New Albany, Indiana has been tied up in controversy over the Providence Mill Dam — the same dam where a fourteen-year-old boy tragically drowned last year. Since then, lawsuits have piled up, deadlines have been missed, and the city council has been pushing for answers about how much taxpayer money has gone into fighting these legal battles.
Mayor Jeff Gahan, who’s now in his fourth term, has done a lot of things people appreciate — new parks, development, revitalization. But right now, many residents, including groups like Hoosier Action, are asking a simple question: where is the money going? And why isn’t the city being more transparent about it?
We’re going to unpack that today with Cisa Kubley from Hoosier Action— not as an attack, but as a conversation about what good local leadership really looks like. Because being friends with city leaders, or agreeing with them most of the time, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t expect better communication and accountability when it matters most. This is about making our communities stronger by asking fair questions — and expecting fair answers.
