The recent revelation that Carmel’s incumbent mayor Jim Brainard attempted to lure Carmel’s incumbent Clerk-Treasurer Christine Pauley to accompany him on an overseas trip raises some disturbing questions and shows a decided lack of morality where the mayor of Indiana’s fifth-largest city is concerned. At the time of Brainard’s unwanted and unwelcome advances, he was […]
Category: Jim Brainard
Mayor Brainard’s Roman Holiday; was it sexual harassment? You decide…
In 2015 Christine Pauley ran on Mayor Brainard’s slate of candidates. On his 2015 Campaign Finance Reports he claimed he spent $28,067.95 to assist in her election. It seems that Mayor Brainard had more in mind for Clerk-Treasurer Pauley than simply serving the citizens of Carmel. In 2016 with his intentions being both clear and […]
Brainard’s European jaunt Summer of 2016; Booty Call or Saving the World?
So what happened to Mayor Romeo Brainard after he was kept from roamin’ in Rome? He took a 5-day sidetrip to Stuttgart to run up the frequent flyer miles? Ostensibly in Stuttgart to attend the GIZ and ICLEI workshop as you can see here of the approximately 40 attendees, including the Mayor, he did not […]
Of propaganda, talking-points and those that spin them
With the clock ticking down to the final days of the 2019 municipal primary season, it seems incumbents at Carmel City Hall are pulling out all of the stops in a reactive effort to capture voter favor ahead of the May 7th election. With early and absentee voting already underway, the question is: are those […]
Jim Brainard: deceptionis consilium
Six-term incumbent Carmel mayor Jim Brainard faced off against his primary challenger, Hamilton County Councilor Fred Glynn in a mayoral debate held at the Ritz Charles on Tuesday evening, April 15th. Both candidates are to be commended for agreeing to this debate and giving Carmel’s voters a glimpse into their respective visions for the city, […]
Johnson Addition to meet on a planned but previously withdrawn Variance.
Post from our friends in Johnson Addition! Hi Neighbors, we’ve heard right after the 2019 election they are going to bring up the 7 Sherman drive townhouse variances again. Chuck Ford has reserved Carmel Friends Church on April 22 from 6 to 7:30 pm for us all to meet again. Please join us and tell […]
A Jim Brainard interview worthy of a Philip K. Dick alternative-reality plot
This morning, incumbent Carmel Mayor , Jim Brainard, was interviewed in-studio by WIBC radio host Tony Katz during his ‘Tony Katz and the Morning News’ show. Brainard’s interview comes just days after his challenger, Hamilton County Councilor Fred Glynn also appeared on the same show. If you missed the interview, you may hear it […]
Mayor Jim Brainard either lied to Ann Marie Shambaugh or he has Carmel Police conducting off the record investigations.
On Friday April 5, I spoke with Ann Marie Shambaugh. She has a copy of the Police report in hand that proves there is no record of an investiation until I, Rick Smith, contacted the Carmel City Police via their non-emergency phone number at 8:01:00PM, AFTER I read Ann Marie’s story that evening. Things get […]
Brainard & The CRC – Master illusionists with an agenda and no oversight.
The purpose of the Carmel Redevelopment Commission is to maximize TIF! By maximizing TIF they create debt instruments to add infrastructure. Infrastructure is added to attract new taxes that hopefully results in additional TIF growth and then the cycle is repeated. So long as buildings are occupied, by lessors paying the market rate and is […]
Carmel City Council President Worrell responds to letter from Mike Shaver
Posted By: The Reporter March 22, 2019 Dear Editor, On March 18, Mr. Shaver addressed the Carmel City Council claiming Carmel taxpayers were unprotected regarding buildings not yet constructed in Carmel City Center. Unfortunately, before given an opportunity to respond, Mr. Shaver made the same claims in a letter to the editor the very next […]