Dear Community Members,
We’ve made progress, but we need more time before the hearing and maximum visibility NOW to stop this rezoning.
Key Updates:
-Met with Councilors David Sanders & James Blanco – They heard our concerns.
-Mayor Easter confirmed receipt of our second submission – We will follow up again, asking her to publicly support postponing the hearing and stopping the rezoning. Please do the same!
URGENT NEXT STEPS – ACT NOW!
1. Keep Emailing APC – Request Postponement + Opposition (Together!)
APC only accepts one record per resident. We must combine our request to postpone the hearing with our opposition to the rezoning.
Email APC: apc@tippecanoe.in.gov
2. Email the Mayor & All City Council Members
Mayor Erin Easter: mayor@westlafayette.in.gov (Ask her to lead the call for postponement & rezoning rejection.)
West Lafayette City Council Members:
District 1 - Laila Veidemanis: lveidemanis@westlafayette.in.gov
District 2 - Michelle Dennis: mdennis@westlafayette.in.gov
District 3 -Colin Lee: clee@westlafayette.in.gov
District 4 - Larry Leverenz: lleverenz@westlafayette.in.gov
District 5 - Kathy Parker: kparker@westlafayette.in.gov
District 6 - Stacey Baitinger Burr: sburr@westlafayette.in.gov
At Large - Iris O'Donnell Bellisario: ibellisario@westlafayette.in.gov
At Large - James Blanco: jblanco@westlafayette.in.gov
At Large - David Sanders: dsanders@westlafayette.in.gov
3. Social Media Flood Campaign – Let’s Go Viral!
We need massive public attention to force a response.
Post on Your Personal Accounts: Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, Reddit, Nextdoor, LinkedIn, TikTok
Sign & Share the Petition: https://chng.it/V67KCZzJGs
Use hashtags: #StopI3Rezoning #SaveWestLafayette #ProtectOurNeighborhoods #NoHeavyIndustryNearHomes #PRFStopRezoning
Tag & Engage:
@PurdueUniversity
@PurdueResearchFoundation
@WestLafayetteIN
@MayorErinEaster
Contact Journalists & Media Outlets:
Local:
Dave Bangert – @davebangert on X
WLFI – news@wlfi.com
Journal & Courier – community@jconline.com
Indiana Statewide:
IndyStar – newstips@indystar.com
WFYI – news@wfyi.org
Indiana Public Media – news@indianapublicmedia.org
National:
Emily Badger (NYT) – emily.badger@nytimes.com
Laura Bliss (Bloomberg) – lbliss@bloomberg.net
WSJ – wsj.ltrs@wsj.com
NPR – newstips@npr.org
THIS WEEK IS CRITICAL!
Every email, post, and share matters. Let’s make this too big to ignore.
Thank you all for standing up—we WILL make a difference!