City lists former Winona Hospital for sale
Indianapolis’ Metropolitan Development Commission sets $667,500 minimum price for the long-vacant property at Meridian and
32nd Streets.
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Covered bridge project draws special attention
A plethora of experts like
Dan Collom are restoring the Moscow bridge, built in 1886 and destroyed by a tornado in 2008.
State sells $300 million in Tax Anticipation Notes
The proceeds will help more than 120 local government units pay their bills while they wait for their
property tax receipts.
Governor’s attorney mulling run for county prosecutor
Mark Massa, attorney for Gov. Mitch Daniels, is “considering” running for Marion County prosecutor as the Republican candidate.
The leader of the party in the county said he would be “ecstatic” if he would.
City to use $22.9M in stimulus for street, bridge repairs
Indianapolis will spend $22.9 million in federal stimulus money to make street and bridge repairs starting in the spring.
Hamilton County tourism leader selected to join CIB
Brenda Myers, executive director of the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau, rounds out the appointments to a restructured
Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board.
House OKs bill on township government referendums
The proposal would allow voters to decide in November whether their township governments should be eliminated and their duties
transferred to the county level.
City leaders getting aggressive about recouping tax breaks
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard said the city expects to recover $5.5 million from companies that failed to meet job requirements. The
city will use the money to fund economic development, convention, tourism and education efforts.
Panel OKs bill to eliminate Indiana township boards
Township boards would be eliminated in Indiana and their local government duties would be transferred to the county level
if a Statehouse proposal becomes law.
City to bolster economic development funding
Mayor Greg Ballard expected to announce at his State of the City address Wednesday evening that the Indianapolis Convention
& Visitors Association and Indianapolis Economic Development Inc. could receive about $1 million each from the city.
PETA wants to roast KFC in ads on city fire trucks
People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals made the $7,500 offer in a letter to Mayor Greg Ballard after the chain made
a deal to help pay for fire extinguishers and smoke detectors.
Lucas Oil Stadium lease for Final Four is on CIB’s front burner
Greg Shaheen, NCAA senior vice president of basketball and business strategies, said the deal needs tweaking
because Lucas Oil Stadium was in the conceptual stages when Indianapolis won the bid to host the 2010
Final Four.
City’s plan to raise money with sponsorships takes wing with KFC
Mayor Greg Ballard this month rolled out the first of what he hopes will be 10 to 15 city sponsorship and advertising deals
this year, with the aim of saving taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
Bill would scrap township government
A bill by Democratic Rep. Ed DeLaney of Indianapolis would transfer all township functions to county government.
Fairgrounds’ digital billboard is exception to county ban
Clear Channel Outdoor is building Marion County’s first full-size digital billboard along Fall Creek Parkway on the
grounds of the Indiana State Fair. The first message might as well be: Take that, Indianapolis!
Assessor predicts 2010 property tax bills will be on time
Indianapolis property tax bills, paid in two installments due in May and November, should be sent without delay for the first year since
2006.
CIB financial situation improving
The past year has been mighty unkind to the Capital Improvement Board, the entity charged with operating the city’s
professional sports venues and Indiana Convention Center.
Area voters to decide on Greenwood merger
Greenwood and White River Township officials advance a plan that would create Indiana’s sixth-largest city, if residents
approve it May 4.
Brownsburg hires Texas city manager as town manager
Dale Cheatham, who starts work Jan. 4, was city manager of The Colony, Texas, a growing community of
40,000, for eight years. Before that, he spent four years as city manager of Watauga, Texas.
City ready to award new golf contracts
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s administration has chosen five local contractors to run 12 municipal golf courses for
the next 10 years, and expects to get $6.3 million in capital improvements out of the deal.