The current campaign for Mayor of Carmel offers voters two rather starkly contrasting visions of what the next four years could be like within the city. The first vision is centered around what its supporters refer to as “public-private partnerships” (notice how “public” always comes first). This is the idea that public “investments” (public issues […]
Category: 2019 Municpial Primary
The heavy hand of incumbency: arbitrary and uneven enforcement of sign ordinances
As the days count down toward the May 7th municipal primary election, incumbents at Carmel City Hall have issued directives to departmental administrators to vigorously (if unevenly) enforce city ordinances pertaining to the placement of signage around town promoting candidates for office. There have been many reports from across the city of the signs of […]