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Water
Plan for massive reservoir finding more support
April 24, 2013
Associated PressHundreds of residents gathered at Daleville High School on Tuesday night to hear about the proposed Mounds Lake Reservoir,
a 2,100-acre project that could cost as much as $400 million to build.
MoreLawmaker seeks relief for fed-up water customers
April 11, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinAs citizens of Zionsville, residents of the Royal Run subdivision have had little recourse against the Whitestown-owned water
utility that charges them 78 percent more than its customers to the north.
MoreProposed Indiana reservoir would face several reviews
March 19, 2013
Associated PressIndiana's Department of Homeland Security and several divisions of the Department of Natural Resources would have to review
the 2,000-acre reservoir proposal, as would the Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
MoreCitizens seeks rate increases to fund $560M in upgrades
February 21, 2013
Chris O'MalleyThe Indianapolis-based utility said the average residential water customer would see monthly water bills increase from $31
to $34.
MoreIndiana town takes unusual step to gain control of utility
February 16, 2013
Scott OlsonMooresville’s bid to purchase water operations likely will be decided in court.
MoreWater, sewer utilities stink up Citizens' earnings
February 9, 2013
The biggest contributor to an $11.8 million loss in 2012 was the wastewater unit it bought from the city the year before.
MoreIndiana town sues in bid to take over water services
January 2, 2013
Associated PressA central Indiana town is suing Indiana American Water Co., seeking to wrest control of local water services from the utility.
MoreWestfield votes to approve $91M water utility sale
November 5, 2012
IBJ StaffThe Westfield City Council voted 6-1 Monday night to transfer its water and wastewater assets to Citizens Energy Group for
$91 million.
MoreDry cleaners' solvents taint Martinsville's water
November 3, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed placing the city of Martinsville on its Superfund priority list,
citing groundwater contamination traced to several former dry cleaning shops in the heart of town.
MoreCitizens' Westfield utility acquisition will help with broader system needs
October 6, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe $91 million water and sewer deal is expected to improve water distribution between northeast and northwest suburbs.
MoreCitizens agrees to buy Westfield utilities for $91M
September 24, 2012
The proposed sale to Citizens Energy Group would include Westfield's water and wastewater utilities. Citizens bought water
utilities from the city of Indianapolis last year for $1.9 billion.
MoreCitizens Energy to roll out combined bills
September 22, 2012
Gas, water and sewer charges will be consolidated into one mailing to reap savings promised in merger of gas, water utilities.
MoreMayor lifts city’s water-use restrictions
September 4, 2012
Beginning Wednesday, city residents can water their lawns, wash their cars and fill swimming pools without facing fines. Fishers
also lifted its conservation order, effective Saturday.
MoreWater utility eyes rate hikes to promote conservation
August 31, 2012
Chris O'MalleyCitizens Water is considering changes in the way it bills customers to conserve water during future droughts. Among the changes
could be periodic rate hikes to discourage heavy usage on peak days.
MoreWater utility exploring drastic options to satisfy long-term demand
July 28, 2012
Chris O'MalleyCitizens Water engineers are considering various methods, both short-term and long-term, to meet increasing demand on the
water supply of Indiana’s largest metro area, which might need 50 million gallons more water per day as early as five
years from now.
MoreFire, water worries grow worse amid Indiana drought
July 11, 2012
Associated PressIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is banning lawn watering in the city beginning Friday, and all smoking has been banned during
a county fair in central Indiana because of the conditions caused by this summer's drought.
MoreIndianapolis sets water-use records amid drought
June 29, 2012
Associated PressThe water company for Indianapolis and some of its suburbs is asking customers to cut back on lawn watering after setting
records this week for one-day use.
MoreWork on city's 8-mile sewage tunnel gets underway
April 26, 2012
Associated PressWork is starting on an 8-mile-long tunnel under the south side of Indianapolis that is the first major part of a $1.6 billion
project aimed at reducing the release of raw sewage into the city's rivers.
MorePurchase of city water utility lifts Citizens Energy's profits
April 7, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe $1.9 billion sale of the city’s water and sewer utilities was a profit gusher last year for buyer Citizens Energy
Group—at least on paper. Dwarfing the returns of its gas, thermal and other divisions, the newly renamed Citizens Water
turned a profit of $53.4 million.
MoreCitizens not ready to get behind historic designation for Central Canal
April 7, 2012
Chris O'MalleyPreservationists want protections for the historic waterway, but the utility that just bought it is afraid National Register
status will cause unintended consequences.
MoreCitizens Energy projects bigger savings from deal
March 3, 2012
Cost-savings tied to the purchase of the city's water and sewer utilities are also expected to be realized sooner than predicted.
MoreCitizens Energy projects greater, faster savings from deal
February 28, 2012
IBJ StaffCitizens Energy Group says savings from combining the city’s water and sewer utilities will be 13 percent higher than
expected and come two years sooner than previously predicted.
MoreCitizens Energy gets interest-rate bargain on bonds sold for utility purchase
August 27, 2011
IBJ StaffStock-market swoon contributes to favorable terms on purchase of city's water, sewer systems.
MoreIndianapolis, Beech Grove settle utility billing feud
August 26, 2011
Indianapolis and Beech Grove wrapped up their decade-old dispute prior to the city's official transfer of its water and wastewater
utilities to Citizens Energy Group.
MoreLandmark water tower could be razed in Greenwood
August 14, 2011
Associated PressA central Indiana water tower that once served as a local landmark for residents is being targeted for demolition because
officials say it poses a safety hazard to a nearby airport.
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As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.
If Whole Foods went in, I doubt the Nora one would stay open, and with all those customers coming to Broad Ripple traffic would be horrible, and forget about a run to the grocery on weekend nights. I think concern over the number of apartments is misplaced, but the 400 space parking garage has me concerned - someone needs to ask the developer just how much traffic they think this development is going to generate. I am not against more neighborhood residents, but heavy commercial traffic going in and out at that location sounds like a mess.
I thought everyone was innocent until guilt was proven. Seems people have already convicted Reggie in the press. My nephew was a good kid and is a good man, more to this story im sure
Going by the Marion County population only is of little use. 13th largest? No Way! To judge the real size of a metro area, the easy way is to look at the Arbitron rating list. Indianapolis hovers around 40th largest in the nation--sometimes more, sometimes less. Advertisers want to know exactly how large the population is before they buy radio advertising. Arbitron figured it out long ago. Indianapolis is estimated at 1,427,500. The real #13 is Seattle-Tacoma with a metro population of 3,470,400. So, the population of just Marion County is completely irrelevant to anything useful as far as metro area planning.