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School board transfers land despite safety concerns By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Clay Schools Board of Trustees voted Oct. 26 to transfer a small piece of land near Carmel High EDUCATION School to the City of Carmel to make way for a roundabout, but not before some board members expressed concerns about the safety of the intersection after the project is complete. The City of Carmel is planning to convert the intersection of 4th Avenue and Main Street, currently controlled by a traffic light, to a roundabout. School board members said they had no problem transferring the .05 acres to the city without compensation, but some questioned whether a roundabout would provide a safe crossing for the many students who travel between the school and the Carmel Clay Public Library, which is directly across the street. The library is closed for renovations, but when it’s open, a steady crowd of students crosses Main Street to visit the library after the school day ends. “I’m still not satisfied with the way they’ve laid that out for our students and the traffic, because it’s not a whole lot different than the ones that are down on 126th
A roundabout is planned at the intersection of Main Street and 4th Ave. (Submitted image)
Street,” board member Pam Knowles said. “The traffic does not go through there very slowly, and they don’t wait for people. It’s still concerning.” Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said the city has been planning for the roundabout for several years and that CCS has been involved in the process. He said Carmel officials are “leaning toward” adding a raised, mid-block crosswalk with flashing lights activated by crossing pedestrians to help slow traffic in the area. He wants to see the road transformed into a boulevard with a median in the center to provide additional
safety for pedestrians. Brainard said intersections with traffic lights are more dangerous for pedestrians than those with roundabouts because of vehicle speeds at the intersection. “Many times there is a false sense of security in a crosswalk at a stoplight, but a stoplight tends to encourage faster speeds as people speed up to go through the yellow before it turns red,” he said. “If there is a mistake, the accident takes place at a much higher speed.” Brainard said plans to improve nearby roads are under way to help reduce traffic on Main Street. Upgrades are proposed on Smoky Row Road between Old Meridian and Range Line Road, which should provide a better east/west option for those who do not want to drive through the often-crowded Arts & Design District. Veterans Way also is expected to be expanded in the next few years to help alleviate traffic congestion in the area. The board members approved the transfer unanimously, with board member Layla Spanenberg saying she voted in favor despite her concerns about safety because the city could acquire the land by eminent domain if the school board did not approve the transfer.
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CCS presents 3 redistricting options By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Carmel Clay Schools has released three options for redistricting elementary and middle school students. EDUCATION All Carmel residents — not just families with students in the district — are encouraged to learn more and share feedback online. Residents may enter their address at myschoollocation.com/carmelclayschools to see where their home fits into each option. They can view online the scenarios, statistical information, and watch a video presen-
tation explaining the process. After learning about the scenarios, residents are encouraged to take a survey to submit feedback on the options. The survey will close at 8 a.m. Nov. 9. The options were created by planning firm Cooperative Strategies and revised after focus group meetings with parents, educators and community members. CCS will hold community meetings Nov. 4 and 5 to provide information and receive feedback on the redistricting options. A ticket to the meeting may be requested by Nov. 2 by following a link in the survey. The meetings at the Carmel High School audito-
rium will be limited to 150 attendees to ensure physical distancing can be maintained. A single recommended option, which may be revised from the current options based on community feedback, is expected to be presented to the school board Nov. 23, with a final vote set for Dec. 14. The redistricting process is necessitated by the addition of Clay Center Elementary, which will open in the fall of 2021. It replaces Orchard Park Elementary, which is 5 miles away and will close after the 2020-21 school year. Learn more at surveymonkey.com/r/ CCS_Scenarios.
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growth during Hufman’s time there. “We went from a department of eight to a department of 52 full time and about 15 part Dave Huffman now has more time for time annually,” he said. “We have summer his woodworking hobby and spending help, too, so we get close to 80 people.” time with his When Huffman became commisCITY NEWS grandchildren. sioner in 2007, his department manHuffman, 60, aged 406 miles of streets and 47 retired Oct. 30 after more than 32 roundabouts compared to today’s years with the City of Carmel Street 544 miles and 134 roundabouts. Dept. After joining the department “The two things I’m very proud of in April 1988, Huffman became inter(are), the work we’ve done in getim street commissioner in 2007 and ting the snow removal quicker and Huffman was appointed officially in Decemmore efficiently without adding a ber of that same year. lot of people,” Huffman said. “(I’m also proud “It’s just the right time. I’ve been there of) getting all the streetlights changed over long enough,” said Huffman, who lives in to LED lights, which cuts 48 percent off the Noblesville with his wife, Karen. “I was electricity consumption.” going to retire earlier this year, but when Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard praised HuffCOVID hit I postponed it. Now that we have man and his department for the services everything in place, I felt it was more appro- they provide. priate now than earlier.” “From midnight calls on snowy winter Operations Manager Terry Killen, who has nights to going out during a storm to rebeen with the department since 1991, will move downed trees or debris blocking our replace Huffman as commissioner. Huffman storm sewers during a heavy rain, Dave said Killen has been his right-hand man and and his staff have risen to the challenge of it will be a smooth transition. keeping our streets and our city in optimal The department experienced tremendous condition,” Brainard stated.
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Fishers, Carmel, Greenwood, Terre Haute and Lafayette. Heart and Soul Free Clinic to conduct second fundraising gala Westfield-based Heart and Soul Free Clinic will conduct a virtual fundraising gala at 7 p.m. Nov. 7. It will have a mask-a-rade theme. Heart and Soul Free Clinic provides free medical, dental and mental healthcare to uninsured and underinsured individuals in Central Indiana. Besides providing care at the clinic in Westfield, medical care also is provided on the mobile medical unit that travels to several different locations. Tickets for the virtual event are $100. Each attendee will receive a link to the event along with a Heart and Soul mask and a gift to celebrate with the clinic. To buy a ticket, visit heartandsoulclinic. org/virtual-mask-a-rade-gala. People also can purchase $75 raffle tickets. Raffle winners will be drawn at the virtual event. Winners do not need to be present to win. To purchase a raffle ticket, call the clinic at 317-804-5782 or email info@ heartandsoulclinic.org. Open Doors of Washington Township seeks Thanksgiving donations The Westfield-based Open Doors of Washington Township is seeking donations for its annual Thanksgiving project. The project provides food baskets for approximately 275 families in Westfield, and that number could increase this year due to the financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. The food pantry is seeking canned peaches, pineapples,
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A Catholic priest suspended from ministry in July has been reinstated and appointed to a Marion FAITH church. The Rev. Ted Rothrock, then pastor at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carmel, received the suspension after writing a bulletin article in Rothrock June criticizing leaders of antifa and the Black Lives Matter organization, calling them “serpents in the garden” and stating that “their poison is more toxic than any pandemic we have endured.” In a statement released Oct. 27, Bishop Timothy Doherty said the last few months have been filled with prayerful discernment for him and Rothrock. “Throughout this time, Father Rothrock and I have met on multiple occasions to discuss his well-being and plans for his return to public ministry,” Doherty stated. “Based on these conversations, and after consultation with the Clergy Personnel Advisory Committee, I have rescinded the suspension issued to Father Rothrock on July 1, 2020, hereby restoring his faculties as a priest in good standing.” Rothrock will become the missionary pastor of St. Paul Catholic Church in Marion beginning Nov. 1. The Rev. Christopher Roberts, a 41-year-old pastor at St. Paul, died Oct. 10 after a firearm he was cleaning accidentally discharged. “Father Rothrock’s extensive pastoral experience in our diocese has allowed him to shepherd, guide and care for many people through a number of situations,” Doherty stated. “I feel confident he will be able to help the St. Paul community work through the unexpected death of their pastor.” In a statement released by the diocese, Rothrock said he is feeling “refreshed and re-energized for ministry.” “I’ve had time to reflect on my word choices from the summer and deeply regret the hurt and division I have caused, most especially within my beloved Saint Elizabeth Seton parish family,” Rothrock stated. “My time away has given me the opportunity to pray, read, and deepen my relationship with Jesus Christ. I wholeheartedly reject racism and anything that separates us from fully embracing the messages of the Gospel.”
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Late attorney remembered as ‘champion of history’ By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com
Indianapolis. tainly be missed by myself and his fellow Dan Moriarity, founder of Studio M Archicommissioners.” tecture & Planning, has rented space in the Brainard described Butcher as a “champiA longtime Carmel attorney is being rebuilding for seven years. on of history in Carmel.” membered for his role in redevelopment of “Mr. Butcher was a gentleman’s gen“With his purchase of the building at the the Arts & Detleman,” Moriarity said. “He was corner of Range Line Road and Main Street, IN MEMORIAM sign District. always smiling, patient, helpful and he was among the first to show faith in Carmel resiready to do anything he could to what was then our old town district,” Braindent Curtis Butcher, 81, died Oct. 19. improve the Arts & Design District. ard said. “He served on our city historic He began practicing law in Carmel We will certainly miss him.” preservation commission and played an in 1975, and 10 years later bought Mark Dollase, vice president of important role in shaping what has become the building on the northwest corIndiana Landmarks and on staff for the Arts & Design District. His contributions ner of Main Street and Range Line the Carmel Historic Preservation to Carmel will continue long beyond his Butcher Road, where he moved his office to Commission, said he got to know lifetime.” the second floor. Butcher after Mayor Jim Brainard appointed Butcher was born Aug. 11, 1939, in Monroe The building — on the site of a former him to the commission in 2012. County. He earned degrees in law and actrading post used by a French fur trader — “I didn’t know Curtis before his appointcounting from Indiana University. He served was completed in 1923 to house Citizens ment, but quickly grew fond of him due to as Indiana’s deputy attorney general for State Bank. In 1938, it became Brown’s Drug his great wisdom, sharp legal mind and two years. Store, then became home to Union State sense of humor,” Dollase said. “Curtis was Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann (HiBank from 1954 to 1972. Several insurance always enthusiastic about the mission of att) Butcher; children, Lora Butcher and Jaagencies officed there until 1985, when the preservation commission, as he valued son Butcher; and sister, Brenda Earnshaw. Butcher bought the building. the city’s heritage and was the steward Family and friends gathered for a funeral Butcher remodeled the first floor using of a historic building himself. He will cerservice Oct. 24 at Northview Church. marble and mosaic floors, installed chan“(Curtis Butcher) played an important role in shaping what has become the Arts & deliers from the L.S. Ayers Tea Room and Design District. His contributions to Carmel will continue long beyond his lifetime.” added 100-year-old double doors from the — Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard former Morrison Opera House in downtown
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open in March 2021. Many neighbors were opposed to both projects. Those opposed to Willow Haven Building a group home in Carmel could had the opportunity to speak on the record soon become a bit more complicated. at the BZA meeting, but those who live near The Carmel City Story Cottage did not have that CITY NEWS Council is reviewopportunity because the project ing an amendment fit zoning and other regulations as that would designate group homes proposed. as a residential special exception Carmel Dept. of Community Serthat would require a Board of vices Director Mike Hollibaugh said Zoning Appeals hearing officer to the city uses the hearing officer conduct a public hearing on the process for short-term rentals, anHollibaugh proposal before voting to approve other residential special exception, or deny the application. The meetings would and that it has proven to benefit the city require public notice. and the public. Currently, group homes with 10 or fewer “It helps to ensure the plans for the home residents are automatically permitted in meet code and are well-thought through,” residential neighborhoods. Unless the peHollibaugh said. “The public hearing allows titioner is seeking a zoning change or varineighbors to know that change is in the ance, group home projects are not required works and helps to ensure that any imto be reviewed at public meetings. provements to the property will not result The state of Indiana considers group in negative impacts.” homes to be residences, not commercial Statewise, the hearing officer process is properties, even if they are owned by a often used for minor, straightforward cases for-profit business. The Americans with that aren’t likely to be controversial enough Disabilities Act provides federal protection to go before the full BZA, but Hollibaugh for group homes, and local governments are said past experience makes him confident limited in how they can regulate them. it’s a good fit for group home proposals, too. Carmel’s Dept. of Community Services “We are comfortable and experienced proposed the changes, which would apply with the hearing officer format for complito group homes with six or more residents, cated requests like this and are confident after receiving proposals for two group it will be an effective way to conduct the homes in the last year that were not hearings for larger group homes,” Holliwell-received by many neighbors. baugh said. Willow Haven Senior Home, a 12-bed memThe proposed changes also require a $104 ory care facility planned in west Carmel, filing fee, plus $104 for each bedroom in the was not built because the BZA did not grant group home. variances necessary for the project to move The Carmel City Council’s Land Use and forward. Special Studies Committee will review and Construction is under way on the other vote on the changes before sending it back group home, which will house eight to 10 to the full council for a final vote. A meeting adults with dementia. The 5,000-square-foot date had not been announced as of press Story Cottage on the southeast corner of time. The Carmel Plan Commission voted 8-0 Carey Road and Beech Drive is expected to in favor of the changes in September.
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Location: Full closure of Illinois Street at Project: New roundabout Zotec Drive Location: 111th Street and Lexington Drive Expected completion: Late November Expected completion: Mid-November CONSTRUCTION Project: Utility relocation Project: New roundabout Location: Westfield Boulevard just south of Location: 116th Street and Guilford Road 111th Street East and westbound traffic flow will be maintained, but Start date: Week of Nov. 23 north and southbound connectivity will be limited. Expected completion: By Nov. 28 Expected completion: Mid-November Project: Reconstruction of Range Line Road, including Project: New roundabout a new roundabout at Walnut Street and pedestrian and Location: 116th Street and College Avenue. East and bicycle connectivity westbound traffic flow will be maintained, but north and Location: Between Elm Street and City Center Drive southbound connectivity will be limited. Expected completion: January 2021 Expected completion: Mid-November
Project: Shelborne Road and 146th Street road shift Location: 146th Street will be under a traffic shift for each direction of travel for approximately 60 calendar days to allow crews to work on a roundabout. Once motorists reach Shelborne Road heading eastbound, they will stop at Shelborne Road and be directed south onto Shelborne Road via signage onto the roundabout that will connect back to the existing 146th Street. Once motorists reach Shelborne Road heading westbound, they will be directed north onto Shelborne Road via signage and must turn left onto the new frontage road that will connect back to the existing 146th Street. Expected completion: Dec. 1.
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COVID closes township office By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Clay Township Trustee’s Office is closed for at least two weeks after an employee tested positive for PANDEMIC COVID-19. The office, at 10701 N. College Ave., closed Oct. 26, allowing its three employees to quarantine and work from home. “We’ve got such a small office, so we’re reverting back to the beginning of the year when our office was closed and we’re operating from our homes,” Township Trustee Doug Callahan said. Township services will continue to be provided during the office closure through claytwp.org or by calling 317-846-2773.
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has slowly diminished, but state health officials said they aren’t concerned because hospitals have shown they can increase Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. capacity when needed. As of press time, 29 Kristina Box said Indiana could receive inipercent of ICU beds across the state were tial shipments of a available, as were 77.8 percent of PANDEMIC two-dose COVID-19 ventilators. vaccine later this “Our hospitals are more nimble month, although vaccinations for now than they were in April,” Box the general public would likely not said. “They’ve already demonstrated be available until sometime next that they can get creative and build year. ICU capacity. We simply know more “We have been told by the federabout how to handle this than we Box al vaccine coordinators to expect did at the beginning. some doses of the first vaccine by late “At this point, the hospitals still have November, and, possibly, a shipment of the the ability to adjust for a surge by working second vaccine in mid-December,” Box said internally to get creative with staffing and during an Oct. 28 virtual press briefing. “We externally to transfer patients as needed don’t know how much Indiana will receive so that Hoosiers that are ill can still get the yet, but we expect the supply to be limited care that they need.” in the beginning.” Box said almost 70 percent of Hoosiers Pfizer, Inc., is the first company expected hospitalized with COVID-19 in October were to have a vaccine ready for shipment to 60 or older, representing the population’s Indiana, Box said. The second anticipated largest percentage of hospitalizations since vaccine is being developed by Moderna. the pandemic began. The population also Both vaccines are awaiting emergendisproportionately accounts for most of the cy-use authorization from the U.S. Food and state’s COVID-19 deaths. Drug Administration. As of press time, residents 60 and oldThe vaccination plan the state submitted er account for 92.2 percent of Indiana’s to the Centers for Disease Control and PreCOVID-19 deaths, according to the state’s vention calls for the initial doses to go to online coronavirus dashboard, coronavihealth care providers and other vulnerable rus.in.gov. Box said nearly 56 percent of populations, Box said. Allocation plans conCOVID-19 deaths have been traced to longtinue to be finalized. term care facilities. “This is a rapidly developing situation, so On Oct. 21, state officials announced that a lot is subject to change,” Box said. “What the Indiana National Guard will be trained I want to emphasize is that a widely availand sent to all long-term care facilities by able vaccine to all people of all ages is still the middle of this month to assist with surgmonths away, so keep wearing your mask, es. State officials also said clinical staff from washing your hands and practicing social the health care reserve workforce will be distancing. They are the best tools we have.” hired to supplement long-term care resourcHospital capacity es. Two million N95 masks and other pieces Hospitalizations in Indiana continue to in- of personal protective equipment were crease. On Oct. 27, the Indiana State Dept. of scheduled to be shipped to the facilities. Health reported 1,679 COVID-19 hospitalizaIn September, Indiana began awarding tions, the highest total since mid-April. The more than $30 million to local health destate’s seven-day average positivity rate partments to open and operate their own on Oct. 28 was 7.1 percent, a figure that has testing sites for two years. To date, the steadily risen since state health officials departments have opened 69 testing sites reported a seven-day average positivity rate and conducted more than 59,000 tests. of 3.9 percent Sept. 16. “As we have seen more cases across the Positive COVID-19 tests continue to reach state, we are also seeing more testing,” Box record highs each week. As of Oct. 27, the said. “In the early days of the pandemic, our state reported its most cases in a sevcapacity for testing was measured in the en-day period, with an average of 2,397 new hundreds each day, not in the tens of thoucases a day. sands we are seeing regularly today.” ICU and ventilator capacity in the state
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North Central Beekeepers Club seeks new members By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Many Americans took up new hobbies during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to recent news reports, beekeepHOBBY ing has become increasingly popular. Locally, beekeepers have a place to gather at the North Central Beekeepers Club. The club is in its sixth year. It meets the third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Cool Creek Park and Nature Center. “It’s for all levels of beekeepers, from novice to experts, including people who are just interested in becoming beekeepers,” said Peter Murphy, a Carmel resident and threeyear member of the club. “Every month, the core team gets together and plans the next several months of who the guest speakers are going to be, and the topics based on the time of the year.” Other fall topics include mite control, honey extraction and bottling. In addition, a monthly presentation by a member who also is a master gardener is planned. The gardener will talk about what plants are blooming and which flowers are good for bees. “Right now, there’s not a lot blooming, so we talk about supplementing bees with sugar water so they can build up the honey they will use during the winter to keep the colony alive,” Murphy said. Murphy said club membership has increased in recent years as beekeeping has received more national news coverage. “For my wife and I, it was primarily to help our vegetable garden,” Murphy said.
“The more pollinating activity you have on a plant, the bigger the flowers and more plentiful flowers and vegetables.” The Murphys have five hives — three at their Carmel home and two at Tracy Pielemeier’s property in Westfield. Pielemeier is a founding member of the North Central Beekeepers Club. This is her eighth year as a beekeeper. “At the (start), we had bought a property with an old orchard on it and we were aware of what bees do, and I said, ‘We should have bees,’” Pielemeier said. “I talked my dad into having bees and that lasted two years.” Pielemeier said she attended “bee school” and a program presented by The Beekeepers of Indiana. “I went to bee school and we started having bees of our own and just realized how incredibly fascinating it is,” Pielemeier said. “Beekeeping continues to be fascinating. You don’t just learn it and move on. It’s like a mystery book — what happened here? How do I know and what do I do about it? It’s an ongoing fascination.” Between 30,000 and 50,000 bees occupy Pielemeier’s hives during the summer months. The male bees die in the fall and the population decreases during the winter months. “They form a cluster around the queen, and it’s a living heat ball that’s constantly rotating,” Pielemeier said. “Bees do not hibernate or sleep. They keep her at 92 degrees.” For more, visit the North Central Beekeeper Club page on Facebook.
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CHS doubles team breezes to state title By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Carmel High School senior Jones McNamar became the first Indiana boys tennis player since 1991 to win a state TENNIS doubles title with two different partners. McNamar and junior Srisanth Malpeddi quickly disposed of Delta’s Brandon Jackson and Walker Boyle, 6-0, 6-1, Oct. 26 in the IHSAA state championship match at Park Tudor School. “We were a little nervous, but we knew what we needed to do,” McNamar said. “We needed to focus for one or two hours and get it done.” CHS coach Bryan Hanan said there was a bit of irony in McNamar’s accomplishment because Hanan, then a Center Grove senior, and his partner, Paul Fraley, lost to North Central’s Joe Stimming and Drew Alden in 1991. The previous year, Stimming and partner Joe Liddy beat Lawrence North’s Mike Bostic and Rick Browne. Bostic is a former CHS boys tennis coach. “That brought up some bad memories,” Hanan said of his loss.
From left, Carmel High School players Jones McNamar and Srisanth Malpeddi pause after winning the state doubles title. (Submitted photo)
Malpeddi and McNamar will have only fond memories of their 28-1 record at No. 1 doubles. Hanan said the duo’s loss to Homestead earlier in the season was a wakeup call. Hanan enjoyed watching the duo develop a friendship. Malpeddi and McNamar used to be practice rivals during challenge matches. “Now, they are laughing and hugging,” Hanan said. McNamar won the state title with 2020
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A new challenge Former CHS pitching standout shares love of baseball as youth coach By Mark Ambrogi mark@yoarecurrent.com Garrett Berger envisioned himself as being the dad in the outfield stands sitting by himself and watching his son play. Berger, a Carmel High School pitching standout who was a second-round pick of the then-Florida Marlins in 2001, had coached pitchers for several years. “My first impression was I didn’t want to coach because I had been coaching for so long,” said Berger, an outside sales representative for MacAllister Machinery, working out of the Westfield branch. “I wanted to sit and enjoy watching my son play. When I asked him if he wanted to play baseball, he said, ‘Yeah, but only if you teach me and coach me.’ That changed things a little bit. I certainly can’t tell him no when it comes to teaching him the right way to play.” So naturally, Berger, 37, began coaching Max, 6, in T-ball for the Carmel Dads’ Club this fall. Max bats left but throws right-handed, like his father. “I’m hoping he develops the love of baseball that I had,” Berger said. “We are still hitting in the garage two or three days a week. He’s the only lefty on the team, so we’re trying to give him a competitive advantage as much as we can. It’s different teaching a lot of different kids. Then you throw the son into the equation and it’s a lot different.”
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Berger’s once-promising career took a bad turn at the start. Two months after signing with the Marlins, Berger was pitching in an instructional league game against former major league player Rick Ankiel. “On the 17th pitch, my elbow popped,” he said. “I had two strikes and two outs, so I had to get out of the inning. So, I threw another pitch after that, and that was it. I couldn’t move my arm past a nine-degree angle, so I got a six-inch screw along with Tommy John surgery (named after the former major league pitcher). I came back eight
(Above) Coach Garrett Berger and members of the Carmel Dads’ Club Giants kindergarten T-ball team huddle after a game. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh) (Left) Garrett Berger was drafted in the second round by the Florida Marlins in 2001. (Submitted photo)
months after surgery still throwing as hard as I did pre-surgery. They just tried to rush me through the process. It was kind of a perfect storm. We had new owners in 2002.” John Henry had sold the Marlins to Jeffrey Loria after Berger’s injury. Since Berger had already been paid his signing bonus, he said the new ownership didn’t have money invested in him beyond a minor league salary and didn’t take steps to protect his arm. “It was the business of baseball,” Berger said. Berger never got past the Rookie League, playing for three different Major League Baseball organizations after the Marlins released him. He joined Milwaukee in 2004 and then was with Arizona and Detroit in
2005. In 2007 and 2008, Tommy John came back into Berger’s life in a different fashion. Berger played for John, a manager with the Bridgeport (Conn.) Bluefish of the Atlantic League, an independent league. But they had been in contact before. Berger’s mother, Kim, met John in 2003 when she worked for the Portland (Ore.) Beavers, which was then the San Diego Padres’ Triple A affiliate. John ended up calling Berger and they stayed in contact. John asked him to play for him at Bridgeport. “We maintained the relationship after I was done playing,” Berger said. “My mom was actually his agent for 10 years.”
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Berger began instructing while he was still playing. He was managing a baseball facility in Lexington, Ky., before he moved to New Jersey to work as chief scouting advisor and pitching coach for MK Sports Group along with John, who won 288 games in the majors.
“They dismantled the agency, but I remained out in New Jersey because I was running their sports facility,” Berger said. “Tommy and I started Tommy John Pitching Academy and we were traveling around the country doing clinics and camps. Once we got done with that, I was still doing lessons. My son was born and everything kind of shifted. It was time to get a job that I knew would provide stability to my family.” Berger was still teaching several pitchers when he moved to Carmel in 2015 and was traveling back to New Jersey. However, the number of students is dwindling. He served as a coach for Connor Strain, who was a ninth-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017. Strain had pitched at North Central High School in Farmersburg and the University of Evansville. Berger had coached him since age 11. Strain decided to give up baseball earlier this year after the minor league season was canceled. “Garrett was instrumental in the success Connor had throughout his baseball career, from high school through professional baseball,” said Jeff Strain, Connor’s father. “Garrett doesn’t believe there is one way to be a pitcher. He recognizes the talents and gifts you have, and he helps the player learn to recognize those talents and learn to effectively use them on the baseball field. Just as important as your physical tools, Garrett is always working to instill confidence and maturity in the players he instructs, for their benefit on the field and all aspects of life. It’s been an honor to get to know him, call him my friend, and have him instruct my son.” Berger still serves as a private coach to a few pitchers. “I’m still around as much as I can be and as much as my schedule and kids allow me to be,” he said. “It still holds a near and dear part of my heart. I don’t think it is ever going to completely get away from me.” Berger and his wife, Liz, married in 2013 at Fenway Park in Boston. Since his wife’s family is from Boston, he contacted Henry, who is one of the Red Sox owners. They have a 4-year-old daughter, Mia, who might soon start playing softball. Both of Berger’s sisters, Katy and Breanne, played softball at CHS and the University of Florida. Katy graduated from Carmel High School in 1997. Breanne graduated from CHS in 1999.
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Commentary by Terry Anker Watching the Hoosiers of Indiana University claim an overtime football victory against the Nittany Lions of Penn State not only provided much-needed fun in a world still reeling from lockdowns and countless existential crises, it also provided excitement safely bound by familiar rules and long-standing good sportsmanship. Fans waited for nearly a year to see their favorite teams take the gridiron and were not disappointed. Athletes gave it their all. Coaches ran the sidelines and hoped the hours of preparation and planning would lead to the desired outcome. Both sides were ready. Still, only one team would walk away as winner. There are no participation trophies in this game. Naturally, this writer, like the vast majority of this paper’s readers readers, rooted for the home team. Sure, some of us are alumni, but most followed our natural proclivity to back those closest by geography. One can assume that the people of Philadelphia might be more inclined to hope for a Penn State dominion. This game was played in Bloomington. IU had the home field advantage. Doubtless, fans who’d made the trip to watch and support the opposition would have been heckled some by the locals. It is all in good fun, right? But for this event, followers were barred. Folks could only chant their well wishes or express their frustrations in front of their living room televisions. No one could hear the names called to the referees or the jeering of the other team’s star player. Maybe that’s better, and maybe it is not. Today is another big game day. The elections will end, and someone will win. There is no participation trophy. Coaches and candidates gave it their all. Will the fans feel like it was a fair fight? Will the right team dominate? Will we go into overtime?
Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.
Editor, Thank you for the cover article on Black Carmel residents. And thanks to those who were interviewed for the article. It was insightful and very sad to read they or their children have personally experienced derogatory remarks because of their skin color. Rona, I am truly sorry we still live in a world where you have to fear for your son out on an early morning run. I believe your fear is sadly justifiable. I also believe all of these conversations will help us move toward real, permanent change. Mary Mundth, Carmel
Tears for (pranking) fears Commentary by Danielle Wilson Doo and I love a laugh at the expense of our four kids. We like to mess with them with statements like, “We don’t HUMOR do favorites, but you’re third.” Recently, my youngest sister played a doozy of a parenting prank, outlined below in all its glory. First, some context. Emily and her husband, Kyle, have two sons, ages 6 and 4. Our mother lives seven doors away, and their old live-in babysitter, Kelsey, lives about a mile away. The other night, they were getting ready for bed and could hear the boys goofing around in the bathroom as they brushed their teeth and donned pajamas. After repeated warnings of “Hurry up!” from Kyle, the older one yelled, “Go away! We don’t need you!” Naturally, Kyle and Emily turned off the lights and hid in the guest bedroom. A few minutes later, the boys emerged, silent at first, then with increasingly alarmed cries of “Mom? Dad? Where are you? This isn’t funny!” Yes, it is! Emily was stifling her giggles to the point of tears.
As fears of abandonment escalated, a plan emerged. Four-year-old: “Let’s go to Kelsey’s.” Six-year-old: “Yeah, good idea.” Four-year-old, now crying: “But we (sniffle) don’t know how (gulp) to get there!” Preschool hysteria ensued, but eventually they checked the last door and unearthed the conspirators. Upon hearing the story, we first congratulated Emily and Kyle. Well played! Then we recognized the cool-under-fire, problem-solving skills of our nephews, though we wondered why they’d failed to consider their much-closer Mamaw, who’s literally around the corner. Questionable spatial awareness aside, though, there’s little better than laughter at a child’s expense. Peace out.
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Questionable spatial awareness aside, though, there’s little better than laughter at a child’s expense.
It was insightful and very sad to read they or their children have personally experienced derogatory remarks because of their skin color.
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the spots. There will be live music in both spaces with a DJ in one spot and violinist who plays rock ‘n’ roll songs. Jenn Kampmeier figures her Holiday Sip “People can float back and forth between n Shop Boutique Event offers needed expothe two spots,” Kampmeier said. sure for vendors who Kampmeier, a Carmel resident EVENT have had many events who founded Vino Mobile Bar, said it canceled because of the was the first mobile wine bar in the COVID-19 pandemic. United States. The event is one of Holiday Sip n Shop will be from 6 two Vino Mobile Bar hosts a year. to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at Clay Terrace. There will be more than 70 local The free event will be held in the rebusiness owners between the two tail spaces vacated by the closures spaces. Among the products that Kampmeier of Forever 21 and Charming Charlie. will be available for purchase are The spaces are across the street from each clothes, homemade items, soaps, food, other. shoes, purses, hats, woodworking items “It’s a fun way to get out and grab a girland perfumes. friend, your mom, your sister or whoever,” “It’s going to be a lot of holiday shopKampmeier said. “We’ve all been cooped ping,” Kampmeier said. “People can purup enough, and it’s supporting the local chase gifts for their family and friends.” business owners because there has not Wine, beer and wine-based cocktails can really been an opportunity to get in front be purchased at the event. of consumers. There will be 300 consumers Vino Mobile Bar hosted an event in July at attending, so it’s a good opportunity to get the same Clay Terrace venues. It previously their wares and goods out there before the was held elsewhere in Carmel. holiday season starts.” To register, visit vinomobilebar.com/SipThe two spaces allow for more social disN-Shop-Events.html. tancing, and vendors will be split between
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free 45-minute webinar with Qualls leading the topic, “Survival to Thrival Series/Hire Hard to Manage Easy,” at 11 a.m. Nov. 11. Carmel-based Purpose HQ prides itself on The second common problem area is providing data-driven solutions to talent-reteam dynamics. lated problems. “There are a lot of people moving PROFILE “We’re not in the the deck chairs now, and they’re business of recruittrying to relook at roles and team ing talent,” Purpose HQ President dynamics and figure out what it John Qualls said. “We’re in the talent looks like in the new world going management space. We call it talent forward compared to what it was a optimization. We use data to help year ago,” he said. “That’s the area companies design, hire and inspire we’ve had the most interest in.” Qualls and diagnose their people problems. I The third area is leadership dewas in a meeting where someone said, ‘Raise velopment. Qualls said leaders are trying to your hand if you have people problems,’ and determine how they lead their employees every owner raised their hand. I think there’s when they can’t manage them by walking a great opportunity to help with that.” around the office. Qualls, a longtime Carmel resident, is the The final problem area is culture. co-founder, along with Indianapolis resident “We found companies won’t usually write Brent Shopp, who is in charge of operations. a check for culture,” he said. “They want a Purpose HQ launched in October 2018, but culture. They want to hire the right people, Qualls said he was still president of Eleven have the right team dynamics and leaderFifty Academy, so he didn’t really get startship. When those three things line up, then ed until March 2019. you are kind of dealing with culture. There Qualls said there are usually four problem are only two types of cultures, the one you areas where companies seek advice from allow and the one you craft. We are seeing Purpose HQ. companies say now when it comes to cul“The first is job fit, which we like to call, ture, ‘I feel like I’ve been playing checkers ‘Hire harder to manage easier,’” Qualls said. when we should be playing chess. We feel “We tend to hire people for skills and expewe have to be much more strategic about rience and fire them for behavior or personour culture.’” ality conflicts, so we bring the science to To register for the Nov. 11 webinar, vismeasure the head and the heart to go on it us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/ top of the briefcase that you normally use. WN_Vr2YO5h9RrW-9RH-ZzOrgg. One of the key problems is, how can we hire The Dec. 16 webinar topic will be “The ROI better?” of Talent Optimization.” Per that issue, Purpose HQ will offer a For more, visit purposehq.com.
DISPATCHES Holiday Shopping Preview — Carmel City Center will host a Holiday Shopping Preview from 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 7. The businesses will offer sales and promotions, and guests can enjoy wine and White Russians at five of the shops. Carmel City Center is on the southwest corner of City Center Drive and Range Line Road. SePRO completes acquisition — Carmel-based aquatic solutions provider SePRO Corporation has reached an agreement to acquire Applied Biochemists and Marine Biochemists, innovators in surface water management, and other select business assets from Innovative Water Care. The
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Carmel resident’s passion for art led to novel on Pompeii priestess By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com A nearly three-decade passion of Sandra C. Hurt’s was ignited by a women’s study group. Hurt attended a lecture by a former AUTHOR Butler University instructor on the topic of women in art through the centuries. “I was taken away by a fresco of a woman,” Hurt said of paintings displayed on the walls on plaster. “I’ve never been the same since. These frescoes really spoke to me. I had an interesting experience. Her face haunted me. I couldn’t get over it.” Hurt began researching the history of Pompeii, an ancient city near Naples, Italy, through numerous books and eventually through visits. Pompeii was destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The disaster killed an estimated 16,000 people. The Carmel resident’s “Priestess of Pompeii, The Intimate Journey” is her first novel. Hurt finished the book in June. It was self-published in August. She is working on a second book in the series. “She really expressed the attitudes of the women of the day,” Hurt said of the fresco. “They know only her name and they think she owned the villa. The frescoes represent a women’s ritual to the (greek god) Dionysus.” A couple years after seeing the frescoes, she took an art history course at the Indianapolis Arts Center. The center organized a trip to Pompeii and the Villa of the Mysteries on the outskirts of Pompeii “I got to see the frescoes in person and was dumbstruck, too,” she said. “I had read a lot about it by the time we went but it was an inspiring experience.” Hurt started the book on Jan. 1, 2000. She presents the priestess, Rufilla Istacidii, as a real person who was adopted by a wealthy family, so Hurt set the story in her historic time of the first century B.C. It was the era of Julius Caesar, who is included in the novel. “But nothing else is known about her, so that’s perfect for a novel,” she said. “The story evolved, and I’ve been there several times and other places in Italy as well as Greece. In the book, she does a coming-of-age journey when she goes to Greece. The only information that I did find is she really was a priestess of Venus, who was the patron goddess of the City of Pompeii, and she was also a priestess of Dionysus. They think she was the one that conducted the initiation ritual.” The priestess’ father was written as a military member and equestrian.
Peanut Butter & Jam “Animal Tales Around the Camp Fire with Silly Safaris,” Peanut Butter & Jam series, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 7, Studio Theater, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel. For children ages 1-7. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. Westfield Playhouse “A Raisin in the Sun,” Main Street Productions, Westfield Playhouse, 220 N. Union St., Nov. 12-22. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org. Palladium Players Casual discussion and readings of selected scenes from playwright Ian McWethy’s “Bad Auditions by Bad Actors,” 7 p.m. Nov. 9, in person at Studio Theater, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel, or via Zoom online conference. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. Performing Arts Connect “Performing Arts Connect: Songwriting 101 Kacey Musgraves Style,” 7 p.m. Nov. 10, via Zoom. Cost is $12. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.
Weather shuts down ATI drive-in concert By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Sandra C. Hurt pauses with a copy of her book, “Priestess of Pompeii, The Intimate Journey,” in her home library. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)
Hurt, who had been trained as a nurse, had not taken classes growing up about the classics, so she took courses at Indiana University in Bloomington and IUPUI. The classes also included creative writing. Hurt had been writing short stories and poetry her entire life. Hurt and her husband, Stan, who owned a distribution center for heating and air conditioning, which he sold, have lived in Carmel since 2008. Her husband went with her on the first visit to Pompeii, but she has since traveled there several other times with women’s groups and a friend. “I took tours with travel companies who hired archeologists to guide and give lectures on the Roman and Greek ruins we visited,” she said. “Pompeii is an ancient city that is still revealing her fascinating history.” For more, visit sandrahurtauthor.com.
Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founder Don Farrell loves Indiana, but not its unpredictable weather. “The weather can change on a dime,” he said. “We were watching the weather minute by minute.” Due to inclement weather on Oct. 23, Carmel-based ATI had to cancel its Drive-In Theatre concert of “Cole With a Side of Hoagy” at the Monon Shopping Center in Carmel. ATI made a livestream production of the Oct. 29, show, which was a tribute to Indiana composers Cole Porter and Hoagy Carmichael. Farrell said ATI officials kept monitoring the bad weather for rain and lightning and had to be careful because they were using rental equipment, including LED lights, and a metal stage. “We set everything up, and then another system came in and we had to take it back down,” Farrell said. “As we were coming up on (show) time, it just wasn’t the safest thing to do. Normally, we would try to do it the next night, but we had scheduling conflicts with a lot of performers and designers.” A third ATI Drive-In Concert is set for Nov. 27 at the Monon Shopping Center. The first one was held Sept. 18. For more, visit atistage.org.
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Geist man promotes Indy jazz By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Mark Sheldon has been photographing musicians for 40 years. In particular, the Geist resident is well known for MUSIC photographing jazz musicians. “I don’t remember a time in my life when music wasn’t important,” Sheldon said. “Even as a little kid I was enthralled with music, period. I got my first camera when I was 18. I understood documenting events around your life, (and) in my case it happens to be music. I shoot for various jazz and blues magazines. In the past 20 years, it’s been primarily photographing jazz and blues.” Sheldon has taken photos at the Indianapolis Jazz Festival for several years. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the festival will be virtual with “Celebrate Naptown,” a four-part online concert series beginning Nov. 13. The concerts will be released free with a fundraising goal of $25,000. Donations are requested. The events are: “Celebrate Naptown All-Star Show,” 8 p.m. Nov. 13, which was recorded at Garfield Park in September in Indianapolis. The all-star
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A history of Sydney’s Anzac Memorial Commentary by Don Knebel Many consider the Anzac Memorial in Sydney to be the most beautiful Art Deco structure in Australia. Two TRAVEL sculptures proposed for the memorial were a little too evocative. Australian and New Zealand troops supporting the Allied effort in World War I were known as “Anzac,” short for “Australia and New Zealand Army Corps.” On April 25, 1915, about 25,000 Anzac troops landed on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula as part of an Allied initiative to seize control of the Dardanelles from the Ottoman Empire. Anzac losses on that first day exceeded 2,000 dead and wounded, and the Allied effort ultimately failed. The huge casualties were a shock to the people of Australia, then with a population of only about 4.5 million. Australians almost immediately began raising money for a memorial to honor the sacrifices and heroism of the Anzac soldiers. In 1930, following extensive debates about the nature of the memorial, C. Bruce Dellit, a Sydney architect, won a design competition for an Art Deco memorial in Sydney’s Hyde Park. Dellit engaged sculptor Rayer Hoff to create sculptures for the memorial, most of which depicted men and women of Anzac. Two of Hoff’s proposed sculptures were explicitly anti-war. One, “Crucifixion of Civilization 1914,” depicted an attractive nude woman, symbolizing peace, crucified on the sword and shield of Mars, standing over a pyramid of dead Australian soldiers. The other, “Victory after Sacrifice 1918,” depicted another nude woman,
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS CITY OF CARMEL Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids, until 10:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 at the office of the Clerk, One Civic Square, 3rd Floor, Carmel, Indiana, 46032, for the following project: 2021 FLOWERS The scope of work for this project includes (but is not limited to) purchasing and installing of four seasons of flowers and decorations for various locations around the City of Carmel. All bids are to be sealed with the word “BID –2021 FLOWERS” on the lower left hand corner of the envelope. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 10:00 A.M. on November 4th, 2020 at the Board of Public Works meeting on the 2nd floor of Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN. All persons interested in bidding shall register a contact name and address with the Street Department to ensure that all changes or questions and answers are available for review by all interested parties. The specifications are set forth in detailed documents on file at the Carmel Street Department, 3400 W. 131st Street, Carmel, IN 46074. Questions regarding this solicitation must be written and delivered to the Carmel Street Department. All responses will be written and made available with the specifications at the Street Department. Please call the Street Department to confirm whether or not any such written questions and/or responses exist. The submitted proposal must be in compliance with IC 36-1-9 et seq. The Board of Public Works reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Terry Killen Street Commissioner
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket Number: #PZ-2020-00166, PZ-2020-00167, PZ-2020-00168 Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on November 23, 2020 at 6:00pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1 Civic Square, 2nd Flr, Carmel, Indiana 46032 will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variances for North End Apartments in order to: gain approval for reduced covering of massing on wide width lots, height variance and omitting massing stepback on the fourth story of multifamily apartment units. The property is most closely identified with 827 Rohrer Road. The application is identified as Docket Nos. PZ-2020-00166, PZ-2020-00167, PZ-2020-00168 The petition may be examined at the Department of Community Services Office. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: parcel number 17-09-24-00-06-011.000 17-09-24-00-00-033.000 17-09-24-00-06-001.000 17-09-24-00-00-036.000 17-09-24-00-06-003.000 17-09-24-00-00-037.000 17-09-24-00-06-005.000 17-09-24-00-00-038.000 17-09-24-00-06-010.000 17-09-24-00-00-039.000 17-09-24-00-06-007.000 17-09-24-00-00-033.001 17-09-24-00-06-009.000 17-09-24-00-00-032.000 17-09-24-00-06-002.000 17-09-24-04-07-001.000 17-09-24-00-06-004.000 17-09-24-00-00-030.000 17-09-24-00-06-006.000 17-09-24-00-05-004.000 17-09-24-00-06-008.000 17-09-24-04-08.001.000 17-09-24-00-00.031.001 17-09-24-00-00-031.201 17-09-24-00-00-031.401 17-09-24-00-05-004.001 All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place. Petitioner: Rebecca McGuckin, Old Town Companies, LLC NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received: By: Carmel Clay Schools 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 For: Carmel Clay Schools 2021 Renovations 520 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46032 At: 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 Until: 2:00 PM(local time), November 18, 2020 Bid Opening: Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 PM (local time), at 5201 East Main Street, Carmel, IN 46033. All work for the complete construction of the Project will be under one or more prime contracts with the Owner based on bids received and on combinations awarded. The Construction Manager will manage the construction of the Project. Construction shall be in full accordance with the Bidding Documents which are on file with the Owner and may be examined by prospective bidders at the following locations: Office of the Construction Manager The Skillman Plan Room The Skillman Corporation 3834 S. Emerson Avenue, Building A www.skillmanplanroom.com Indianapolis, IN 46203 Prime and Non-Prime Contract Bidders must place an order on www.skillmanplanroom.com to be able to download documents electronically or request printed documents. There is no cost for downloading the bidding documents. Bidders desiring printed documents shall pay for the cost of printing, shipping and handling. Reprographic Services are provided by: Eastern Engineering 9901 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038, Phone 317-598-0661. WAGE SCALE: Wage Scale does not apply to this project. A Virtual Pre-Bid Conference will be held on November 4, 2020 at 2:00 PM, local time, via Microsoft Teams. Join Microsoft Teams Meeting +1 317-762-3960 United States, Indianapolis (Toll) Conference ID: 757 416 052# Attendance by bidders is optional, but recommended, in order to clarify or answer questions concerning the Drawings and Project Manual for the Project. Bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The successful Bidders will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds for one hundred percent (100%) of their Contract amount prior to execution of Contracts. Contractors submitting bids for the performance of any Work as specified in this building Project should make such Bids to Carmel Clay Schools. Contractors are advised that the Contract as finally entered into with any successful Bidder may be entered into with either the School Corporation or the Building Corporation or certain portions of the Contract may be entered into by both the School Corporation and the Building Corporation. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid (or combination of Bids) and to waive any irregularities in bidding. All Bids may be held for a period not to exceed 60 days before awarding contracts. Carmel Clay Schools By: RON FARRAND
LIFESTYLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket Number: #PZ-2020-00169 Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on November 23, 2020 at 6:00pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1 Civic Square, 2nd Flr, Carmel, Indiana 46032 will hold a Public Hearing upon an Appeal in order to: appeal the denial of a demolition request for a single family home The property is located at 130 1st Ave NW. The application is identified as Docket Nos. PZ-202000169 The petition may be examined at the Department of Community Services Office. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: parcel number 16-09-25-12-01-015.000 All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place. Petitioner: Rebecca McGuckin, Old Town Companies, LLC
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket No. PZ-2020-00161 UV Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 23rd day of November, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall 2nd floor, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032 will hold a Public Hearing upon a Use Variance application to allow: 230 1st Street NE is a broker-owned rental property zoned for residential use. We are requesting a use variance approval so that the site would remain zoned R2/Residential but allow for Professional Office Use With the property being known as (address): 230 1st Street NE, Carmel, Indiana 46032 The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2020-00161 UV The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: (Insert Legal Description OR Tax ID parcel number(s)) Legal Description: Acreage 00., Section 30, Township 18, Range 4, Carey Addition, Lot 4 Tax ID Parcel No.: 16 10 30 09 04 015 000 All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place. PETITIONERS : Daniel & Amy Rexroth Carmel Psychology
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS CARMEL, INDIANA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP Z-660-20 Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the City of Carmel and Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of the City of Carmel will meet at their regular meeting place, Council Chambers, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, at 6:00 p.m. on Monday the 16th day of November, 2020, to consider the following: Petition to rezone 9 parcels located at the southeast corner of Old Meridian Street and Carmel Drive from the UC/Urban Core District and UR/Urban Residential District to the C-2/Mixed Use District. The properties include 12345, 12415, 12425 Old Meridian Street and 1185 West Carmel Drive. Filed by the Carmel Department of Community Services and identified as Docket No. PZ-2020-00100 Z. The properties are also identified by the following tax parcel ID numbers and legal descriptions: 16-09-25-01-01-009.000 13100 Old Meridian St Carmel 46032 Acreage 1.71 S25/T18/R3 16-09-25-01-01-008.001 0 Old Meridian St Carmel 46032 Acreage .81 S25/T18/R3 16-09-25-01-01-008.000 13155 Old Meridian St Carmel 46032 Acreage 1.65 S25/T18/R3 16-09-25-01-01-008.002 part* 0 Old Meridian St Carmel 46032 Acreage 1.17 S25/T18/R3 *1.17 ac on western end of parcel, comprising approx. 262’ of frontage along Old Meridian Street. Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have the right to be heard. City of Carmel Petitioner NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA ORDINANCE No. Z-659-20 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, meeting on the 16th day of November, 2020 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., at their regular meeting place in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032, will hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for approval of the “Ambleside Pint PUD”, Rezone Ordinance Number Z-659-20 (the “Request”). The parcels that are the subject of the Request consist of approximately 56.5 acres, are generally located south of and adjacent to 146th Street and approximately 1/8 mile east of Towne Road and has a common address of 2135 W. 146th Street, Carmel, IN 46074 and includes parcels of real estate that are identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Numbers 17-09-21-00-00003.001 and 17-09-21-00-00-003.000 (collectively, the “Real Estate”). The Real Estate is zoned S-1 Residential and the Applicant, Hoffman Developer, LLC, has filed the Request seeking to rezone the Real Estate to the “Ambleside Point Planned Unit Development Ordinance” in order to develop a for-sale, residential community consisting of a mixture of lot sizes and housing types (single family detached homes and townhomes). The proposal details are on file at the Department of Community Services, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317/571-2417, under Docket No. PZ-2020-00069 (PUD) and may be viewed Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Copies of the proposed request are also on file for examination at the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317/571-2414. Interested persons appearing at the hearing for this matter shall have the right to be heard or may file written comments prior to the hearing. In addition, the hearing may be continued by the City Council as it may find necessary. Clerk of the City of Carmel Sue Wolfgang
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