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5uL17H!!F <br /> 186; <br /> Office of the Mayor <br /> STATEMENT FROM MAYOR STEPHEN J. LUECKE <br /> For Release <br /> Tuesday, September 20, 2005 <br /> 4:15 pm <br /> Response to Gov. Daniels Letter Regarding Indiana's Time Zone Changes <br /> "I believe that Governor Daniels is missing a unique opportunity to put <br /> Indiana in one time zone. In his letter to Secretary Mineta, Governor Daniels <br /> stated: "Obviously, one time zone statewide would be ideal, but this goal has <br /> proven unattainable." Rather, I believe that it has been left untried. With strong <br /> leadership, the Governor achieved the goal of having Hoosiers observe Daylight <br /> Savings Time. With a similar effort he could help move the entire state to Central <br /> Time. Let's not leave the job half done. It was reported during the campaign that <br /> the Governor favored Central Time for the entire state. I urge him now to support <br /> Sen. Heinold's bill to place the state on Central Time —or, to call for a statewide <br /> referendum which would give our citizens a voice in this issue. Our county would <br /> strongly support that effort. Furthermore, officials in Elkhart County have stated <br /> that Central Time would be acceptable if it were statewide. So, there is another <br /> way to keep our region on one time —and it would have the additional benefit of <br /> keeping more Hoosiers together. Even if one allows for counties in southeastern <br /> Indiana to remain on Eastern Time, over 95% of the state would be on the same <br />