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Council approves $60M bond for road projects By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel City Council approved $60 million in bonds on March 1 to pay for road improvements primarily in CITY NEWS Home Place and redevelopment areas. The council prioritized the projects in the bond ordinance as follows: • Smoky Row Road between Old Meridian Street and Range Line Road • 3rd Avenue between Main Street and City Center Drive • Intersection improvements at 96th Street and College Avenue (roundabout)

• Intersection improvements at 106th Street and College Avenue (roundabout) • Intersection improvements at 106th Street and Westfield Boulevard (roundabout) • College Avenue from 96th Street to 106th Street • Haverstick Road between 96th Street and 99th Street • 99th Street between Westfield Boulevard and Haverstick Road • Home Place multi-use paths • 3rd Avenue between City Center Drive and Carmel Drive • AAA Way and 116th Street (roundabout) • AAA Way and Carmel Drive (roundabout)

The funds also are expected to cover underground relocation of some transmission lines. Councilors included more projects than they expect can be funded through the bond in case projects end up being less expensive than projected or federal funds or other methods are secured to help pay for some of them. Although it’s unlikely to be used, the council added an amendment that requires council approval of additional projects should funds still be available once the listed projects are complete. The council also approved a provision that prohibits bond funds from being used on public art.

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A three-story Carmel Clay Historical Society museum is planned at 211 1st St. SW. Architectural plans for the museum are preliminary and subject to change. (Submitted rendering) Founded October 24, 2006, at Carmel, IN Vol. XVI, No. 20 Copyright 2021 Current Publishing, LLC All Rights Reserved. 30 South Range Line Road Carmel, IN 46032 317.489.4444 info@youarecurrent.com The views of the columnists in Current in Carmel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the positions of this newspaper.

With spring arriving at the end of this month, the City of Carmel is preparing to begin another busy CONSTRUCTION road construction season. City Engineer Jeremy Kashman provided an update on projects planned for 2021 during the March 1 Carmel City Council meeting. The following is an overview. SPRING PROJECTS Stormwater improvements in Home Place are underway, with much of the work taking place in the Northridge subdivision. Partial road closures can be expected. Utility relocations along Range Line Road/Westfield Boulevard are expected to require partial closures. The relocations must happen in advance of a new roundabout planned for 116th Street and Range Line Road and culvert work south of the intersection. The city plans to begin the expansion of the Japanese Garden behind City Hall, with demolition of buildings south of the existing pond set to begin in mid-March. As work progresses, the city plans to upgrade

the adjacent trail and add new plants. Work to reconstruct 1st St. NW just north of Bub’s Burgers & Ice Cream is expected to begin on or after April 5. The city will upgrade the roadway and add curbs and a sidewalk. The city plans to shut down Range Line Road at Walnut Street (6th St. SE) for 60 days on or after April 5 to construct a roundabout. The Arts & Design District arch is expected to be back in place before that time. Lane reductions are expected on Range Line Road in the area through July. 111th Street at Westfield Boulevard will close on or after May 3 for construction of a single-lane roundabout. Partial closures of the Monon Greenway are expected this spring for ditch dredging along its east side between Carmel Drive and 116th Street. Work to bury overhead lines on Guilford Road between Grand Boulevard and Main Street is expected to begin, although a start date has not been determined. SUMMER PROJECTS Smoky Row Road is expected to close for 30 days on or after May 3 for sanitary sewer and water line work. Hamilton County will resurface the bridge

deck along 116th Street over the White River, with traffic reduced to one lane in each direction. Work is expected to last 60 days. A partial closure of Shoshone Drive and Oswego Road is expected for 60 days beginning in May as the city installs sidewalks and upgrades drainage. A full closure of Westfield Boulevard south of 116th Street is expected for 35 days beginning July 4 for reconstruction of a culvert. FALL PROJECTS Range Line Road will experience partial closures for 100 days between Carmel Drive and 116th Street as the city adds medians and multi-use paths. 111th Street and College Avenue will be closed for 60 days beginning on or after Sept. 6 for construction of a single-lane roundabout. The Monon Greenway will be closed for 21 days between 116th Street and Carmel Drive for a culvert reconstruction. Partial closures also can be expected along the Monon in the fall through the City Center area. The Duke transmission line burial project along Veterans Way through Midtown is expected to last 180 days.

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Gender-biased construction signs banned at request of young sisters By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Sisters Blair and Brienne Babione were confused by the “Men working” sign they saw near a construction zone on their way home from school. CITY NEWS They had seen women working in construction before, and they knew it is a career they could pursue someday if they choose. So, they decided to take action, writing letters to Carmel City Council President Sue Finkam. “‘Men working’ signs are a problem, because when little girls see them, they might think, ‘Oh, I can’t be a construction worker, but I want to,’” Blair’s letter stated. “Seeing a little girl feel like that makes me sad.” Her sister agreed. “Lots of construction people have been using ‘Men working’ signs, and I think it’s not right because girls can do anything,” Brienne stated in her letter. The Cherry Tree Elementary students read their letters — and received a standing ovation — at the March 1 Carmel City Council meeting. During the meeting, the council approved a resolution banning gender-biased construction signage. The move was largely symbolic because the National

From left, City of Carmel Chief Deputy Clerk Jacob Quinn presents a ‘Men working’ sign found in city storage to Brienne and Blair Babione. City Council President Sue Finkam suggested to the girls they spray-paint it to say, “Women working,” destroy it or use it on the wall as “a reminder of how to advocate in a professional and powerful way.” (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a requirement in 1978 to phase out those types of signs within a decade. Finkam said the City of Carmel hasn’t used them for several

years but that the signs the girls saw were displayed by a subcontractor. The resolution passed a week before International Women’s Day, which this year is themed, “Choose to Challenge.” During the meeting, the council recognized more than a dozen female city employees working in fields typically staffed by men. Finkam said the resolution is for the benefit of all Carmel residents. “It also applies to men wanting to go into situations like nursing or be a stay-at-home parent, which is typically identified as a female occupation,” she said. Leslie Babione, Blair and Brienne’s mother, hopes that her daughters’ willingness to speak up and Carmel’s new resolution will inspire other cities to do the same. “We hope, by us calling attention to this matter, that we inspire others to know that their voices, big or small, can make an impact by getting involved in civic duty, learning how government and advocacy works and doing research on a cause you are called to before taking action,” Leslie Babione stated. “When we have conflicting views on a matter, then there’s opportunities for connection and for dialogue. Sparking conversation and listening to each other is the first step to making progress.”

Trails in Hamilton, Boone counties receive grant funds from state By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Gov. Eric Holcomb announced March 4 that trail extensions in Hamilton and Boone counties are among those set to receive funding through the second OUTDOORS round of grants administered through the state’s Next Level Trails program. The state will provide $1 million to build 2.5 miles of the Steven Nation Community Pathway in Hamilton County, $1.8 million to build 1.8 miles of the Big-4 Trail in Zionsville and $2.5 million to build 5.8 miles of the Big Four Trail in Lebanon and unincorporated Boone County. The Steven Nation Community Pathway is planned to follow 234th Street from Cicero to the White River Campground at Strawtown Koteewi Park. Inside the campground, the new trail will connect with the pedestrian bridge over the White River. The state funds will help expand the Big-4 Rail Trail in Zionsville, extending it to the northwest to the Whitestown border and southeast to the Vonterra neighborhood. It will include new trailhead facilities where the former Big Four

The Steven Nation Nature Trail is planned to connect Cicero to the White River Campground and its existing trail system. (Image from DNR website)

Railroad corridor intersects Zionsville Road. In Lebanon, the grant will build a trail to connect the Courthouse Square to Abner Longley Park. It also will fund upgrading 4.4 miles of deteriorating trail to asphalt in unincorporated Boone County to create a continuous paved connection from Thorntown to Lebanon.

During a March 4 virtual press conference, Holcomb announced $29.6 million in grants to fund 18 projects throughout the state to build 70 miles of trails. The projects also will be funded through nearly $22 million in matching dollars from applicants. Learn more at in.gov/dnr/outdoor/9858.htm.

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ence, state health officials said they plan to continue using an age-based approach and will vaccinate Hoosiers 40 and older The Indiana State Dept. of Health anincrementally when supply allows. Hoosiers nounced March 3 that Hoosiers 50 and with additional comorbidities not currently older are now eligible also will be part of the next PANDEMIC eligible to receive eligible group. a free COVID-19 Indiana State Health Commissionvaccination. er Dr. Kristina Box said that vaccine The state’s decision to open eleligibility could be extended to igibility to more Indiana residents people 40 and older by mid-March, came days before a solemn miledepending on supplies. stone: On March 6, 2020, the state Residents 40 to 49 are at a three Holcomb identified its first confirmed case of times higher risk of developing a COVID-19. severe illness compared to Indiana resi“Yes, we have been through a lot todents ages 20 to 29, according to the ISDH. gether, and we are going to get out of this Indiana residents 40 and older account for together,” Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said 91 percent of Hoosiers with comorbidities during a March 3 virtual press briefing. and more than 50 percent of teachers. Through a federal pharmacy program Dr. Lindsay Weaver, the ISDH’s chief medteachers are now eligible to receive vacciical officer, said Indiana’s initial allotment nations. They can only register at Kroger, of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson Meijer and Walmart stores. According to the COVID-19 vaccine made mass vaccination Biden administration, teachers will begin sites more feasible in Indiana because the receiving vaccinations by the end of the vaccine requires one shot. Moderna and month. Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines require Due to limited vaccine allotments, Indiana two shots. State health officials reported has prioritized health care workers, longMarch 3 Indiana would not receive another term care residents, first responders and shipment of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 residents with specific comorbidities in its vaccines for at least three weeks. vaccination rollout. Hoosiers 50 and older To schedule a vaccine appointment, visaccount for more than 35.3 percent of the it ourshot.in.gov and select a location from state’s population, yet they represent 80 one of nearly 390 clinics across the state. percent of statewide COVID-19 hospitalizaHoosiers who do not have a computer or tions and 97.6 percent of statewide COVID-19 cellphone or those who need assistance deaths. scheduling an appointment can call 2-1-1 or According to the ISDH, residents ages contact one of Indiana’s Area Agencies on 50 to 59 are 30 times more likely to die of Aging or AARP. Nearly 70 libraries across the COVID-19 than people 20 to 29 and are four state also are helping Hoosiers schedule times more likely to be hospitalized. appointments. During a March 3 virtual press confer-

BCHD creates will call list By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The Boone County Health Dept. has created a will call list for Indiana residents 50 and older and for patient-facVACCINE ing health care workers, first responders and residents with certain comorbidities to receive COVID-19 vaccinations if remaining daily doses allow. BCHD Public Health Educator Claire Haughton said the list is prioritized by eligibility, age, distance to the Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds vaccination clinic, comorbidity

status and other considerations. “Basically, if we know we are going to have a certain amount of vials or even doses that we need to use at the end of the night, we turn to the will call list,” Haughton said. The purpose of the list is to avoid wasting vaccine doses, according to the BCHD. If remaining doses are available, a BCHD official will contact the next person on the list to ask if they are available for an immediate appointment. The department is not accepting walk-ins. Indiana residents who want to be added to the list can contact Haughton at chaughton@co.boone.in.us.

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COMMUNITY Man arrested in Carmel after standoff with police news@currentincarmel.com One person was arrested early March 4 in Carmel after a standoff with police. Police responded to the 100 block of Meadow Lane at approximately 11:37 p.m. March 3 after receiving a report of shots fired in the area. They identified Rodney Belcher, 43, as a person of interest, but Belcher initially refused to exit his residence. After the SWAT team responded, Belcher surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody, according to CPD. He was charged with criminal recklessness, a Level 6 felony. Police do not believe anyone was injured during the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact CPD at 317-571-2500 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477. Reference CPD case number 2021-15199.

DISPATCHES Missing woman — The Carmel Police Dept. is seeking the public’s help in locating a woman who has been missing since Feb. 18. Police described Devan Edmonds, 23, as 5’2”, 180 pounds and last seen with her hair in an afro and wrapped in a scarf. Anyone with information is asked Edmonds to contact CPD at 317-5712500 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477. Reference CPD case number 2021-14175. New health department administrator — The Hamilton County Health Board has selected Jason LeMaster as the health department’s new administrator. LeMaster replaces Barry McNulty, who passed away in December 2020. LeMaster has been in public health for 27 years. He has served as the LeMaster director of environmental health for the past 24 years. In that capacity, he has overseen restaurant inspections, water quality, on-site sewage disposal and mosquito control. His department is also responsible for testing public swimming pools and private wells. LeMaster has served as the department’s interim administrator for the past several months.

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Fieldhouse plans for more fans By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis is almost always a busy place in March. Despite the COVID-19 BASKETBALL pandemic, there will be plenty of basketball games. In addition to Indiana Pacers games, the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament and NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be held in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Lopez The IHSAA boys basketball state finals will be played there April 3. The Indiana Dept. of Health is allowing 25 percent of capacity or 4,500 fans, but the Indiana Pacers haven’t yet allowed that many. The capacity cap for the NCAA Tournament is 25 percent as well. “We were allowed about 1,000 when we started having fans in January,” said Carmel resident Danny Lopez, Pacers Sports & Entertainment vice president of external relations and corporate communications. “We’re gradually allowing more and up to

about 1,500 to 2,000. The approach we’ve taken is crawl, walk, run. We’re going slow. Even with vaccines and the (COVID-19) numbers going down, people are still worried about being at a place with a lot of people. We’re trying to gradually ramp that up in a responsible way.” Lopez said one change is the Fieldhouse has become a cashless facility. It’s a big issue for older people who are used to paying with cash. “We have cash-to-cards machines around the concourse, so it’s pretty easy to cash in and it spits out a debit card,” Lopez said. “It’s a debit card with no fees. It can be used in the arena and anywhere outside.” Keeping the security process running smoothly is another key. Bags go through X-ray machines. All tickets are mobile. All food is individually packaged and there are no more soda refills. Fans must wear face masks except when eating and drinking, which is only permitted in seats. Pacers ticket holders follow an email link for health screening before the game. For more, visit bankerslifefieldhouse.com/ plan-your-visit/health-safety-guidelines.

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A new 5-mile event in Westfield has been added to the Carmel Road Racing Group’s calendar. However, RUNNING CRRG race director Todd Oliver said it’s likely to be for one year only. The Carmel Marathon Weekend 5 Mile Tune Up Presented by PBT will be at Oliver 9 a.m. March 13. The Carmel Marathon, featuring a half-marathon and 10K, is set for April 3. Oliver said the race is a replacement of the Polar Bear Winter Classic, which is usually the third Saturday in February in downtown Indianapolis, offering a 5K and 10K. That race had to be canceled this year because there wasn’t room to socially distance for a packet pickup amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year’s Polar Bear race drew 1,600 runners. “This is a makeshift, temporary fix for the folks that are probably running the half-marathon or 10K (during Carmel Marathon Weekend),” Oliver said. “It gives them a chance to go out and stretch and be in a race environment, which a lot of them haven’t done for 12 to 14 months.” The course will start and finish in front of Grand Junction Brewing’s taproom, 1189 E. 181st St., and will tour around and through Grand Park Sports Campus. The chip-timed event will be limited to 350 people, and COVID-19 policies and procedures will be in place throughout the event. All participants will receive an event shirt and a free beverage from Grand Junction Brewing Co. “There are no medals or age group awards,” Oliver said. “It’s truly a tune-up race to let people get that feel. It’s definitely a different feel to run hard in a race than going hard by ourselves. There are different components to it and different strategies. A lot of people like to get the race under the belt to get the nervousness out by going through (a) race-day process.” Personal Best Training, Jack Rabbit of Carmel, Grand Junction Brewing Co. and Aquafina are partnering with CRRG. To register, visit runsignup.com/Race/IN/ Westfield/CarmelMarathon5MileTuneUp.

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Campus names first chancellor By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com By becoming an independent campus, Ivy Tech Hamilton County’s first challenge was finding a chancellor. It EDUCATION chose its leader in Stacy Atkinson. Atkinson, a Westfield resident, has worked with Ivy Tech for more than six years. She started at the systems office, where she oversaw online courses. She then moved to the strategic initiatives department to create a strategic plan for the community college. However, at the end of the strategic plan, Atkinson said her heart led her to campus work. She became vice chancellor for academic affairs at the Richmond campus in December 2017. “It was the strategic plan that really led me to that. At the systems office, the goal is the overall strategic plan, but being on a campus felt like you were actually doing something, and I could actually implement a strategic plan in Richmond,” said Atkinson, who started her new role at Ivy Tech Hamilton County March 1. “I helped write the strategic plan to give to 6,000 people, and I wanted to be part of it.” In July 2019, Atkinson was promoted to chancellor of the Richmond campus. She and her family planned to move from Westfield to Richmond, but then the COVID-19 pandemic began, and they never got the chance. Then, opportunity knocked a bit closer to home. “I had made the decision to commute, and then (Ivy Tech) made the Hamilton County campus, which is just 16 minutes from my home,” Atkinson said. However, she didn’t accept the chancellor position at Ivy Tech Hamilton County simply because it shortened her commute. “My skills speak to a build-up and a startup and starting something new,” Atkinson said. “Ivy Tech hasn’t spun a campus out of a site, so this is a very unique opportunity, and the only reason they have done this is data shows the recruitable population is so large and the opportunity is so large in the area that it needs its own autonomous campus.” Ivy Tech announced in September 2020 that the Hamilton County site at 300 N. 17th St., Noblesville, will become an independent campus in July of this year. As a result, students can earn degrees at the Hamilton County campus. Ivy Tech Hamilton County is the community college system’s 19th

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Boys earn 7th straight title By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Although it wasn’t as glitzy as 2020, the Carmel High School boys swimming team found another way to race SWIMMING to a state title. In 2020, Jake Mitchell and Wyatt Davis, now at the University of Michigan, each won two individual events and were on two winning relays. They were part of five state records. This year, it was considerable depth that made the difference. The Greyhounds extended their own record from six to seven consecutive IHSAA state championships Feb. 27 at the Indiana University Natatorium at IUPUI. Carmel had three champions, half as many as 2020, and no state records, yet it still had more points (360) than in 2020 (331). Credit the legacy of Mitchell and Davis, Greyhounds coach Chris Plumb said. “Mitchell and Davis helped create a sustainable culture of teamwork, the willingness to lift your teammates and high standards,” Plumb said. Junior Ryan Malicki was the Greyhounds’ lone individual champion, winning the 100yard breaststroke in 53.71 seconds. “Moving up from third (in 2020) to first felt amazing,” Malicki said. “Ever since last year’s meet, I really wanted to stand on top

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of that podium in an individual race.” Malicki was on the winning 200 medley relay team with freshman Carter Lancaster, junior Christopher Holmes and senior William Kok. “The medley relay was a completely new group of guys, except for me, and they did amazing. We each did our job and it worked out in the way we wanted, which was with a state championship,” said Malicki, who also was a member of the second-place 200 freestyle relay. Carter Lancaster was joined on the Greyhounds’ state champion 400 freestyle relay with seniors Griffin Hadley and Augustus Rothrock and sophomore Kayden Lancaster. Read the full story at youarecurrent. com/?p=200538.

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Historical society planning 3-story museum to replace aging building on Monon By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Clay Historical Society is planning to construct a three-story museum to replace its aging archive building in a prime spot along the Monon Greenway. The Carmel City Council’s land use committee members got a look at the plans, which are still preliminary and subject to change, during their March 1 meeting as they discussed rezoning the .2-acre site from residential to C2 mixed-use. The full city council approved the rezone — described by one councilor as “housekeeping” — later in the evening. The 15,000-square-foot museum is proposed to have space for galleries and exhibits, community meeting space, public restrooms, archives, a gift shop and a rooftop garden that can be rented out for private events. The historic Monon Depot Museum, which served as a train depot from 1883 until 1974, will remain in place to the north of the building. “This project has been on our wishlist for 10-plus years,” CCHS President Dan McFeely said. “There has never been any indication from any of our board members to ever get rid of this land, and we have had offers.”

A PLACE TO ‘TRULY EXPERIENCE HISTORY’ The building is set to be primarily funded through Clay Township, which has set aside $4 million through its impact program for the project. An additional $2.5 million to upgrade the facade from brick to Indiana limestone has been proposed as part of $25 million in redevelopment bonds under consideration by the Carmel City Council. Clay Township Board member Matt Snyder told the land use committee that the impact program seeks to support community projects not already funded through the city. He

Passengers wait for a train at the Monon Depot in Carmel circa 1920. (Photo courtesy CCHS)

said the township has long supported CCHS and its mission. McFeely, who also works in the City of Carmel’s department of community relations and economic development, said the scope of the project will depend on how much funding is ultimately committed from the township and city. He expects CCHS to launch a fundraising campaign this spring to cover displays and other features inside the building. “Our big challenge is, while (the township and city) are dealing with the bricks and mortar or limestone and mortar, we want to be sure we’re going to be ready to have a nice, functional place where people can come in and truly experience history,” he said. McFeely is hopeful the museum can break ground this spring and be complete late this year or early 2022.

‘WE LITERALLY HAVE NO LEVERAGE’ The council approved the rezoning of the property at 211 1st St. SW from residential to C2 mixed-use as a “housekeeping” matter, according to councilor Kevin “Woody” Rider, because CCHS will deed the property to Clay Township for construction. Because the township is a government entity, it is not subject to zoning restrictions. The mixed-use zoning will allow the museum to be an approved use when the township deeds the property back to CCHS after the bonds are retired. Before the rezone, CCHS had received variances to operate on the residential site. The museum is projected to be 40 feet tall, which exceeds the 35 feet permitted in C2 zoning adjacent to residential property. It also is planned to be closer to the adjacent residential property than typically permitted, although the property owner told the committee she could accept that if it will discourage people from cutting through her yard. Some councilors expressed concern about the project’s impact on neighbors but acknowledged that’s solely in the township’s hands because it can build the museum no matter the zoning. “We literally have no leverage with this vote,” Rider said. “With the bond money, we have leverage with the facade of the building, but in reality, it’s up to the township and the historical society to work with the neighbors. We will literally have no say in it.” Rider pointed to the Carmel Dads’ Club fieldhouse, another project primarily funded by the township, as an example of the township’s ability to address concerns of neighboring residents. That project initially met fierce resistance but is now under construction at Mark Badger Memorial Park. Clay Township board member Matt Snyder said he presented the museum plans to the city as a courtesy, much as he did with the CDC fieldhouse.

A three-story Carmel Clay Historical Society museum is planned at 211 1st St. SW. Architectural plans for the museum are preliminary and subject to change. (Submitted rendering)

“The last time I did this, I made promises that I kept, but it ended up adding almost half a million dollars to the project cost and delayed the project almost six months. The township is not willing to do that again,” Snyder said. “We will work with the neighbors, we will get this project built beautifully and on budget, and we won’t as a township approve a design until we feel the neighbors are satisfied.”

GOOD NEIGHBORS? The rezoning of the Carmel Clay Historical Society’s land along the Monon Greenway leaves only one parcel along the trail in Midtown zoned as residential: The GOAT, a tavern immediately to the south. The rezone was initially proposed to include both sites, but The GOAT parcel was dropped because several city councilors indicated they would not support a rezone of the property until the tavern could prove it could be a good neighbor. After The GOAT opened in summer 2020, the city began receiving complaints about its patrons being noisy late into the night, littering in the area and trespassing onto private property to urinate, vomit and more. Jane Fleck, who lives adjacent to the CCHS site, said noise from The GOAT has rendered her patio useless. She said her main concern with the museum is additional noise from events in the rooftop garden, which has a maximum capacity of 149. “We have up to 300 (people) behind us (now), so that’s close to 500 people,” she said. “Even without music, it is unbelievable how loud that is.” The museum is planned to include a privacy wall on the west side of the rooftop garden to prevent noise from traveling toward the neighborhood.

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Commentary by Terry Anker The warning signs are there. One cannot deny it. Still, we hold out confidence on the off-hand chance that the indications are false. What else do we have? Hope is the last resort, right? We’ve all been confronted with an approaching inevitability and stood frozen, contemplating that which is about to happen. Life is going to change. A seemingly irreversible event will soon occur. But just as certainly, we’ve all been blessed with the invariable and then escaped its noose. Somehow, the certainty didn’t happen. So, as we go through this all-tooshort life of ours, can we hang on to an optimism that will help us persevere, if not wholly overcome, overwhelming odds and yet not become the chump eager to overlook the highly likely, if not already impending, doom that awaits? As we mature, life teaches myriad lessons. We learn that those who play with fire often get burned. We learn that our teens years, for most of us, anyway, are not the optimal time to start a single-parent household. We learn that the credit card companies, like gambling establishments, are really not looking out for our investment futures! But some of us do manage to light a match without getting torched. In fact, the sulfur-tipped little sticks can be very handy tools. Another exception to the rule is wagering. Against stacked odds. Someone wins the lottery. Someone wins the college basketball game. Someone wins roulette. At the very least, we imagine that someone must win. As the passing years transform us from hopeful and naïve youth into something that looks like a seasoned decision-maker, how do we avoid cynicism? If too much distrust leaves us alone, does too little make us a fool?

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

A well-timed epiphany Commentary by Danielle Wilson Last weekend, I was super excited to ship my goddaughter her first Communion gift. It’s a rather obnoxious holoHUMOR gram of Christ and two lambs in an ornate gilded frame that my family sends around to whichever household is celebrating a sacrament. But as I was hauling it to the van, I realized I’d left my purse sitting on the kitchen table. So, I set it on the driver’s seat and ran back inside. Upon my return, I saw “Him” sitting there. Oh, my god! Jesus was literally behind the wheel! Well played, hologram. Well. Played. I most certainly have been caught up lately worrying about stuff that is absolutely outside my control, such as unhappy college kids, a challenging school environment, scheduling my father’s memorial service, to name a few. But the fact is, we are still living in a pandemic, and there is not a darn tootin’ thing I can do to change that.

My co-eds are not having the time of their lives, and one is downright miserable. Tough stuff, my darlings. I can offer advice and, if necessary, a hug, but you’ll need to forge your own path here. As for my admittedly sucky teaching right now, I must acknowledge that I am doing the best that I can while juggling in-person and remote learners simultaneously on an alternating block schedule, and that it will have to be good enough. And though I desperately need closure with Dad’s passing, it simply isn’t safe or responsible to hold the kind of funeral he wanted. So, Jesus, I’m handing my worries to you. Take the wheel! Peace out.

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Editor, I am a junior in high school attending Wisdom Builders Homeschool Co-op. Since Wisdom Builders is becoming more popular, it has outgrown its space with more than 400 students attending. Wisdom Builders has been looking for a new building to offer more space for students to learn and grow to their fullest capability. Starting in June 2021, Orchard Park Elementary will be empty, and as of now, Carmel Clay Schools has no (anounced) plans for the building after it becomes vacant. As a student residing in the City of Carmel, I think Carmel Clay Schools should allow Wisdom Builders to rent the building as an official meeting place. Allowing Wisdom Builders to rent Orchard Park Elementary would benefit Carmel. Wisdom Builders would lift a burden off of Carmel taxpayers since the property would receive income, Wisdom Builders would be able to maintain the value of Orchard Park Elementary by upkeep of the property and Wisdom Builders would utilize the building the way it was made to be used. Why have a building just sit there rather than it be a place where students could learn and grow in new ways? Molly Miller, Carmel

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Beauty of placemaking Commentary by Lorene Burkhart When I recently noticed a word that was new to me, I was curious about its meanPLAIN TALK ing since it was a combination of two familiar words: place and makers. My old dictionary certainly didn’t have a definition of placemakers, so I Googled it and learned that placemaking is the process of creating quality places where people want to live, work, play and learn. There was a list by thisbigcity.net of the best placemaking projects in the U.S., which included Bryant Park in New York City, the Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park, Boston’s Adult Playground on D Street, Mojo Robot in San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Village Building Convergence 2014 in Portland. When communities like Carmel continue to improve their public spaces where people can gather, the quality of life is enhanced. Not

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What the zat? Editor, Have we heard enough of the F-word used in daily communications? Still occasionally included in my repertoire of verbal sophistication, I’ve denounced myself by contributing to the trash lingo of others. But now, the F-word is no longer the F-word. Growing up, if the F-word was used, results were detrimental to our health: spanking, bar of soap in the mouth, hands swatted by our teacher, ear grabbing and shame, shame, shame. Now, the F-word has become glamorized, polished, accepted and almost admired. It’s all over the media: In print, headlines, Twitter and is used to express myriad emotions. As a society, we’ve considerably lowered the decency bar to a level where the F-word is accepted. To improve our trash-talking thrill, I suggest a new word: “Zat.” Zat is innocuous and has no real meaning; therefore, Zat should have minimal offensive impacts. “Zat you!” “Zat this!” Repeat it aloud; it works and feels great. Coincidentally, we can now use “WTZ” instead of “WTF” to abbreviate our trash talking! Derek Gryna, Carmel

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being able to gather because of the pandemic has created pent-up energy that is bursting at the seams. When the “floodgates” are opened, watch out for the rush! We are all feeling the effects of living in our “safety cocoon” and long for interaction with friends and family. On March 1, nearly 100 percent of residents at The Stratford had completed their COVID-19 vaccinations. We will celebrate by resuming our social activities, allowing guests in apartments and having normal dining experiences. The City of Indianapolis will truly be a placemaker when it hosts the NCAA and Big Ten basketball tournaments in the month of March. Find your own “place” and become a placemaker.

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worked with each other in person instead of over the phone, we’d have to wear helmets. That’s how often we butt heads. By the way, I am not a writer and I’m not Commentary by Heidi Newman creative. I don’t come up with any of Dick’s clever lines. I don’t even try. My job is to This article was not written by Dick Wolfensure his wit comes through to you. If you sie. It was written about Dick Wolfsie. He ever thought something he wrote wasn’t was having trouble coming up funny, you can blame me. HUMOR with something to write about When we’re working, I’ll often hear his this week after being housewife, Mary Ellen, holler downstairs to Dick bound for a year. Humor is based on life, and to ask who he’s arguing with. He yells back, he apparently hasn’t had much of one lately. “Heidi,” which lets Mary Ellen know she has It’s hard to know time to go finish the whether he’s really last half of the book If Dick and I worked with each tried to come up she’s reading or to with a topic. Maybe other in person instead of over the watch a couple of he’s been busy com- phone, we’d have to wear helmets. old episodes of “The pulsively popping Big Valley.” That’s how often we butt heads. bubble wrap and Dick often pokes – HEIDI NEWMAN fun at his wife in binge-watching VHS tapes of his old TV his stories. Readers segments. I voluncomment to her teered to be a guest columnist this week so all the time what a saint she must be to he wouldn’t miss his deadline. put up with that. What about me? I get no I’ve been Dick’s copy editor for 20 years, sympathy and I’m the one fighting with him. scrutinizing more than 1,000 humor colWe disagree on a lot of things, like any two umns. I’ve removed the typos from his stopeople might, but I always convince him he ries before the newspaper editor sees what won the debate. Here’s some free advice a lousy speller he is. from writers and copy editors: Don’t ever let I’ve also worked with Dick on 13 of his 14 your spouse edit your text. Not if you still books. We have a mutual appreciation for want a spouse. clear, concise language and a well-timed I hope you enjoyed this column and that and snappy punch line. you didn’t find any spelling mistakes, gramI’m taking this opportunity to share what matical errors or editing issues. I don’t have that relationship has been like, since reada proofreader, and I sure wasn’t going to let ers might not know what happens behind Dick mess with it. the scenes. Dick is a former high school English teacher and I’m a grammar nerd. He and Dick Wolfsie is an author, I can spend 20 minutes debating a single columnist and speaker. Contact sentence’s best wording. We dissect and him at wolfsie@aol.com. reconstruct whole paragraphs in order to fine-tune the comedic timing. If Dick and I

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“That kind of lent itself to me to pursue my master’s degree at Clemson, which has a program specifically for health care design.” Emily McGowan’s experiences at Carmel McGowan was awarded a fellowship with High School guided her career path. Global Health Corp. and spent nearly two “I was real years in Rwanda, returning in late ACHIEVEMENT involved in art fall 2017. and theater “A lot of what I studied in archidesign. Those things led me to want tecture school at Ball State and to apply to Ball State and do archisince was looking at underserved tecture,” McGowan said. populations and the way design and McGowan graduated with two healing can fuse together to make degrees from Ball State University, better environments that are susMcGowan a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Coltainable and healthy,” she said. “We lege of Arts and a Bachelor of Science from designed and built two prototype hospitals. the College of Architecture in 2011. The 2007 It was really a transformative experience.” CHS graduate recently received the Graduate McGowan now works for HOK, a global of the Last Decade Award, or G.O.L.D., from design firm, working in the health care secboth the College of Architecture and Planning tor, in Washington, D.C. Healthcare Design and the Ball State Alumni Association. magazine named McGowan as a rising star “It was a huge honor,” McGowan said. “I feel in December 2019. my journey has gone a lot of different places.” “I owe a lot of my success to the foundaAfter working for a small architectural tion and inspirations I had growing up in Carfirm for health care work, McGowan moved mel and am also now excited to use my talent to Washington, D.C., to work as a health and knowledge to better shape the Hoosier care designer for a corporate design and community back home,” she said. “I am part of planning firm. an exciting team working on the new design “I’m passionate about community, diverand campus urban plan/expansion of the IU sity and healthy environments,” she said. Health Medical Campus downtown.”

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gowns and surgical masks.” The business, which has six employees, launched Feb. 1 at its Carmel production EARL Clean Solutions founder and CEO site. Stam, a former Carmel resident, lives Eric Stam had specific reasons for choosing near Seymour on a Jackson County farm. what to call his CarThe production site also is the NEW BIZ mel-based company. site for Crossroads Distillery, a Earl is Stam’s midsister company owned by Stam. It dle name and the name of both of produces Almond Bite, the single his grandfathers and a great-grandliqueur made by Crossroads. father. It also serves as an acronym Stam said because of the COVID-19 for easy, accessible, reliable and pandemic, he was able to adjust the lasting. production site to meet the need of Stam “Right now, we produce hand producing hand sanitizers. sanitizers that are unscented, lemon-scentStam said the company ships directly to ed and mint-scented,” said Stam, adding the consumer or nonprofit partners. all products are FDA approved. “We are “We are trying to get as few hands touchworking on creating additional scents as ing the product as possible,” he said. well as additional products. They will all Stam said schools and other nonprofbe alcohol-based disinfecting products, so its have the opportunity to participate in anything a consumer would want to get, fundraisers that allow them to generate whether it’s all-purpose cleaning spray or revenue for their organization. All products glass cleaner. We’re going to be exploring are custom branded with the organization’s and looking to develop those sorts of prodlogo. The company’s first partnership is ucts. We’re also a partner ecosystem of with Southeastern Career Center, Indiana’s American-made products such as sanitizing oldest vocational school. wipes, N95 face masks, COVID-19 tests, For more, visit earlcleansolutions.com.

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Spring Design Open House — The Indiana Design Center, 200 S. Range Line Rd., will host a Spring Design Open House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 11. Showrooms will highlight themes and new spring arrivals, with some offering special discounts. Professionals will be on hand in showrooms to connect with attendees, offer demonstrations and talk about their upcoming projects. Coffee and refreshments will be provided. Masks and social distancing are required. To register, email concierge@ indianadesigncenter.com. Smart College Selection hire — Stephanie Aikins has joined the Smart College Selection team, where she will be responsible for working with high school students to help them identify their strengths, build strategic college

lists and fill out compelling applications. Aikins has 15 years of experience as a guidance and college counselor and has previously worked at International School of Indiana and Carmel and Greenwood high schools.

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Realtor makes Hall of Fame — Shell Barger, a Realtor at RE/MAX Ability Plus in Carmel, was recently named to the RE/MAX Hall of Fame. The honor is given to agents who earn at least $1 million in commissions during their RE/MAX career. Only 34 RE/MAX agents earned the honor in 2020.

OneZone adds board member — OneZone Chamber of Commerce has added Dr. Stacy Atkinson to its board of directors. Atkinson serves as the new chancellor of the Hamilton County Ivy Tech Campus in Noblesville. Prior to her new role, she served as chancellor for the Ivy Tech Campus in Richmond. For more about OneZone events and initiatives, visit Atkinson OneZoneCommerce.com.

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Guest violinist DePue will make long-awaited Carmel Symphony Orchestra debut By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Nearly a year to the day that violinist Zachary DePue was scheduled to make his Carmel Symphony OrchesCONCERT tra debut, he will finally take the stage. During rehearsals, the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and the March 14, 2020, concert was one of many canceled. So, DePue will be a guest artist when CSO performs at 7:30 p.m. March 13 at the Palladium at The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. A live audience of more than 400 will be permitted, allowing for social distancing among the 1,600 seats. A livestream also will be available. DePue, an Indianapolis resident known for his high-energy performance, is well known to central Indiana audiences, having served 11 seasons as concertmaster with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. He also is a founding member of the ISO’s first ensemble-in-residence, the international sensation Time for Three, with whom he performed for 15 years. Since leaving the ISO in 2018, he has been a guest concertmaster and performer. “Just everything you can imagine until the pandemic hit. Now, I’m just a grocery shopper,” said DePue, somewhat jokingly. “I was able to perform with my Indianapolis Quartet (Feb. 21), a string quartet. It was actually one of the first live audiences I played in front of for a year.” DePue will be the featured soloist on Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” in the concert. “I love playing it,” DePue said. “I’ve done it several times with the Indianapolis Symphony. I’ve done it in many different scenarios. It’s a very famous war horse of classical music. There are so many recognizable melodies and material in ‘The Four Seasons.’ Familiarity helps. Especially in these times as people start coming back to the concert hall, there is something they recognize. “I’ve heard from a lot of people who have supported me through the years that

Center for the Performing Arts The “Live at the Center” series will present Huckleberry Funk at 7:30 p.m. March 16 in a free livestream. To register, visit thecenterpresents.org. Carmel Symphony Orchestra Valvaldi’s “Four Seasons” will highlight Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s “Masterworks Series” concert at 7:30 p.m. March 13 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit carmelsymphony.org. ‘Classics in Context’ The Center for the Performing Arts presents “Classics in Context: The Maestros and The Mouse,” featuring Disney music producer and historian Randy Thornton in a free livestream at 7 p.m. March 9. To register, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Violinist Zachary DePue is set to make his Carmel Symphony Orchestra debut March 13. (Submitted photo)

are excited to hear me do my thing again in this setting.” CSO Artistic Director Janna Hymes said “The Four Seasons” is the ideal vehicle to showcase DePue’s versatility and musical enthusiasm. “Zach is such an incredibly gifted musician,” Hymes said. “He’s a natural talent. I’m over the moon he’s going to be a soloist for us.” Hymes said “The Four Seasons” has been featured in more than 100 movies and TV shows, and she can’t think of a program that would be better for bringing the orchestra back. “It’s incredibly beautiful and well written,” she said. Hymes said 32 members of the orchestra will be performing to allow for social distancing. The last time that many orchestra members could play together was November 2020, since the December livestream had to be limited. “I’m excited and optimistic about the future and the fact we can have live per-

formances again,” Hymes said. “We’ll still wear our masks and be careful, but the fact we can bring back our orchestra to the Palladium, we are very relieved and excited.” Eight dancers from Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre will perform during the “Winter” concerto, the movement of the Vivaldi piece. “I saw their choreography and they are enchanting, and they are terrific,” Hymes said. “We love to collaborate.” The second part of the concert will include Franz Schubert’s “Symphony No. 5 D. 485 in B-flat Major.” “He wrote it when was 19 and he was in a very (Wolfgang Amadeus) Mozart mode,” Hymes said. “He was reveling in the genius of Mozart. This is a piece that sounds like Mozart with a twist. That year when he was 19, he wrote 200 pieces, and this is one of them. It’s very ebullient and upbeat. This shows the whole orchestra because Vivaldi is only for strings.” For more, visit carmelsymphony.org.

Dugan to perform at The Cat editorial@youarecurrent.com Like most performers, Carmel comedian Dave Dugan has had some long layoffs during the last year because of the COVID-19 gathering restrictions that began in mid-March 2020. “You’d think after doing something for over half your life, getting back at it would be like riding a bike,” Dugan Dugan said. “I felt pretty rusty, but the positivity of getting back in front of a live audience made it relatively easy to get back with the flow. Plus, some of the material I had been doing for a while that I was sick of all of a sudden seemed fresh again.” By mid-November 2020, restrictions and shutdowns returned, so there was another three months of canceled performances, Dugan said. He finally returned to the stage in February. Now he is set for performances at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, in Carmel at 7:30 p.m. March 12-13.

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Huckleberry Funk brings high-energy show By Rick Morwick rick@youarecurrent.com Defining Huckleberry Funk’s sound isn’t easy. Vocalist Dexter Clardy simply calls it “gritty R&B.” LIVESTREAM But really, there is nothing simple about the group’s high-powered blend of genres, ranging from rock to funk to hip hop and just about everything in between. “Our music style over the years has grown significantly into what we like to call now ‘gritty R&B,’” Clardy said. “Merging all our inspirations into one sound can be a bit overwhelming sonically, at times, but as the years have gone by, we’ve zeroed in on a very high-energy, raw but clean and tight sound that we hope our listeners really feel.” Local listeners can get a high-powered feel for Huckleberry Funk when it performs a free livestream concert at 7:30 p.m. March 16 at the Palladium in Carmel as part of The Center for the Performing Arts’ “Live at the Center” series. The Indianapolis-based band, originally formed in Bloomington by Byron Boler (drums), Alex

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Huckleberry Funk members are, from left, Elias McDermott-Sipe, Byron Boler, Dexter Clardy, Alex Dura and Matthew McConahay. (Submitted photo)

Dura (keyboards/saxophone), Matthew McConahay (bass guitar), Elias McDermott-Sipe (guitar) and Clardy, has developed a following throughout the Midwest and has played venues in New York City, New Orleans and Philadelphia as well as in Indianapolis and Bloomington. The well-traveled band is making its Carmel debut. “We actually have never performed at the Palladium before, but being an Indianapolis native, I’ve always had it on my

list of stages I’d love to sing on one day,” Clardy said. “Definitely would be an even cooler experience with a sold-out crowd to perform for, but I know the livestream will feel just as surreal.” Huckleberry Funk derives its unique sound from the diverse blend of musical backgrounds of its five members, four of whom attended Indiana University together. For more or to register for the livestream, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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Modern statues stand out in Old Havana squares Commentary by Don Knebel Statues recently placed on two historic Old Havana squares reflect a modern attitude in a nation not known for TRAVEL its openness. The Plaza de San Francisco was built in the 16th century just west of the Port of Havana. Named after a Franciscan convent on the site, the square originally housed a market and later became notorious for its gambling activities, including cockfights. Today, Havana’s cruise ship terminal lies at the eastern edge of the square. As more visitors began arriving in the area, the government undertook efforts to give the square a less austere look. On May 25, 2012, the city dedicated a statue titled “La Conversacion,” or “The Conversation,” created by a French sculptor and donated to Cuba by the French ambas-

The citizens of the Carmel Clay Schools, Hamilton County, Indiana (the “School Corporation”), are hereby notified that the Board of School Trustees of the School Corporation (the “Board”), proposes to enter into negotiations with the Carmel Clay School Building Corporation, which is a non-profit school building corporation controlled by, and operating on behalf of, the School Corporation (the “Building Corporation”), for funding all or a portion of (i) certain renovations and miscellaneous facility improvements at Carmel High School including but not limited to facility improvements consisting of all or any portion of surface parking additions and reconfigurations, replace translucent panels in the field house and main gym, culinary arts classroom remodeling, replace parking lot lights with LED fixtures, replace chillers and boilers (2 & 3), storage addition at the loading dock, space remodel for restroom in the field house, restoration of the roof in Unit C, Area 7, and planetarium improvements; (ii) certain improvements to the football stadium facility including but not limited to replacement of the running track surface, general facility improvements including ADA upgrades, renovation of restrooms, press box, locker rooms, field event reconfiguration, new restroom, concession and locker room building, pavement repair and resurfacing, boiler and water heater replacement, upgrade stadium lighting to LED fixtures, erection of a maintenance equipment storage building, expansion of band tower storage; (iii) improvements to Murray Soccer Stadium Facility including upgrading lighting to LED fixtures, erection of permanent bleachers at the southern end of the facility and extension of end zone net for lacrosse; (iv) improvements to the Hartman Field Baseball Complex facility including the installation of field turf at the varsity field, upgrade stadium lighting to LED fixtures, renovation of varsity field press box and dugouts, regrading of the junior varsity field, the addition of dugouts, installation of permanent bleachers and press box, and reconfiguration of the complex entrance and addition of parking; (v) improvements to the Performing Arts facility including band and orchestra space additions and reconfiguration and renovation of the existing auditorium and renovation of main office area; (vi) expansion of the existing natatorium to provide for the construction and equipping of a new 50 meter competition pool and diving well; (vii) renovation of the existing natato-

Bronze statues in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Don Knebel)

sador. The elegant bronze sculpture, atop a marble plinth, portrays two people engaged in conversation, with large portions of their bodies missing. The artist’s apparent intent was to illustrate the frequent need for people who talk with each other to fill in the

blanks in their expressed words. Less clear is the meaning of another bronze sculpture, erected in 2012 in Plaza Vieja, a square just south of Plaza de San Francisco that became the site of the harbor market when the Franciscan monks

NOTICE OF CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC HEARINGS BY THE BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA rium including replacement of filtration equipment, Existing Facility is located and the land upon replacement of heating/cooling and humidity control which the expansion of the Existing Facility is equipment and replacement of translucent panels; to be located (collectively, the “Premises”); (viii) facility improvements at Carmel Middle School 2. undertake all or any portion of any of the including north parking lot reconfiguration and renova2021-2023 Facility Project, as directed by the tion of the running track surface; (ix) facility improveSchool Corporation; and ments at Clay Middle School including renovation of 3. lease all or any portion of the Premises the running track surface; (x) facility improvements at for a term not to exceed fifteen (15) years Forest Dale Elementary School including replacement beginning on the date all or any portion of the of the main lobby skylight; (xi) facility improvements at Premises is acquired by the Building CorpoTowne Meadow Elementary School including installaration, payable in semiannual installments tion of rubber safety surface playgrounds; (xii) facility commencing no earlier than June 30 in the improvements at Carmel Life and Learning Center year immediately following the year in which including replacement of heating, cooling and ventilathe lease is recorded, and thereafter on June tion systems; (xiii) facility improvements at the West 30 and December 31 of each year during Side Transportation garage including replacement of the term of the Lease, with an annual lease finishes and update of Siemens temperature controls rental not to exceed Five Million Five Hundred management system; and (xiv) all projects related Forty-Three Thousand Dollars ($5,543,000), to any of the projects described in any of clauses (i) which will be used to pay the principal and through and including (xiii) (clauses (i) through and interest on the Bonds. including (xiv) collectively, the “2021-2023 Facility As additional rental, the School Corporation will Project”). maintain insurance on that portion of the Premises The estimated cost of the 2021-2023 Facility which is subject to the Lease as required in the Lease Project will be in excess of One Million Dollars and will pay all taxes and assessments against such ($1,000,000), all or a portion of which will be financed property, as well as the cost of alterations and repairs, by entering into a proposed lease and related adden- all rebate costs associated with the obligations issued da (collectively, the “Lease”) with the Building Corpoby the Building Corporation, and all utility costs ration, which in turn will allow the Building Corporation incurred in connection with such property. Simultato issue one or more series of first mortgage bonds neous with the issuance of each series of the Bonds, (collectively, the “Bonds”) in an original aggregate the annual lease rental will be reduced to an amount principal amount not to exceed Twenty-Five Million equal to an amount sufficient to pay the principal and One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($25,100,000), for the interest due on all of the Bonds outstanding after the purpose of procuring funds to pay for all or a portion issuance of such Bonds in each twelve-month period of the costs of the 2021-2023 Facility Project and the together with annual incidental costs as determined by costs associated therewith, including, but not limited the Building Corporation at the time of the issuance of to, the expenses in connection with or on account each such series of the Bonds, payable in semiannual of the issuance of the Bonds. The Bonds will have installments. The Lease gives an option to the School a term of no longer than fifteen (15) years from the Corporation to purchase that portion of the Premises date they are issued, and will bear interest at a rate or which is subject to the Lease. rates not exceeding 4.0% per annum, the exact rate As described above, a portion of the proceeds or rates to be determined by bidding or negotiation. of one or more series of the Bonds will be paid to Pursuant to the Lease, the Building Corporation the School Corporation as the acquisition price of will do all or any portion of the following: all of the Premises which are subject to the Lease. 1. acquire from the School Corporation all or any The School Corporation intends to use the money it portion of any of the (a) existing Performing receives from the Building Corporation from the proArts portion of the Carmel High School (the ceeds of the Bonds to pay for a portion of the costs of “Existing Facility”), (b) the land upon which the the 2021-2023 Facility Project not paid by the Building

objected to the noise of the market on their square. The sculpture, called “Viaje Fantástico” (Fantastic Voyage), depicts a voluptuous bald woman, nude but for her spike heels, sitting astride a rooster and resting an enormous metal fork on her right shoulder. The sculptor, a Cuban artist, has never revealed the meaning of his work. However, some Old Havana guides speculate that the evocative statue pays homage to the prostitutes who have long worked in the area, relying on their bodies for their next meal. So popular is this interpretation that the sculpture is often called the “Prostitution Statue.”

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Corporation. The drawings, plans and specifications, including cost estimates, for the 2021-2023 Facility Project as well as a copy of the Lease, are currently available for inspection by the public on all business days during business hours, at the School Corporation’s Educational Services Center, located at 5201 East Main Street, Carmel, Indiana. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned that the Board will, on March 22, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. (local time), at the School Corporation’s Educational Services Center, located at 5201 East Main Street, Carmel, Indiana, conduct a public hearing (1) regarding the matter of appropriating the proceeds of the Bonds and investment earnings thereon in an aggregate amount not to exceed 25,600,000, (2) upon the necessity for the execution of the Lease, and upon whether the lease rental provided for therein to be paid by School Corporation to the Building Corporation is a fair and reasonable rental for that portion of the Premises which is subject to the Lease, and (3) to explain the potential value of the renovation and expansion of the Educational Services Center, which is a part of the 2021-2023 Facility Project, to the School Corporation and the community. All interested parties are entitled and encouraged to attend to present their testimony and ask any questions relative to all or any of the 2021-2023 Facility Project, the Lease or the Bonds. Such hearing may be adjourned to a later date or dates, and subsequent to such hearing the Board may (1) either authorize the execution of such Lease as originally agreed upon, rescind the proposed Lease, or make modifications therein as may be agreed upon with the Building Corporation, but in no event may the rental exceed the amounts set forth in this notice, (2) consider adoption of a resolution regarding the issue of appropriating the proceeds of the Bonds and the investment earnings thereon for the purposes described herein, and (3) consider adoption of a resolution regarding the nature of the renovation and expansion of the Educational Services Center. Dated the 9th day of March, 2021. CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA By: Secretary, Board of School Trustees

CLAY TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA NOTICE TO BIDDERS Owner: Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana 10701 North College Avenue Carmel, Indiana 46280-1089 Project: LAWRENCE W. INLOW PARK PHASE II IMPROVEMENTS Notice is hereby given that Clay Township of Hamilton County Indiana (the “Owner”), for and on behalf of the Carmel/Clay Department of Parks and Recreation (the “Department”), will receive sealed bids for the above referenced Project at the Department’s Administrative Offices located at 1411 East 116th Street, Carmel Indiana 46032 on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 2:00 pm local time, and as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date, the Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Conference Room of the Administrative Offices. The outside of the sealed envelope in which the Bid is enclosed, shall be clearly marked “BID – LAWRENCE W. INLOW PARK PHASE II IMPROVEMENTS”, and as otherwise set forth in the Bid Documents. Any Bid received after the designated time will be returned to the Bidder unopened. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for discussion of the Project, the bidding requirements and other important matters will be held on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:00 am local time in the Department’s Administrative Offices and, weather permitting, shall conclude with a visit to the location where the Work is to be performed. Prospective bidders are encouraged, but not required, to attend the pre-bid conference. For special accommodations needed by individuals with disabilities planning to attend the pre-bid conference or public bid opening meeting, please notify Michael Krosschell at (317) 846-6611 or krosschellm@weihe.net at least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto. In general, the Work for the Project consists of Site improvements including demolition and clearing, grading and underdrains, concrete footers, masonry restroom building construction, splash pad installation, shade structure installations, asphalt paving, concrete flatwork, and storm water conveyance, and site furnishings, all as set forth in the Contract Documents for the Project which, except for those items not included due to timing, size or other factors, have been assembled into a Project Manual and includes the Bid Documents. The Project Manual and any and all full size drawings may be examined at and obtained from, the office of Eastern Engineering Supply Company, 9901 Allisonville Road, Fishers, Indiana 46038; Phone: (317) 598-0661. The plan charge will be listed on the online plan room. Payment may be made by check, credit card, or cash. NO DEPOSITS ACCEPTED. Make checks payable to Eastern Engineering. All payments and costs of Contract Documents and related supplemental materials are non-refundable. Bidders shall assure that they have obtained complete sets, whether hard copy or electronic, of the Project Manual and drawings and shall assume the risk of any errors or omissions in Bids prepared in reliance on incomplete sets. Bids must be submitted on the forms in the Project Manual, must contain the names of every person or company interested therein, and shall be accompanied by: 1. Properly and completely executed Form 96 (revised 2013) prescribed by the Indiana State Board of Accounts which includes a financial statement, a statement of experience, a proposed plan or plans for performing the Work and the equipment the Bidder has available for the performance of the Work; 2. Bid Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total Bid amount, including any alternates, with a satisfactory corporate surety or by a certified check on a solvent bank in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the Bid. The Bid Bond or certified check shall be evidence of good faith that the successful Bidder will execute within ten (10) calendar days from the acceptance of the Bid, the Agreement as included in the Project Manual. The Bid Bond or certified check shall be made payable to Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana; 3. A Non-Collusion Affidavit complying with the requirements of Ind. Code § 36-1-2-4. Owner reserves the right to hold any or all Bids for a period of not more than sixty (60) days after the date on which the Bids are opened and, for such sixty (60) day period, all such Bids shall be in full force and effect. Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled closing time for the receipt of Bids but no Bidder shall withdraw a Bid within the sixty (60) day period after opening of the Bids. All bid security of unsuccessful bidders will be returned by the Owner upon selection of the successful Bidder and execution of the Agreement, and provision of the required Performance Bond and Payment Bond. In the event that the total amount of the contract awarded to the successful Contractor is $300,000 or more, the successful Contractor must be qualified under either Ind. Code § 4-13.6-4 or Ind. Code § 8-23-10 before doing any work on the Project. Pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-22-17-6, Owner reserves the right to specify in the contract with the successful bidder one or both of the following: 1. Early performance of the contract will result in increased compensation; 2. Completion of the contract after the termination or designated completion date(s) will result in a deduction from the compensation. A Performance Bond and Payment Bond with good and sufficient surety, acceptable to the Owner and Architect/Engineer, shall be required in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the Agreement. The surety of the Bonds may not be released until one (1) year after the Owner’s final settlement with the Contractor. Retainage will be as required by Ind. Code § 36-1-12 et seq. All out-of-state entities must have a certificate of authority to do business in the State of Indiana. Application forms may be obtained by contacting the Secretary of State, State of Indiana, Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. Owner reserves the right to (1) cancel this solicitation pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-22-18-2 and/or (2) reject any offers, in whole or in part as specified in the solicitation when Owner determines in accordance with applicable Indiana laws including but not limited to Ind. Code § 36-1-12-4, that such action is in the best interests of the Owner. Owner reserves the right to delay the opening of the Bids pursuant to Ind. Code § 36-1-12-4. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Owner reserves the right to waive any of the terms, conditions or provisions contained in this Notice to Bidders or the Bid Documents or any informality, irregularity or omission in the bid process or in any Bid which waiver is deemed in the Owner’s discretion to be to the advantage of the Owner and which does not afford any Bidder a material competitive advantage over other Bidders. Except as specifically otherwise provided herein and as allowed by applicable Indiana law, a contract for the Project shall be awarded in accordance with this Notice to Bidders, Ind. Code § 5-1613 et seq. and Ind. Code § 36-1-12 et seq., to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder whose bid does not exceed the funds available for the Project. 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March 9, 2021 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Current in Carmel Docket No. PZ-2021-0026V www.currentincarmel.com Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer meeting on the 22nd day of March, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. will hold a Virtual Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: 7.04.03A Minimum Front Yard: The new addition to CHS reduces the front yard dimension from 35’ to 30.8’ along Main Street. At property being known as (address): 520 East Main Street, Carmel, Indiana 46033 The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2021-0026V The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Carmel High School 16-10-30-00-00007.000 The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents- Laser Fiche. This will be a virtual meeting based at Carmel City Hall. It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via Carmelspeaks.org. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, to Joe Shestak (Administrative Assistant): jshestak@carmel.in.gov. Carmel Clay Schools PETITIONERS

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City of Carmel, Indiana Board of Public Works and Safety One Civic Square City of Carmel, Indiana 46032 Project: Bridge Replacements and Bank Stabilization in Brookshire Golf Club (Plan Set 1 of 2) and Brookshire Mitigation Repairs (Plan Set 2 of 2) Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana will receive sealed bids for the above described “Project” at the office of the Clerk, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana (City Hall) until 9:45 EST and in the Council Chambers at the same address between the hours of 9:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. EST on or before April 7, 2021, and commencing as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date such bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers of City Hall. No late bids will be accepted. The bid opening will be available for public viewing via digital feed using the link provided here: https:// www.carmel.in.gov/department-services/community-relations-and-economic-development/carmel-citygovernment-tv All bids and proposals shall be properly and completely executed on the proposal forms provided with the plans and specifications, which will include the non-collusion affidavit as required by the State of Indiana. The bid envelope must be sealed and have the words “BID – Bridge Replacements and Bank Stabilization in Brookshire Golf Club (Plan Set 1 of 2) and Brookshire Mitigation Repairs (Plan Set 2 of 2)” A bid bond or certified check in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid must be submitted with each bid. A one hundred percent (100%) performance and payment bond and a ten percent (10%) three-year maintenance bond will also be required of the successful bidder. It is intended that actual construction of all work divisions shall be started as soon as practicable, and each bidder shall be prepared to enter promptly into a construction contract, furnish performance and payment bonds, and begin work without delay in the event the award is made to the bidder. Upon completion, the Project and all contracts related thereto will be irrevocably assigned to the City. The Project consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following: • Base Bid: Bank Stabilization (Plan Set 1 of 2), Removal and Replacement of Bridge No. 2 and Associated Approach Work (Plan Set 1 of 2) and Mitigation Repairs (Plan Set 2 of 2) • Bid Alternate 1: Removal of Bridge No. 6A, Construction of Bridge No. 6, and Associated Approach Work (Plan Set 1 of 2). • Bid Alternate 2: Removal and Replacement of Bridge No. 11 and Associated Approach Work (Plan Set 1 of 2). Copies of such drawings and project manuals must be obtained from Reprographix (Reprographix.com). Payments and costs of Contract Documents are non-refundable. Bidders shall assure that they have obtained complete sets of drawings and Contract Documents and shall assume the risk of any errors or omissions in bids prepared in reliance on incomplete sets of drawings and Contract Documents. This Project will be funded by the City of Carmel. A pre-bid conference for discussions of the Project, the bidding requirements and other important matters will be held on March 10, 2021 at 10:00am. All prospective bidders are invited to attend the pre-bid conference. The pre-bid conference is not mandatory. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the pre-bid meeting will be available for attendance digitally using the link provided here: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ MzA1YmJlYzEtMmZkZi00ODY5LTg2MGYtMTEwMTIzOWU5NDEy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid% 22%3a%22b383e330-a9e6-4799-a85f-cd22380bd053%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2210864329-a173-4d2d96b9-476fe07bd1db%22%7d For special accommodations needed by handicapped individuals planning to attend the pre-bid conference or public bid opening meeting, please call or notify the city of Carmel, Engineer’s Office, at (317) 571-2441 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto. No bidder may withdraw any bid or proposal within a period of sixty (60) days following the date set for receiving bids or proposals. The Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety reserves the right to hold any or all bids or proposals for a period of not more than sixty (60) days and said bids or proposal shall remain in full force and effect during said period. The City of Carmel reserves the right to reject and/or cancel any and all bids, solicitations and/or offers in whole or in part as specified in the solicitations when it is not in the best interests of the governmental body as determined by the purchasing agency in accordance with IC 5-22-18-2. The City further reserves the right to waive any of the terms, conditions or provisions contained in this Notice to Bidders or the Bid Documents or any informality, irregularity or omission in the bid process or in any Bid which waiver is deemed to be in the City’s best interest. /s/ Doug Callahan

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