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“The city is also home to more than 80 corporate headquarters.” Name them.
I would eat my hat if more than 10 of them had 250 employees who lived in the state…
Jim was a great visionary and built a great legacy. Hamilton County is one of the top places to live in the US because of his work…..
He turned Carmel into a theme park city with no authenticity.
I live in downtown Indy, and I am impressed that Carmel really has created a downtown, and not some disneyfied version, like you would find in Las Vegas.
I don’t know how Carmel is going to do in the next 20 years as the it is strangled for transportation dollars with an unfair allocation formula just like Indy is saddled with.
I happily invite all who live in Carmel and don’t appreciate it – to move to another zip code. Please.
Try 46219.
46219 includes Irvington, which is a pretty nice place to live. And they didn’t have to build a “downtown”; there’s been one since the 1880s.
I grew up in 46219, and now live in Carmel. As someone who has enjoyed both, and has had frustrations with both, your comment eludes to ignorance, bubble living, and serves no purpose but to perpetuate a stereotype of those that look down their nose from high atop Mt. Carmel. Too bad. Perhaps you can look in the mirror and re-evaluate?
Former 46219 resident before moving to Carmel and loved it. Irvington is still my favorite place in Indy and would move back in a heartbeat if I found the right place.
Theme park city??? Now that’s an interesting perspective. Just goes to show how people misinterpret vision and pretty good ( not saying he didn’t have his faults ) leadership. Those who think you can do better should give it a try.
And now all of the debt will come due…
There’s one lush gone.
Shame on you. It takes one to know one.
More like it takes one to defend one. Personal demons are one thing, crashing publicly owned vehicles (emphasis on plural) on public roads endangering your citizens is another.
We moved to Carmel in 1977. It has improved a thousand-fold since then, thanks to Mayor Brainard.
In 1977, we had no Palladium, no Monon Trail, no midtown restaurants, almost no parks, no community water parks, few playgrounds, crumbling infrastructure.
We couldn’t be happier with Mayor Brainard.
Nancy Bate
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Indiana should be so lucky to have more mayors like Brainard.
He is head and shoulders above Hogsett. And I’m an Indy Democrat.
I remember when Carmel was little more than a one-stop-light village. White flight from Indy grew the residential tax base, and Jim Brainard saw an opportunity to grow the commercial tax base too. Having the growing tax revenues to work with, Mayor Brainard has not been content to sit on that growth but to motivate, innovate, and cultivate more growth with it.
He reminds me of another visionary citizen – J. Irwin Miller of Columbus who invested funds in architectural, cultural, and educational improvements so that Columbus could offer the kind of community amenities to attract and keep top business talent and their families.
Like Miller but in his own way, Mayor Brainard has been the spark plug for investment, growth, and innovation in Carmel. The evidence is everywhere. If anything, with all the apartment, condo, retail and office buildings, it’s getting a little claustrophobic with less of the green space that first attracted would-be suburbanites. It would also be nice if the Mayor could make more effort to diversify Carmel’s population.
Nevertheless, while growing Carmel, the Mayor has also tended to basic city responsibilities. Calls for pothole repairs, round-abouts needing attention, etc. have been quickly answered and addressed – thanks again to having the tax revenues to meet those needs but also to responsive management.
Thank you Mayor Brainard for being the kind of visionary leader Indiana so sorely needs. I wish you’d run for Governor.
What she said.
By the way, I don’t live in Carmel…or even Hamilton County, for that matter.
I always find it interesting to see the critics in the room. Typically people who have done nothing but been a consumer and complainer their entire lives. Never took risk. Never created a single job. Never donated their time or money. But, always the critic. How you can look at Carmel (and anywhere in Hamilton County for that matter) and not be proud of where you live is beyond me!! We live in the 99th percentile. This is not reality to the way most people live. Is it perfect? No, but pretty damn close. So, we are blessed. Be proud. Be content. Be happy. Life is good!
Well said Vincent. Grew up on southside, lived in Broad Ripple for a decade and now Carmel for 20 years. No complaints here about Carmel.
I suppose it’s wise to get out far ahead of the bond debt coming due. Will allow future simpletons to say it’s not directly his fault.
Quotes from your writing, Nancy P:
1. White flight from Indy grew the residential tax base, and Jim Brainard saw an opportunity to grow the commercial tax base too.
2. It would also be nice if the Mayor could make more effort to diversify Carmel’s population.
Are you sure those are compatible statements?
I figured somebody couldn’t go without bringing up DEI… it’s the woke thing to do nowadays
Don’t look at me, Glen F. It was Nancy P I quoted.
Leaving office just as interest rates rise. Hmmmmm