When I talk to local Fishers officials about the situation with the Hamilton East Library Board, they are careful with on the record comments.  What I am hearing off-the-record is anger at the Hamilton County Commissioners and Hamilton County Council members for their appointments to the library board.  The City of Fishers has no appointments, nor does Noblesville.

Some very good reporting from John Tuohy of the Indianapolis Star shows that there are county officials that “expressed exasperation” over recent controversies centering on that library board.

Here is part of reporter Tuohy’s story:

“If they remove the director I would say immediately, ‘Show me the evidence’,” County Council member Ken Alexander said of Director Edra Waterman. “I would want to know exactly what she did to violate her duties.”

Alexander and Hamilton County Commission President Christine Altman expressed exasperation with the prolonged controversy over the library’s book relocation policy and the internal board machinations that have sparked outrage and placed an unwelcomed national spotlight on Fishers and Noblesville.

Tuohy quotes Commissioner Altman as saying she is concerned enough that replacing appointees on the board is possible.

This is one of the best stories published recently about this dispute, and you can access it at this link.  (Note: you may have difficulty accessing this story if you are not an subscriber to the IndyStar.  Online subscriptions are very inexpensive.  I’ve expressed this before and will do so again – subscribe to your local media!)