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Showdown escalates in City-County Council over TIFs
August 4, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinRedevelopment of the Massachusetts Avenue fire station could remain in limbo for the foreseeable future, as Mayor Greg Ballard
and council Democrats enter a standoff over tax increment financing districts.
MoreCity's Huber to head airport biz-development efforts
August 1, 2012
IBJ StaffMichael Huber, the city's deputy mayor for economic development since March 2010, is stepping down to take a lead role in
commercial development at Indianapolis International Airport. He'll be replaced by Bond Bank director Deron Kintner.
MoreDems grumbling over big raises for Ballard's staff
July 31, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s staff received a collective 18-percent raise this spring following the hiring of a
new deputy for education with an annual salary of $120,000.
MorePublic safety due for budget cuts, mayor says
July 28, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinPublic safety and criminal justice are the only places left in the city-county budgets to look for ways to close a $27 million
spending gap for 2013. Sheriff, police, fire and court budgets account for 85 percent of the $569 million general fund.
MoreCommittee passes domestic partner benefits proposal
July 25, 2012
The plan to offer health-care benefits to domestic partners of Indianapolis city workers passed a City-County Council committee
by a 7-0 vote on Tuesday. The full council could consider the measure as early as Aug. 13.
MoreCity decides on half block for transit hub
July 21, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe Mayor’s Office and local mass transit leaders have reached consensus on a site for a $30 million downtown transit
center. The preferred location is a city-owned surface parking lot along Washington Street between the City-County Building
and Marion County Jail.
MoreMayor vetoes hotel-worker blacklisting proposal
July 19, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has vetoed a proposed ordinance aimed at hiring practices by local hotels, the mayor's
office announced Thursday afternoon.
MoreDevelopers prefer low-rise apartments in downtown Indianapolis
July 14, 2012
Scott OlsonBuilding codes add more expense to high-rise projects.
MoreCommission to recommend more limits on local TIFs
June 28, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinA study commission on tax-increment financing will vote Thursday evening on a set of policy recommendations that would limit
the use of TIF districts in Indianapolis.
MoreKroger convinces council member of need for gas station
June 26, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinKroger Co. will add a gas station to its store at West 86th Street and Township Line Road after successfully lobbying an Indianapolis
City-County Council member who'd threatened to stand in its way.
MoreTIF study highlights district shortfalls
June 23, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe tax-increment finance district created around the former United Airlines maintenance hub at Indianapolis International
Airport doesn’t generate enough revenue to meet its annual debt payment. Neither do several other area TIF districts.
MoreMayor mulls City-County Building management deal
June 16, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinMayor Greg Ballard is giving the private sector its first shot at managing the City-County Building since the downtown structure
opened 50 years ago. The city and county lease it from the Indianapolis-Marion County Building Authority, but Ballard's office
has posted a request for information from real estate firms interested in a 30-year operating agreement.
MoreDomestic-partner benefits proposal introduced
June 5, 2012
Associated PressHealth-care benefits would be offered to the domestic partners of Indianapolis city workers under a proposal introduced Monday
night to the City-County Council.
MoreUPS plans $10 million upgrade on northwest side
June 5, 2012
IBJ StaffUnited Parcel Service Inc. is planning a $10 million modernization project for a regional transportation hub in Indianapolis
and is seeking tax incentives to help make it happen. The project would help the company retain 750 local jobs.
MoreProposal calls for city planners to consider non-drivers
June 4, 2012
Chris O'MalleyPlanners designing roads would formally be required to look beyond the needs of motorists and pedestrians—to also
consider bicyclists and public transportation users—under an ordinance to be considered Monday night by the City-County
Council.
MoreIndy’s sewer-fee forgiveness ruled constitutional by high court
June 4, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndianapolis didn’t violate the Constitution when it forgave sewer-system debt owed by some homeowners while refusing to give
refunds to those who had already paid, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.
MoreSmoking-ban lawsuits face long odds, legal expert says
May 30, 2012
Scott OlsonA constitutional law professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis said he doubts 10
bar owners have a chance fighting the city's smoking ban in court. The ban goes into effect Friday.
MorePlayoff run pushes Pacers closer to profitability
May 26, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe Indiana Pacers’ playoff run and a decreased player payroll—along with $10 million from the city’s Capital
Improvement Board—have brought the team closer to breaking even this year, but not out of the red, sports business experts
say.
MoreIndianapolis council to consider domestic-partner benefits
May 25, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinCity-County Councilor Angela Mansfield filed the proposal covering city employees that would make same-sex and heterosexual
couples who live together eligible for health insurance benefits.
MoreCompanies seek solar-panel lease contracts from city
May 14, 2012
Scott OlsonThe City-County Council is set to hear a proposal by two companies to lease space on city-owned rooftops and sell electricity
generated by solar panels installed in those spots.
MoreCity aims to attract additional sponsors
May 12, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThird Street Partners, a marketing firm that hoped to land half a million dollars in corporate sponsorships for the city of
Indianapolis, has received a four-year contract extension to bring home red meat.
MoreFormer council president to become city's chief of staff
May 2, 2012
IBJ StaffChris Cotterill, chief of staff to Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, plans to leave the administration and return to private
business, the city announced Wednesday. City-County Councilman Ryan Vaughn has resigned from his seat to replace Cotterill.
MoreIndianapolis expects savings from sweeping energy project
April 28, 2012
Marc D. AllanThe city is guaranteed $7.5 million in savings over 15 years from a $18 million upgrade of city facilities, and the savings
are expected to accumulate further.
MoreIndianapolis public safety chief leaving position
April 27, 2012
Associated PressFrank Straub is resigning after more than a year of criticism over the city police department's handling of evidence in
a fatal crash involving an officer.
MoreMayor signs tougher public smoking ordinance
April 19, 2012
IBJ StaffThe ordinance, which takes effect at 6 a.m. on June 1, expands existing citywide restrictions against indoor public smoking
to include bowling alleys, hotel rooms and most bars.
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Ameriana Bank took over Westfield Farmers Market for 2013 and it is held in their parking lot, corner of 32 and Carey road, 5 to 8. I am selling soap and candles there. great market!
B&T certainly has enough of our taxpayer dollars to do this thanks to Mayor Ballard. Given the firm's exceedingly poor reputation in the legal community, the basement would seem a better option.
Should read MAY hire 20 people.
Not a good location for a 300,000 home. 10th Street fumes, buses, noise. Max for this location 150,000.
The state constitution also does not say that the majority has a right to quorum, nor that the minority is required to allow them quorum. In fact, denial of quorum has been a parliamentary maneuver since the establishment of the first parliaments in the early 1600s. The right to deny quorum (and the requirement fore quorum) are to prevent exactly what happened in Indiana: A tyrannical majority pushing through odious, objectionable legislation. Denial of quorum is totally legitimate, and lest we forget, a tactic the GOP has employed many, many times to ensure their issues weren't given short shrift. By allowing the majority to impose "fines" on the minority for exercising the authority the constitution grants them (to deny quorum,) they are violating the constitution.