Apparently the folks in Pulaski County won’t be defying the federal government by observing Eastern Time. WSBT is reporting that county officials are backing down from their decision to invoke “home rule” to stay on Eastern Time despite the recent decision of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation to move them to Central Time. So, for now, starting April 2, Central Time it is for Pulaski County. The Board of Commissioners backed down after the Department of Transportation threatened a lawsuit.
Pulaski County Board of Commissioners president Mike Tiede says they didn’t want to spend taxpayer money defending their decision. Tiede said the only reason Pulaski County sought to be in Central time in the first place was because all of the counties surrounding it were asking to be on Central time.
I am not at all surprised that Pulaski County backed down… I am a little disappointed though…
Mike Sylvester
I sort of feel the same way. But, it was the right decision for Pulaski County to make. They didn’t have any legal ground upon which to stand.
I am the only one who thinks the DOT did Pulaski County a favor in moving them to CT? With due apologies to White and Cass, out of county job growth for Pulaski County residents is coming more from CTZ Porter, Lake and Starke Counties.
The problem is nobody wants to live on a time zone boundary. Why do you think Elkhart pushed so hard to keep St. Joe in the eastern time zone. Over time Pulaski County will thasnk the DOT. Question is how long before Fulton and Marshall request the same treatment.