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Township Government
As city budget tightens, Center Township trustee has money to burn
April 6, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIBJ SPECIAL REPORT: Center Township lowered its bank balance in 2012, to $6.7 million, but the biggest checks Trustee Eugene
Akers wrote weren't for emergency needs like food or shelter, the township’s main mission.
MoreTough times didn't spur spike in poor relief
April 6, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinHeading into the 2008 recession, Center Township sat on $10.5 million in cash, but sky-high unemployment and rising poverty
over the next four years failed to drain those funds, and the disconnect persists in several area townships.
MoreLawmaker cries foul over Fishers vote endorsement
November 4, 2012
Associated PressA state lawmaker is taking issue with a group that backs a new "hybrid city" government in an Indianapolis suburb
and says she never endorsed the plan.
MoreCity or town? Confusing ballot to determine fate of Fishers
October 17, 2012
Cory SchoutenA group of Fishers residents is crying foul over questions on the November ballot that will determine whether Fishers remains
a town, becomes a "reorganized" city with a council and city manager, or a traditional city with an elected mayor.
MoreAirport touts generating more than $56M in tax revenue
September 8, 2012
IBJ StaffProperty tax isn't part of the equation, which irritates some Decatur Township residents.
MoreGOP brass opts not to battle townships
December 10, 2011
Francesca JaroszRepublican leaders in the General Assembly who have backed local government reform will trade ambitious proposals they’ve
pursued in years past for more moderate—and widely accepted—ideas in the next legislative session.
MoreTownship board OKs small claims court move
September 22, 2011
The Center Township Board on Wednesday approved a plan to move the township's small claims court from the City-County Building
to the Julia M. Carson Government Center on Fall Creek Parkway despite a judge's objections.
MoreEDITORIAL: Township reform must not fail again
April 23, 2011
IBJ StaffWith property tax caps putting the squeeze on budgets, it’s foolhardy for townships to be sitting on millions that could
be funding needed services.
MoreAggressive bills aimed at consolidating township governments fail
April 16, 2011
Francesca JaroszWith two weeks left in the legislative session, only two statewide local-government-reform bills remain. Both fail to accomplish
reformers’ key aim: removing layers of township government they say have outlived their use.
MoreReports say Indiana townships inefficient
January 16, 2011
Associated PressNew investigations reported in Indiana newspapers say there are widespread patterns of inefficiency in the government of the
state's 1,008 townships.
MoreEDITORIAL: State can't afford to keep townships
October 23, 2010
IBJ StaffIndiana lawmakers are gearing up for another legislative session, and township government reform will return to the agenda.
We hope proponents can finally hit a home run.
MoreTax caps give township reform effort new life
October 23, 2010
Francesca JaroszA push to eliminate township government will return to the Statehouse next year—this time with a better shot at success.
Township reforms, which have been vigorously debated but never passed, have been touted as a way to make government more cost-effective.
MoreIndiana Senate approves plan to cut township boards
February 25, 2010
Associated PressThe bill now likely will go to a House-Senate conference committee to try to resolve the House-passed and Senate-approved
versions of the bill.
MoreMAURER: It's time to dump township government
February 19, 2010
Mickey MaurerIn Indiana, one institution rife with nepotism and political favoritism stubbornly persists:
township government and, more particularly, its delivery of emergency poor relief.
MoreSenate OKs bill to eliminate township boards
January 29, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe Republican-controlled Senate voted 29-19 Thursday for a bill that would eliminate township boards and transfer their duties
to the county level starting in 2013. It now moves to the Democrat-led House for consideration.
MoreHouse OKs bill on township government referendums
January 14, 2010
Associated PressThe proposal would allow voters to decide in November whether their township governments should be eliminated and their duties
transferred to the county level.
MoreBuckingham tapped to develop mixed-use project near IUPUI
January 2, 2010
IBJ StaffFormer YMCA branch at 860 W. 10th St. would be razed to make way for retail and housing.
MoreTrustee chooses $20.5 million Buckingham plan for old YMCA
December 23, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe Center Township Advisory Board has picked Buckingham Cos. to redevelop a 2-acre property it owns
at 860 W. 10th St. near the IUPUI campus.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Expect uncertainty in the 2010 General Assembly
December 19, 2009
Ed FeigenbaumAbout the only certainty for the upcoming legislative session is that it will be over in March.
MoreLawrence Township exploring fire department merger
November 17, 2009
A Lawrence Township trustee is proposing to merge the township’s fire department with the Indianapolis Fire Department,
in an attempt to further reduce its operating deficit.
MoreBargersville wins annexation dispute with Greenwood
November 10, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Town of Bargersville won a legal dispute Monday that will allow it to annex 739 parcels within three miles of Greenwood's
city limits and become the exclusive sewer-service provider in the area.
MoreGreenwood merger would create one of state's largest cities
September 19, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe new city would count more than 80,000 residents. In terms of population, it would zoom past Fishers and Carmel to rank
sixth or seventh in the state.
MoreThings aren't as bad as we think
March 23, 2009
Morton MarcusDifficult economic conditions have been faced before and we have both the tools and will to overcome our problems.
MoreTownship officials offer valuable service
March 16, 2009
Township officials provide many services for the community, molded by back-yard input, which enhances quality of life.
MoreTownship offices have to go
March 2, 2009
Leaders on both sides of the aisle have called for streamlining township government, and it's time to demand that our legislators
make those changes.
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So the Mayor adds another non value added layer to having a vehicle towed? Whereby the City Government RECIEVES AN ILLEGAL KICKBACK FROM A LGOISTICS COMPANY THAT SUBS THE WORK TO LOCAL TOW COMPANIES? What is the service the City performs for receiving the "tribute"? This is RICO!!!!! What a corrupt and unnecessary layer. What a dirtbag Mayor and his cronies.
Owner occupied housing. Clear enough?
So people think I am paranoid. It's from experience in dealing with puds requested by developers who make major donations themselves to representatives, have nice fund raisers for those running for office and hide through pac's. then there are the public relation firms. You will note some pr comments below. You there Clyde Lee? My opinion. Commercial along 421, great. Multifamily housing, terrible idea that will change the town. Senior condos or zero lot line homes west, great. I suggest keeping all entries to commercial areas at 421. All entries to owner occupied on sycamore. Will keep the traffic on sycamore down some. Two other things. You can't trust what will be there in 10 years. Steve builds quality stuff, but areas change over time. Look at the changes at the wall mart center at 86th and 421 over the last 10 years. Look at the apartments and neighborhoods behind St Vincent's. Raintree properties WILL decrease in value if commercial and multifamily goes in near. It has already been happening around the bridges area. The houses that have been sold recently are way below market. Several deals not closed due to the Illinois construction and the whole unsurety of the bridges. It's pretty simple, Zionsville will approve the whole thing because the city council has been groomed over a LONG period of time for this. I might even suggest some are in their position as a result of this.
Esta, do you have a dog in this fight? You seem to really want to knock anyone against this project. No, I didn't move to Indiana for the architecture. I moved here for that red barn in the field. The horses and fields of corn. A place that is NOT overdeveloped. There are plenty of nearby places in Indianapolis that could be REDEVELOPED instead.
RKW - OK, we get it, you're paranoid. The question is, are you paranoid enough? Greg - Yes, Pittman(s) is (are) at it again. They are developers, they build things. It's what they do. So when you go to work tomorrow, Greg, you're at it again too. Cliff - Really? You moved to Indiana for its progressive architecture? That's like moving to England for the cuisine. Zionsvillain - The house you moved to was once a field or woods. I'm willing to bet folks were upset when that ground was plowed under and a house was built. But I guess now that you are in, everything should stop? "My house was OK, but the next one is sprawl." SE Guy - Please don't paint us with such a wide brush. Most reasonable Zionsville residents welcome planned, measured development.