UTC 24389586 Brian Phillips [Signature #45] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389585?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:12:55 UTC 24389585 Mrs Rachel Medcalf [Signature #44] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389583?utm_medium=rss I do NOT want the new Whitley County Jail built, This is a public safety concern!

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:10:30 UTC 24389583 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #43] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389570?utm_medium=rss Socialism has started with this

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:54:21 UTC 24389570 Ms Nina Hartz [Signature #42] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389556?utm_medium=rss I’m not just opposed to the location, the fact that the county is building a new jail, period, without consulting its citizens, enrages me.

Maybe we could stop the over policing and that would help with the “overcrowding”. 40 million dollars on a new jail, instead we will just keep throwing kids in jail for pot.

Fighting real crime here, boys!!!

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:33:07 UTC 24389556 Mrs Ann Blankenship [Signature #41] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389544?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:22:19 UTC 24389544 <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389502?utm_medium=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[Mr. & Mrs. Michael Betts, Columbia City, Indiana, United States of America]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 07:07:49 UTC</pubDate> <quid isPermaLink="false">24389502</quid> </item> <item> <title>Ms Anonymous [Signature #39] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389496?utm_medium=rss Columbia City is a small town that will be overrun with inmates, putting it's citizens at risk. This must not be allowed. If it goes through and people are hurt, or worse, the lawsuits against the city and responsible individuals will be astronomical.

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2023 06:58:02 UTC 24389496 Anonymous [Signature #38] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389495?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 06:51:59 UTC 24389495 Mr. Timothy Kyler [Signature #37] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389478?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 06:18:12 UTC 24389478 Anonymous [Signature #36] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389461?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 05:53:07 UTC 24389461 Anonymous [Signature #35] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389443?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 05:32:18 UTC 24389443 Mrs Kathi Harmeyer [Signature #34] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389412?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 04:47:24 UTC 24389412 Mr. Marty Davison [Signature #33] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389266?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 01:31:53 UTC 24389266 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #32] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389254?utm_medium=rss There are better locations for a new jail.

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2023 01:21:45 UTC 24389254 Ms Kristine Hart [Signature #31] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24389219?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2023 12:51:58 UTC 24389219 Mr. Michael Ferguson [Signature #30] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24388598?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Feb 2023 09:54:31 UTC 24388598 Mr. Monte Wilkinson [Signature #29] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24388103?utm_medium=rss Location, location, location!

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 04:01:27 UTC 24388103 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #28] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24387869?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2023 09:20:58 UTC 24387869 Anonymous [Signature #27] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24387828?utm_medium=rss Needs to be in a better spot away from the Seniors and the kids that go to the movies. We need a restaurant instead of a jail in that location. And we still do not know what the new route for US 30 is going to be yet. for traffic flow in the area.

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 03:48:53 UTC 24387828 Mr Jeff Dornick [Signature #26] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24387798?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2023 02:05:54 UTC 24387798 Dr. Nathan Randolph [Signature #25] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24387589?utm_medium=rss Find a more remote location for county jail.

]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 06:08:12 UTC 24387589 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #24] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24387375?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Feb 2023 01:33:12 UTC 24387375 Dr. Sarah Randolph [Signature #23] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24387325?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Feb 2023 08:11:43 UTC 24387325 Mr Ryan Patterson [Signature #22] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24387306?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Feb 2023 06:53:23 UTC 24387306 Dale Hinslea [Signature #21] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24387059?utm_medium=rss I'm against the proposed location for a new jail in Columbia City, plus the way it was presented to the residents.

]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2023 05:20:46 UTC 24387059 Ashley Kasnick [Signature #20] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24386991?utm_medium=rss Nervous what this would do to the local property prices. I've already seen a increase in light pollution from Culvers now we're going to add a jail. The country rural setting I moved out here for will be ruined.

]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2023 01:35:27 UTC 24386991 Mr. Mark Pequignot [Signature #19] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24386265?utm_medium=rss Very poor location and lack of public input

]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2023 09:05:20 UTC 24386265 Mr Anonymous [Signature #18] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24386166?utm_medium=rss Is this going to be one of the very few methadone clinics/ meth rehab in the midwest? 220 beds to hold inmates from Gary and other surrounding facilities? Our community does not want to draw this type of attraction to our town!! What are we thinking

]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2023 02:21:06 UTC 24386166 Mrs Emily Day [Signature #17] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24385992?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Feb 2023 03:18:14 UTC 24385992 Mr Anonymous [Signature #16] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24385911?utm_medium=rss Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:02:40 UTC 24385911 Mr Nathan Patterson [Signature #15] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24385647?utm_medium=rss Wed, 15 Feb 2023 01:29:02 UTC 24385647 Mr John Piebenga [Signature #14] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24385618?utm_medium=rss Tue, 14 Feb 2023 10:30:04 UTC 24385618 David Hearld [Signature #13] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24385587?utm_medium=rss Tue, 14 Feb 2023 06:13:03 UTC 24385587 Donna Hearld [Signature #12] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24385586?utm_medium=rss Tue, 14 Feb 2023 06:03:16 UTC 24385586 Conne Forrester [Signature #11] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24385551?utm_medium=rss It wasn't done in the best interest of our County.

]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 03:04:55 UTC 24385551 Nicki Venable [Signature #10] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24385545?utm_medium=rss Tue, 14 Feb 2023 02:04:05 UTC 24385545 Mrs. Kimberly Patterson [Signature #9] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24385541?utm_medium=rss Tue, 14 Feb 2023 01:40:32 UTC 24385541 Mrs. Catherine Curry [Signature #8] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24385537?utm_medium=rss Tue, 14 Feb 2023 01:20:20 UTC 24385537