EDITORIAL: Approve mayor’s balanced budget
Mayor Joe Hogsett has proposed a city budget for 2018 that includes a tiny, projected surplus. It’s another step on a road to the fiscal stability Indianapolis needs to continue growing and thriving.
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Proposed Carmel hotel raises questions about risk, private sector
Hotels in Carmel could soon have an unexpected competitor—the city itself.
City to steer $500K into grocery development in low-income areas
The Hogsett administration plans to use federal grant funding to stimulate the development of one or more grocery stores and help eliminate food deserts.
City-County Council passes $13 minimum wage proposal
The proposal, which council members are calling a "living wage," would apply to about 365 full-time, non-union city and county employees.
Hogsett to propose balanced city budget for 2018 with small surplus
The Indianapolis mayor says his plan adds police officers, boosts infrastructure spending and raises pay for some city workers while providing the first structurally balanced budget in a decade.
Frugal Hogsett aims to slash city’s deficit
Mayor Joe Hogsett is weighing investing in basics like funding police officers and road construction against the cold reality that Indianapolis has for years been spending more cash than it’s taking in.
UPDATE: Judge orders Carmel to halt work on 96th Street roundabout project
The city of Carmel has been ordered by a Boone County judge to cease any work on its proposed 96th Street roundabout project, which is the subject of an ongoing land dispute with Indianapolis.
Council panel votes to weaken ‘ban the box’ ordinance
Members of the Metropolitan and Economic Development Committee said they felt forced to approve a new measure as the result of a new state law.
IndyGo uses eminent domain against unhappy businesses along rapid-transit line
A court battle is escalating between IndyGo and property owners along the proposed Red Line route fighting to protect their land from becoming part of the rapid-transit bus system.
Extent of Carmel borrowing unusual for Indiana; Brainard says investments pay off
Carmel’s total liabilities have swelled to nearly $1.2 billion including principal, interest and other debt payments, according to the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.
City to offer $1,000 each to displaced Carrier workers, future employers
The money will come from the roughly $1.2 million in local tax incentives that Carrier and its parent company returned to the city after the announcement some local operations would move to Mexico.
Council OKs $20 million in expenses for new justice center
The vote helps move the justice center forward to a design and planning stage.
Council panel OKs $20M in planning expenses for new justice center
An Indianapolis City-County Council committee on Tuesday night unanimously approved a resolution to issue $20 million in notes to pay for planning and design costs associated with building the new criminal justice center.
Indianapolis tries to halt Carmel’s 96th Street roundabout plan
In a lawsuit filed this month in Marion Superior Court, Indianapolis claims its northern neighbor is encroaching on the city’s corporate boundary. The seven-page complaint is seeking a preliminary injunction preventing Carmel from continuing with plans to build four roundabouts.
City set to solicit new ideas from developers for Old City Hall property
The city of Indianapolis is going back to the drawing board in its quest to redevelop Old City Hall after a proposal to turn the historic downtown property into a 21c hotel fell apart.
City to consider $15.2M in bonds for downtown projects
The bonds would help finance development of a hotel complex on the site of Indianapolis’ oldest African-American church, as well as a five-story apartment and retail project near the base of Massachusetts Avenue.
City seeks submissions for criminal justice center services
The Indianapolis Bond Bank is looking for firms interested in working on the city’s new criminal justice center—from providing civil engineering services to mechanical, electrical and plumbing work. The city will select contractors sometime after Aug. 1.
City mulls taxi rule changes in era of Uber, Lyft
When the ride-connecting companies came to town, Indianapolis had 917 licensed taxi drivers. That number has fallen every year since then, dropping to 632 in 2016.
Church seeks approval to build on site of driving range in Fishers
A plan to build a new house of worship in Fishers on land now occupied by the Gray Eagle Golf Course driving range and clubhouse has raised red flags from nearby homeowners and at least one member of the Fishers City Council.
City moves to beautify former Outlaws Motorcycle Club compound
As a U.S. attorney, Joe Hogsett was instrumental in arresting dozens of people connected to the club in a 2012 raid. As mayor of Indianapolis, Hogsett wants to transform the infamous site into a park or other community gem.