No time for much commentary here, but the South Bend Tribune has an article on whether Elkhart County would petition for a move to Central Time if the St. Joseph County petition to move time zones is granted. Professor John Gaski says Elkhart County would do so in a heartbeat and their case for moving becomes overwhelming if St. Joseph County is in the central time zone. Elkhart County Commissioner Terry Rodino offers a condescending response, suggesting that Professor Gaski should “worry about what bowl Notre Dame’s football team will play in and go back to education.”
Commissioner Yoder admitted that Elkhart County’s situation would change if St. Joseph County were in the Central zone, but does not necessarily see a reason to switch even in that case. On the other hand, he would support a referendum considering the time zone statewide:
Calling it “very bad public policy” to allow time zone changes one county at a time, Yoder said he would favor a statewide referendum on the issue if it would mean the whole state was on the same time.
“I’d support that in a heartbeat,” Yoder said. “That’s the best way out of this mess.”
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