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December 24, 2024

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Zionsville’s Psi Iota Xi sorority celebrates 100 years of service

By Marney Simon marney@youarecurrent.com

Zionsville’s chapter of an Indiana-based philanthropic and cultural sorority celebrated a century of service in 2024.

Psi Iota Xi is a philanthropic sorority focused on art, literature, music, speech and hearing. Members are dedicated to projects that improve their communities.

Founded in 1897 in Muncie, the Alpha Lambda Chapter in Zionsville was established in 1924.

In November, members celebrated their 100th anniversary of service to the town during a special ceremony at SullivanMunce Cultural Center.

Auxiliary chapter president Jan Stacy said the group works to raise funds that benefit the community.

“It’s a social sorority. It’s really a sisterhood,” Stacy said. “They work together and they dream up all these projects to make money for the community. It’s basically a service organization.”

Stacy said the Zionsville chapter was the result of women working together 100 years ago with one vision — a better Zionsville. One of their first goals in 1924 was to join with local businessmen to provide a community Christmas tree.

“Those women were doers, and they saw things that needed to be done,” Stacy said. “Anything that they saw that needed to be done, they kind of jumped in and contacted the right people in town and raised the funds to be given away every year.”

Over the past century, the organization has raised funds to benefit Zionsville teachers for classroom supplies; sponsored a nursing student to attend school; hosted spaghetti dinner and geranium sales fundraisers; sold homemade goods during the Zionsville Lions Fall fest; sponsored a dental hygiene clinic at Zionsville

schools; established a library summer reading program; provided a scholarship for one Zionsville Community High School senior each year; provided eye screenings; and sold handmade cheeseballs, an activity that continues today.

The group also provides financial support to the St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf, SullivanMunce Cultural Center, Isaiah 117 House, Indiana United Methodist Church children’s home and the Zionsville Lions Club concert in the park series.

One of the bigger projects the sorority hosted was the Book Ball from 1962 to 1967.

“They helped furnish a room at the new library and that was a real carrying-on of what to do in the community, as far as helping out and not relying on tax dollars,” Stacy said. “It was all from donations.”

The sorority has held a book drive over the past three years, collecting more than 3,300 books for children in the community.

Stacy said that while the organization’s original members were likely seeking community connections, the group quickly

grew, creating a positive impact in the

community.

“I think when it started in 1924, those charter members were looking for something to do and to do it for the town,” she said. “They liked getting together. They had great ideas and they worked together and got it done. I think back then people were looking for something social besides being a housewife. You could be active in your church and you could be active with your kids, but it’s not like it is today where people are so active with their schools and PTO, but that wasn’t available back then. They just wanted to get together and they would meet in their homes. They would meet to be together, to have fun and to be social.”

Psi Iota Xi was founded in Indiana and expanded to Ohio in 1904. The sorority has chapters in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan.

Zionsville’s chapter of Psi Iota Xi has 16 active members and is accepting members who are 18 and older. Learn more at facebook.com/pixalphalambda.

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Active, past and auxiliary members of Psi Iota Xi Alpha Lambda Chapter in Zionsville celebrates 100 years of service during a ceremony in November. (Photo courtesy of Jan Stacy)

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PHILANTHROPY

Town’s credit rating upgraded

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The Town of Zionsville was recently given a favorable review from Standard & Poor’s, revising the town’s financial outlook from “negative” to “stable” and reaffirming its AA credit rating on tax-secured bonds.

TOWN FINANCES

In a report issued Dec. 6, S&P highlighted key factors contributing to the improved outlook, including Zionsville’s recently implemented long-term capital and financial plans and newly adopted policies on internal control, investment, debt management and reserves.

Zionsville was downgraded to a “negative outlook” in October 2022 after the town’s 2021 audit revealed several areas of noncompliance. That audit identified several problematic internal control findings that were due to a combination of insufficient staffing, accounting software that was unable to subscribe to state financial reporting and internal disputes between management and council.

As a result, monthly financial documents were not uploaded to the state’s website and disbursements were not properly approved and documented in accordance with state statute.

According to the Dec. 6 report, the upgraded AA rating “reflects (S&P’s) view of Zionsville’s expanding economy, which con-

tinues to support balanced operations and robust cash reserves. The upgrade reflects the town’s improved internal controls and financial oversight, including new financial software; the creation of a new position to oversee monthly bank reconciliations uploads to the Indiana Gateway; and the assistance of a third-party financial advisor to revise internal policies and ensure compliance going forward.

“The removal of the ‘negative outlook’ is a major win for Zionsville and shows we’re getting back on track financially,” Mayor John Stehr stated. “The rating agency is telling us we’re heading in the right direction. What the marketplace wants to see now is consistency in financial operations over the long term. We are committed to delivering that.”

According to the S&P report, “The stable outlook reflects the town’s growing economy, which will continue to support balanced operations and robust cash reserves despite drawdown plans over the rating horizon. It also reflects (an) improved view of the town’s internal controls and financial oversight.”

The revised outlook also reflects the rapidly growing north Indianapolis region with strong local resident income levels; growth in property and income tax revenues that have allowed Zionsville to have strong cash reserves; and a moderate debt burden of $69 million in net direct debt.

The Town of Zionsville’s S&P credit rating has been improved to AA. (File photo)

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Zionsville chamber warns of email scam

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The Zionsville Chamber of Commerce announced Dec. 12 that a sophisticated phishing scam appears to be targeting chamber members.

PHISHING

According to an email sent by the chamber, scammers have created false email addresses using the names of board members, including Denise Pierce and Erika Lewis, and are requesting payments or other sensitive information.

People who receive such emails are asked not to respond to them or provide any information to the sender. Recipients are asked to look closely at email communications that appear to be from the chamber as scammers often use addresses that appear legitimate at first glance.

Anyone who received a suspicious email or has questions or concerns is asked to contact the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce office at 317-873-3836.

Learn more at zionsvillechamber.org.

District 25 Rep. Smith learns committee assignments

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Indiana District 25 State Rep. Hunter Smith (R-Zionsville) will serve on the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, House Education Committee and House Environmental Affairs Committee in the 2025 legislative session.

GOVERNMENT

Committee assignments were announced Dec. 12. House standing committee appointments are made by the Indiana House Speaker biennially and last the duration of representatives’ two-year terms.

testimony.

“Our legislators bring incredible talent and dedication to addressing the issues that matter most to Hoosiers, and I’m confident we’ll make meaningful progress on our caucus priorities this session,” Huston stated.

Smith said he takes his assignments personally.

“As a farmer, my goals are to support agricultural and environmental policies that grow and preserve our agriculture industry,” Smith stated. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to vet proposals for new laws and supporting legislation that best serves our communities.”

House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) said committees are the workhorses of the legislative session, where bills are vetted and discussed, and members of the public can share their feedback through

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State Rep. Chris Jeter (R-Fishers) was reappointed as chair of the House Judiciary Committee and will serve as a member of the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee, and the House Utilities, Energy, and Telecommunications Committee. State Rep. Danny Lopez (R-Carmel) will serve as a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee. State Rep. Alaina Shonkwiler (R-Noblesville) will serve as a member of the House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee, House Public Policy Committee, and House Utilities, Energy, and Telecommunications Committee.

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FHS girls basketball player’s game grows with confidence

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Fishers High School senior forward

Nevaeh Dickman admitted she has struggled with confidence in the past.

“But now, I feel like I’ve grown into myself as a player and know my strengths and I believe in myself more than I ever have,” Dickman said.

Fishers girls basketball coach Lauren Votaw has noticed the progress.

“Nevaeh has grown tremendously in her overall poise and willingness to be aggressive through contact,” Votaw said. “Nevaeh’s role is much the same as it was last year, in that we need her to step up and defend the other team’s best scorer on many nights as well as be an active presence for us on the offensive end. She is in a new leadership role this year as her teammates are looking to her in big moments. She has handled this well and continues to grow in her confidence as a leader.”

Dickman said she has grown as a leader in several ways.

“Learning how to communicate on the

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court efficiently has helped me better connect with my teammates and coach,” she said. “I feel like I’ve also been more outgoing this year and willing to meet new people, so that has helped me grow as a

leader because my relationships with my teammates are stronger.”

The 6-foot Dickman has been averaging per-game team highs of 16.2 points on 50

percent shooting and seven rebounds for the Tigers (8-4). She averaged 10.6 ppg last season. The Tigers graduated top scorer Talia Harris last year.

“Talia was obviously a huge part of our team last year and was a large part of our scoring,” Dickman said. “This year in her absence, I wouldn’t necessarily say I feel the need to score more. I think right now I’m trying to do whatever it takes to win more games, and recently that has meant scoring more. But our team this year has a lot of great pieces that can score and create for themselves and others as well, so just doing whatever I can to win games is where I’m at.”

Basketball wasn’t love at first sight for Dickman, who will play for the University of Buffalo next season.

“I started playing when I was really young but didn’t like it that much, so I quit for a couple years,” she said. “But in fourth grade, I tried again and I started to fall in love with it and I’ve played ever since then.”

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Fishers High School senior girls basketball player Nevaeh Dickman leads the team in scoring and rebounding. (Photo courtesy of Lauren Votaw)

GROWING GREEN

Watch Us Farm provides opportunities for adults with intellectual disabilities

By Marney Simon marney@youarecurrent.com

A Zionsville-based nonprofit will spend $500,000 in grant funds from the IU Health Foundation Community Impact Investment Fund to create opportunities for adults with intellectual disabilities to find meaningful careers.

Watch Us Farm — a pilot program that provides on-the-job training at its greenhouse — will receive $500,000 over three years to support an integrated work, learn and live campus on E. 200 S in rural Zionsville. The expansion will be built on 25 acres donated by Henke Development Group.

Watch Us Farm’s initial endeavor, started 10 years ago, was a hydroponic greenhouse. Fresh greens, vegetables and herbs are raised via hydroponic gardening — a cultivation process where plants are grown in water infused with nutrients instead of soil.

Watch Us Farm founder and Executive Director Janice Agarwal said funds will establish a campus with an events center, a pumpkin patch, orchards, educational services and the greenhouse.

“The first building that we build on campus will be a vocational training center,” Agarwal said. “It will also be an event center, because you can train by doing events. We’re going to have food prep and electronics and computers.”

Agarwal is the parent of an adult son with intellectual disabilities. She said opportunities for adults like her son are not readily available, a gap that Watch Us Farm wants to bridge.

The campus would eventually include vocational training, career development, community educational programs, workshops, supported living, independent living and the existing programs of the hydroponic greenhouse and the Watch Us Weave shop, where workers learn to create hand-woven blankets, shawls, table runners, placemats, rugs and greeting cards.

David Ellison Jr. is the director of Vocational Training at Watch Us Farm. He helps operate the greenhouse and delivers greens and leafy vegetables to local restaurants and food pantries. The goal of the program is to teach the workers not just to try, but to succeed.

“The workers come in at 9 a.m. and they know exactly what to do,” Ellison said. “We assess them when they come in. We just see what they can do, and if they don’t like it, we find something else they can do. We work on interacting and I get them to talk. They are often quiet, but we get them talking and it’s a cool atmosphere where they feel safe and productive and they’re getting paid.”

Workers complete the planting process at the greenhouse from start to finish — beginning with seeding, then putting sprouts into the water channels, and finally fully planting greens before harvesting them. Some of the workers learn components of nutritional planning in the process.

Ellison, who taught special education

for three decades at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, said a lack of community programming for adults with special needs and intellectual disabilities can put those people at a disadvantage. He said he’s met up with former students who were battling homelessness, because once they no longer had support of the school system, they fell into the cracks.

Ellison said at Watch Us Farm, the workers are taught work ethic, not just how to perform a job.

“We don’t coddle them,” Ellison said. “If you coddle anyone, they won’t grow. I taught special needs students and I held my kids accountable. When we have the kids come here, the young adults who shut down, we get to (the root) of the problem.

INVESTING IN COMMUNITY

Grant funds from Indiana University Health come from the $200 million Community Impact Investment Fund, administered by Indiana University Health Foundation to address key social and environmental factors that impact people’s health outcomes. IU Health Foundation announced Dec. 2 that grants totaling $6.1 million were being distributed to 12 organizations working to improve the lives of Hoosiers in need.

Since 2018, IU Health has awarded more than $38 million in community

impact grants to dozens of organizations across Indiana. This year’s grants address a wide range of needs, from affordable housing and employment training to community development and mental health services.

Besides Watch Us Farm, funds also were awarded to organizations in Marion, Monroe, Tipton, Tippacanoe, Delaware and Allen counties.

Learn more at iuhealth. org/in-the-community/ community-impact-investment-fund.

If they don’t want to work in (the greenhouse), they can go to the weave shop.”

Agarwal said the skills translate to success for those workers in their daily lives.

“What we can do is, we can teach them how to work,” she said. “We can integrate them into these jobs. You have to work to work. We bring these kids in for vocational training because they have to learn how. We can be very successful, and those successes are a big deal because these kids are really bright and their potential is really great, but they’re never going to reach it unless someone is willing to take a chance on them.”

Agarwal said in the long run, the expanded campus will serve the workers and their families.

“It is ag tourism,” she said. “One of the things that we do at Watch Us Farm every year is have big pumpkin patches. We host fall festivals for families that have kids with special needs and it’s free. That is something we want to continue because where do these families go? They can’t go to the big places because it’s sensory overload. But that means the siblings can’t go. So, we want to provide that environment where a family can come out and just be safe.”

For the workers of Watch Us Farm, it’s about finding community while learning marketable skills. The campus would address challenges like unemployment, limited access to job-training programs and social isolation.

“They will see other people with special needs working, having real jobs, having fun, having community,” Agarwal said. “When we sit down for dinner with our families, we talk about our day, and we talk about our jobs. That’s the community that we want.”

Watch Us Farm is launching a capital campaign to support the new campus and engage donors. The organization plans to meet with investors to raise funds and engineers to plan the campus throughout 2025, with the goal to break ground within three years.

Learn more at watchusfarm.com.

ON THE COVER: Watch Us Farm Founder Janice Agarwal and Director of Vocational Training David Ellison Jr. at the greenhouse in Zionsville. (Photo by Marney Simon)

Watch Us Farm Founder Janice Agarwal with some of the fresh greens grown at the Watch Us Farm hydroponic greenhouse in Zionsville. (Photos by Marney Simon)

The Watch Us Farm greenhouse grows vegetables using a nutrient-rich hydroponic growing process.

CHS graduate pays tribute to great piano men

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Craig A. Meyer was often told that he resembled Elton John.

That led Meyer to create a tribute act 15 years ago, during which he dons replicas of some of Elton’s most famous garb.

The 1981 Carmel High School graduate will return to Feinstein’s cabaret in Carmel’s Hotel Carmichael on New Year’s Eve for the third consecutive year. His “Elton, Billy & Barry — They Write the Songs” shows are set for 7:30 and 10:45 p.m.

“Their catalog is so rich and so deep,” Meyer said. “Billy Joel has epic songs like ‘Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.’ Barry Manilow has thoughtful songs like ‘Mandy’ and ‘Could It Be Magic” as well as fun stuff like ‘Copacabana.’ It’s such a deep catalog of music that really is the soundtrack of at least my generation on the radio.”

Meyer said he tries to split the setlist as evenly as possible between the three piano men during the 75-minute shows.

“In the full two-hour version, it’s a little more even, but you try to do the best you can with the time you are given,” Meyer said. “It will cover all the greats. In addition to that, I got some really great footage from my show that I get to share in the show, talking about working with Barry and being on tour with him. It’s really fun.”

Meyer was part of an ensemble of two men and three women performing with Manilow during his “Showstoppers” tour in 1991-92.

“He gave each of us the opportunity to step out on our own and take the stage,” Meyer said.

Meyer will recount his journey in his two Feinstein’s performances.

“I have fun every time I step out on stage, but performing as myself and being able to tell my story is really fun,” Meyer said. “Getting feedback from the audience in hearing my own stories is just a lot of fun.”

Based in Atlanta, Meyer said visiting

Carmel is a good time to connect with friends and extended family.

“I’m looking forward to a rocking New Year,” he said.

Elton John hits he performs include “Bennie & the Jets,” “Tiny Dancer” and “Crocodile Rock.” Billy Joel songs include “You May Be Right” and “Piano Man.”

In addition to his vocal performances, Meyer has appeared on Broadway in “Meet Me in St. Louis” and toured nationally in “Cats” and “White Christmas.” He has acted in TV shows, such as “Will and Grace” and “General Hospital.” Meyer also has made film appearances in “Leatherheads” and “Identity Thief.”

ON TAP

Dan Farrell will return to Feinstein’s at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10, 2025 with “Sweet Caroline: The Life and Music of Neil Diamond.” He will present “Thank You for the Music” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16. Farrell, a Westfield resident, stepped away from his role as one of the three

co-founders of Actors Theatre of Indiana In 2023. He has created tribute shows to Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Jimmy Buffett and Barry Manilow. He will perform his Bennett show Feb. 22 at Feinstein’s. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

‘A CHRISTMAS STORY’

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Story: The Musical” runs through Jan. 5 at the Indianapolis venue. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

FEINSTEIN’S CABARET

“Murder Mystery Night” is set for Dec. 27 at Feinstein’s cabaret at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. The performances start at 7:30 p.m. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

‘WHITE CHRISTMAS’

Civic Theatre’s presentation of “White Christmas” concludes Dec. 24 at The Tarkington at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

DISPATCHES

Songbook Foundation hires communications manager — The Great American Songbook Foundation has hired an experienced professional for a new staff position focusing on communications. Brian Bosma has begun work as the Foundation’s first communications manager, creating and managing content for a comprehensive communications strategy that includes newsletters, social media, event publicity, web updates, marketing materials and other digital and print communications. Bosma served most recently as director of marketing and communications for Damar Services in Indianapolis. Previous work has included overseeing digital media for Ivy Tech Community College and Traders Point Christian Church and managing media relations and communications for the Indianapolis Indians.

Kingston Trio concert set — The Kingston Trio will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Jan. 11, 2025, at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The Kingston Trio is known for such folk hits as “Tom Dooley” and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Craig A. Meyer, a 1981 Carmel High School graduate, will perform a tribute to Elton John, Barry Manilow and Billy Joel. (Photo courtesy of Craig A. Meyer)

I’ll never guess what I got you for Christmas

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

Each year during the holidays, I pick a favorite Christmas column from the past 25 years that I particularly liked and thought you’d like to read again. Or read for the first time. Or maybe the second time, but you do not remember the first time. Any of these work for me.

HUMOR

“Later that morning when Mary Ellen went out grocery shopping, I opened the box. Let me tell you, it was a really neat present.”

– DICK WOLFSIE

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ESSAY

This story begins several years ago when the UPS truck pulled up to the curb at our house. We saw the driver struggle with a huge carton the size of a big-screen TV. He maneuvered it to the front porch and left it leaning against the door. I went outside to look at it.

“Who’s it for?” my wife Mary Ellen asked. I checked the label, which was addressed to me, but sometimes that sticker is misleading. Some of our credit cards are in my name, some are in Mary Ellen’s, so when a delivery is made, we are not sure who ordered it and who the gift is ultimately for. If the wrong person opens it, there goes the surprise on Christmas morning.

“It says it’s for me,” I told her. “But I have no recollection of ordering anything so big. Maybe you ordered it, Mary Ellen?”

“Dick, I know what it is. It’s that special item I mentioned two months ago that I wanted for Christmas. You said you found it in a catalog. Don’t you remember? I am so excited! Thank you.”

“I have absolutely no memory. Can you give me a hint?”

“No hints. That would ruin the surprise.”

“Ruin the surprise? The gift is for you! It’s supposed to be your surprise. But you already know what it is. I’m the one who doesn’t have a clue.”

“It doesn’t seem right to tell you. That’s not in keeping with the spirit of giving,

Dick.”

“OK, whisper softly in my ear and I promise I won’t tell you what you said.”

It scared me a little that this made sense.

“Is it a high-tech item?” I asked.

“Not really,” Mary Ellen said.

“Do you plug it in?”

“No.”

“But I don’t want to play anymore. If you guess it, I’ll have nothing to look forward to on Christmas morning. I want to see the expression on your face when I open it, and you see what you got me.”

Later that morning when Mary Ellen went out grocery shopping, I opened the box. Let me tell you, it was a really neat present. I don’t think I have ever been happier with something I bought my wife. Before Mary Ellen got home, I resealed it, then gift-wrapped it and placed it under the tree. Of course, now we both knew what was in the package. It will still be a surprise on Christmas morning, if we can both keep a secret.

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Aren’t we so lonely during the holidays? Aren’t we so frustrated by the body politic? Aren’t we suffering so greatly from our various grievances? Perhaps. There are many of us who are. And it is good to hope for all who may not be in precisely the spot they might wish to be that their suffering will end soon, and joy will be delivered. We live in an inclusive age. Maybe it is the most inclusive ever known to emerge amongst us here on this big blue marble. Good. Gathering with our fellow humans is ripe with abundant reassurance. We are not alone on this journey. We are confronted with many of the same challenges and beliefs. We want to be good people and are happy to find others seeking the same.

But even as we work to include some, are we necessarily excluding others? Should cranberry sauce be homemade or expelled in a single gelatinous plop from its tin can? Should the stuffing for the holiday include oysters or definitely,

absolutely not? Jane won’t eat it without, and Steve won’t eat it with. As we bend to the preferences of one, are we necessarily omitting those of another? But what if Steve is allergic? Does that need prevent Jane from expressing a choice? Sugar-free, gluten-free, fat-free, freerange, GMO-free and shellfish-free are all reasonable enough. If we meet the need of each individually, are we necessarily taking something from the rest?

As we have now just passed the shortest day of the year, we might use the long evenings to consider if our pursuit of our own interests leads to the exclusion of some others’. If we are not lonely, not frustrated and not suffering, can we still go to the party? Or can one be excluded by the inclusive?

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@youarecurrent. com.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE TOWN OF ZIONSVILLE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

Notice is hereby given of a Public Hearing to be held by the Town of Zionsville Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the Zionsville Town Hall, 1100 West Oak Street, Zionsville, Indiana 46077 to consider the following Petition: Petition # 2024-50-DSV, filed for Skiage Enterprises, Inc., requests Board of Zoning Appeals Approval for a Variance of Development Standards to provide for or permit Development Standards Variance pursuant to Section 194.082 Table 6 and Section 194.111 to reduce the front yard setback requirement and eliminate the Bufferyard B requirement along the south property line in the Rural Professional Business (PB) zoning district.

The property involved is commonly known as: 6863 W Stonegate Drive, Zionsville, IN 46077 and is legally described as: Lot Number 102 in Stonegate, Section V, a subdivision located in Eagle Township, Boone County, Indiana, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 14, pages 57-59, as Instrument No. 0402880, in the Recorder’s Office, Boone County, Indiana.

A copy of the Petition for Board of Zoning Appeal Approval, and all plans pertaining thereto are on file and may be examined prior to the Public Hearing from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for Holidays, in the Planning & Building Department in the Zionsville Town Hall, 1100 West Oak Street, Zionsville, Indiana, 46077. Written comments in support of or in opposition of the Petition that are filed with the Secretary of the Town of Zionsville Board of Zoning Appeals prior to the Public Hearing will be considered. The Public Hearing is open to the public. Oral comments to this Petition will be heard at the Public Hearing. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary. Further, and as allowed by the laws of the State of Indiana, members of the public will be afforded the opportunity to attend the Board of Zoning Appeals Public Meetings via a form(s) of electronic communication IF indicated in the Agenda (as amended from time to time) associated with the Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting.

Upon request, the Town of Zionsville will provide auxiliary aids and services. Please provide advance notification to the Technology Department, assistance@zionsville-in.gov or 317-873-1577, to ensure the proper accommodations are made prior to the meeting.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Opulent primary bath in Zionsville

Commentary by Larry Greene

Built in 2006 in the Hunt Country Preserve section of Zionsville, this primary bathroom featured lots of great space but lacked modern style. Our team reimagined the layout to create a luxurious retreat that makes every day feel like an opulent spa day.

THE BLUEPRINT

• Natural elements like oak, cedar, natural stone and crystal are expertly combined with man-made components like porcelain, glass and metals for a dynamic material mix that makes a statement.

• The new vanity creates a dramatic focal point thanks to custom oak cabinetry, quartzite counters and arched brass mirrors.

• The hardware and fixtures convey the perfect balance of classic style with modern appeal thanks to luxe gold tones and contemporary lines.

• The sauna, clad in tongue-and-groove eucalyptus, provides the ultimate at-home spa experience.

Larry Greene is the owner of Worthington Design & Remodeling (formerly Case). You may email him at lgreene@worthingtonindy.com or visit worthingtonindy.com for more remodeling inspiration and advice.