Will Rivas v. Stevenson feature RDA fight?

The Times takes the reports showing that Democrat challenger Jeremy Rivas, running for county council against Rita Stevenson, received quite a bit of money from labor unions to suggest that possibly Jeremy is being funded to help overturn the Porter County Council's effort to leave the RDA.

Now first I don't think the Times came up with this on their own. I think Commissioner Harper is worried that this council seat may go to a young democrat who isn't in the fold. Second, it is very interesting that a young non-incumbent can raise so much money .... $14,443 ... and the incumbent has raised so little.

Let's be honest, there will be change on the Porter County Council this year. It may not change the party affiliations, but some amount of change is needed. Will the RDA continue to be the most pressing political issue? What about the proceeds from the hospital sale? What about economic development? What about squeezing the Auditor and Assessor so they are forced to do their jobs?