JULY 2014
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IN THIS ISSUE • Westfield Rocks the 4th • Roundabout Update • Bingo Brunch • Economic Development Update
Pictured: Westfield Rocks the 4th at Asa Bales Park (2013)
LETTER FROM THE MAYOR For those of you who were able to make it to the Grand Park Grand Opening: thank you! It was a great community event and is truly one of the best things I’ve ever been a part of as mayor. If you missed it, then you might not be aware of the major announcement that we unveiled at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
ELECTED OFFICIALS Andy Cook MAYOR
Cindy Gossard
CLERK TREASURER
Jim Ake
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Robert Horkay, Steve Hoover, Chuck Lehman, Bob Smith, Cindy L. Spoljaric, Robert Stokes CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
STAFF Todd Burtron
CHIEF OF STAFF
Holladay Properties is building a 335,000 square foot indoor sports facility at Grand Park. The state of the art building will house 3 full-size professional soccer fields that can be used for recreational play and competitive play. The building will also have office space, locker rooms, meeting rooms, and a restaurant. Founded in 1952, Holladay Properties is a fully integrated real estate development and management company, with a current development portfolio of approximately $325 million spanning across all sectors of commercial real estate, including land, industrial, retail, hotel, and office. I’d like to thank Holladay Properties for investing in Westfield and our vision for the future. For those of you who want another exciting event, we’ve got one coming up this month: Westfield Rocks the 4th! Now entering its fifth year, Westfield Rocks the 4th is a community favorite that always brings a great crowd to Asa Bales Park. I hope to see you there. Thanks for all you do to make our community the place to be. All the best,
Joel Rush
POLICE CHIEF
Joe Lyons
FIRE CHIEF
Melody Jones
PARKS & RECREATION DIRECTOR
John Rogers
ENTERPRISE DIRECTOR
Matt Skelton
ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Ken Alexander
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
Derrick Cash
INFORMATICS DIRECTOR
Erin Verplank
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
J. Andrew Cook Mayor
WESTFIELD ROCKS THE 4TH EMPLOYEE HIGHLIGHT:
A COMMUNITY TRADITION CONTINUES
LEANE KMETZ
The biggest celebration in Westfield is fast approaching! 2014 marks Westfield Rocks the 4th’s fifth year, and a record crowd looks to be on hand. The Headliner’s Car Show is anticipated to double in size, the Kids Area continues to add new activities and the fireworks display will be bigger and better than ever! With live music from ESB and Stella Luna and the Satellites, the best of festival food, marketplace vendors and The Mill Tavern’s beverage garden, Westfield is the place to be for the 4th of July.
We interviewed City employee Leane Kmetz to find out more about her and the work she does for the Informatics Department. How long have you worked for the City? I’ve worked for the City for eight years, and moved to Westfield last year.
With so much around Westfield changing, construction sites will be active around the area on July 4th. Visit www.westfieldrocksthe4th. com to get suggested driving directions and details on all aspects of the celebration. Check back often, like Westfield Parks and Recreation on Facebook and follow @westfieldparks on Twitter to keep up to date on the latest news and developments.
What is GIS? Why is it important?
See you in Asa Bales Park for Westfield Rocks the 4th 2014!
Where is your favorite place to eat?
GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems. Essentially it is spatially intelligent data that people can query and measure. What question do you get asked most?
“Remember that map you made me? I can’t find it.” The Local. My favorite thing to eat there is the chicken gyro with an Upland Wheat!
BINGO BRUNCH! Join us for a delicious catered brunch and BINGO! We will play seven rounds of BINGO with a cover-all to end the event. Here’s your chance to win or take home fun prizes. Bring some friends along or meet some new ones! To register, go to www.westfield.in.gov/parks or call (317) 804-3183. Ages: 50 & Better • Min/Max: 25/35 • Fee: $10 Instructor: Westfield Parks & Recreation Staff • Location: Main Street Facility
PARTICIPANTS ENJOY A GAME AT THE FIRST BINGO BRUNCH IN JUNE 2014.
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WESTFIELD IN LIGHTS Celebrate the start of the holiday season in Downtown Westfield on Saturday, December 7th from 4:30pm-8:30pm at the annual Westfield in Lights celebration. See the lights while on a carriage ride on Union Street and check out the live nativity scene that will adorn Hadley Park (corner of Main & Union Streets), presented by Westfield Friends Church. Actors from the Westfield Playhouse will present portions of “A Christmas Carol”. Girl Scout Troops from the JoSheWe Council will display their Gingerbread House creations. Live music and lights will add to the evening’s ambiance. Don’t miss the tree lighting at 7pm! And of course, the evening wouldn’t be complete without a visit from Santa! Ento ducitat emporpore occum audigent odi desequo qui optatium rehenis eatiasp eliquid ereribus. Sum fugit, quam exceaquam alia vellest molorro con rem voloruptio. Ut aut volore simpores eos samusape nis que laccus ditaturibus, officienis soluptati re maio to con consequat quidicipiet re etur? Tor am harum solorum est, sequat modis cum undam que nonseque erumet videbisquis nonsequam, qui volum quaeper
COUNCIL UPDATE Below are some important points taken from the October 14th, City Council Meeting: •
In honor of John Dippel, his seat was left open and his notebook was placed on the table in front of the empty chair.
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Eagle Scout Franklin Webb was honored for being a page for 2 years.
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Chatham Hills, a new development north of Grand Park, was present. It will include a Pete Dye designed par three golf course and homes priced from $300,000 and up.
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The 2014 City budget had its second reading. It will be voted on at the next Council Meeting.
City Council Meetings occur on the second Monday of each month at 7:00pm and tentatively on the fourth Monday of each month (as needed) at 7:00pm.
GRAND JUNCTION DERBY Last month, the Westfield Parks and Recreation Department held the annual Grand Junction Derby in downtown Westfield. The weather cooperated just enough to get through all the racing! Ibusant entet ut verunt.
ECONOMIC
GOING ROUND AND ROUND The popular TV show Mythbusters put it to the test so it must be true: Roundabouts are safer and more efficient than four-way stop intersections. Roundabouts are becoming a part of the Hamilton County culture and the City of Westfield is playing catch up. Good thing there’s a $44 million cushion from utility sale proceeds to help pay for these needed roundabouts. City of Westfield residents are anxiously awaiting for 2 specific roundabouts: 156th Street and Spring Mill Road and 161st Street and Oak Ridge Road. Those who travel those areas know there is heavy traffic flow especially during rush hour. Turning four-way stop intersections into roundabouts takes a lot of work and coordination, which usually means a lot of time. Crews will start tackling the 156th Street and Spring Mill Road project in September. The initial work will be a major utility transfer of a transmission line and then crews will clear and prime the area for construction. The City of Westfield would like to see this completed before the winter weather moves through, if not it will be complete by early spring. The next project is 161st Street and Oak Ridge Road. The City of Westfield plans to get started in March and will close the road for construction in early May. Land acquisition caused some of the delays, but now the project is starting to move forward. These two roundabouts are a part of a long list of infrastructure projects to continue the momentum in making Westfield Where You Want To Be.
DEVELOPMENT UPDATES
BAGGER DAVE’S
Mayor Cook helped welcome Bagger Dave’s to Westfield in an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at the end of May. Stop by and grab some grub at the Village Park Plaza location on 146th Street!
GIGI’S CUPCAKES Indulge your sweet tooth at the new GiGi’s Cupcakes! Special to the Westfield location: The Monon Social Room! Inspired by the historic railroad and trail, the Monon Social Room seats 30 people comfortably, and comes complete with a dry-erase mural wall that kids will love to draw on! Stop by today!
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS Westfield recently welcomed Christian Brothers Automotive to their new location near Gray Road and 146th
PRESORT STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS JULY 4 • Westfield Rocks the 4th
4:00 - 10:00 pm, Asa Bales Park
JULY 7 & 21 • Advisory Plan Commission Meeting
7:00 pm, Westfield City Hall, Assembly Room
JULY 8 • Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting
7:00 pm, Westfield City Hall, Assembly Room
JULY 12 & 26 • Heart and Soul Free Clinic
9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 202 Penn Street
JULY 14 • City Council Meeting
7:00 pm, Westfield City Hall, Assembly Room
JULY 25 • Movies in the Park - Remember the Titans
9:05 pm, Asa Bales Park, North entrance