Democrats to seek major hike in City-County Council pay
Democrats on the Indianapolis City-County Council are planning to introduce a proposal next week that would nearly triple council salaries—the first pay hike for members since 2002.
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Deal to give Dow Agro successor $30M in incentives rankles some councilors
A panel of City-County Council members on Monday advanced a plan to provide Corteva Agriscience with incentives to maintain operations in Indianapolis, but not before several councilors expressed objections.
Hogsett’s $1.17B budget passes City-County Council by unanimous vote
The administration plans to spend $126 million on roads and bridges in 2019, about $30 million more than is slated to be spent this year.
Council OKs $16.7M in financing for $141M in downtown Keystone Realty projects
The Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday night unanimously passed a proposal to give $16.7 million in financing to help Keystone Realty Group overhaul two problem downtown office buildings.
Council OKs plan to issue $120M in debt to pay for road, bridge repairs
The debt, which would be secured by future revenue the city expects to receive from county option vehicle taxes and the increased gas tax, would be on the books for 20 years.
Tax appeals mushroom as Lilly, city squabble over years of assessments
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker has appealed its annual tax bill for its two massive campuses south of downtown every year since 2012.
Council panel approves plan to add $120M in debt for road projects
The debt, which would be secured by future revenue the city expects to receive from county option vehicle taxes and the increased gas tax, would be on the books for 20 years.
Hogsett’s plan to issue debt for road, bridge repairs draws some concern
Mayor Joe Hogsett, in introducing the 2019 city budget Monday night to the Indianapolis City-County Council, presented a plan to issue $120 million worth of debt over the next four years.
City-County Council votes to curb parking-meter-bagging program
The program resulted in a private developer and state lawmakers avoiding hundreds of thousands of dollars in parking fees by receiving free spaces at bagged meters.
Hogsett, officials break ground on new criminal justice center
The Indianapolis City-County Council has given its theoretical OK to the project, though most of the $571 million in spending for the center has not yet been approved.
New dockless electric scooter system ‘Bird’ runs into trouble as city ponders regulation
City code enforcement officials sent the company a letter asking them to halt their service for 30 days while the city works out a regulatory scheme that would tackle dockless bike and scooter sharing.
Hogsett’s education initiative receives $560K in startup funding
Members of the City-County Council on Monday voted overwhelmingly in favor of appropriating $560,000 to get Indy Achieves off the ground, but they also expressed concern about its ongoing cost amid many city needs.
Hogsett unveils plan to get more Indy students to enroll in college—and finish
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett on Tuesday plan to roll out an initiative called Indy Achieves, which will support students across Indianapolis’ 11 school districts.
Council approves $2.9M in financing for Duke Realty HQ project
The Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday night advanced proposals that would help Duke Realty Corp. move its headquarters from Carmel to a $28 million office building it would build on Indianapolis’ north side.
Council votes to allow city to spend $1.2M to replace some Vision Fleet vehicles
The Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday passed a proposal 22-1 after no discussion that allows the city’s former Department of Business and Neighborhood Services to transfer $1.2 million to buy 50 replacement vehicles.
Hogsett plans to boost spending on repairing, maintaining city streets
In his annual state of the city address Monday night, Mayor Joe Hogsett will announce plans to beef up the city’s street maintenance crew by dozens of workers and to use a program that leverages private investment to pay for 15 infrastructure projects.
Council panel OKs $9.5M in loans to help Central State, Monon 16 neighborhoods
The projects are coming up now because the city has six months left to take advantage of more than $30 million in a federal loan guarantee program that it was awarded in 2012 by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department.
Council proposes panel to study county road-funding needs
The announcement follows a unanimous City-County Council vote to approve $14.5 million in emergency funding to address potholes.
Council VP seeks to keep new justice center out of private-operator hands
Zach Adamson has proposed an ordinance that “requires the administration and operation of the county jail facilities be non-privatized.”
Council approves ordinance to crack down on high-crime hotels
Council member Jared Evans, who authored the proposal, said there are 15 hotels in the city with problematic ratios that are resulting in a drain on police and fire resources.