Opening May 2020, Hotel Carmichael will emerge as Carmel’s first lifestyle boutique hotel. Follow along as we reveal sneak peeks of how we bring this beautiful masterpiece to life! So what ostentatiousness can be built when taxpayers have all their skin in the game? Quaint study And for the weary traveler arriving by bicycle, […]
Category: Incompetence
Economic Development as if Citizens and Small Business actually matters!
Things Carmel could have done other than borrowing $1.36B for E.D. and Developer incentives that should be unnecessary in the “#1 city in Indiana” (it is a real stretch to believe Carmel is or ever was the #1 city in the U.S.). Instead, we chose not to engage with average citizens except via sources like […]
Did Jim Brainard fail to report Thousands of dollars in gifts on Statement of Economic Interest?
What happened to Barnes and Thornburg professional fees for Campaign Finance Report refilings in 2018? Brainard was still trying to iron out the following mess from where he donated in excess of $170,000 to his 5 Council Candidates and his chosen pick for Clerk-Treasurer. The charges did not appear on the Campaign Finance Report (CFR) […]
Carmel’s missing buildings and the phantom TIF; Worrell’s response to Mike Shaver’s Second request for documents
Posted By: The Reporter March 28, 2019 Dear Editor: The following is an email response sent from Carmel City Council President Jeff Worrell to Carmel resident Mike Shaver. Dear Mr. Shaver, I have received your second email regarding the matter of Developer Guarantees for City Center. Thank you for your kind words. Your second complaint […]
Evan Lurie Gallery 12 years after!
Evan Lurie Gallery incites fury, with reason Author Archives November 15, 2007 Filed under PERSPECTIVES By: Jaclyn Chen <jchen@hilite.org> Yet another question surrounding the allocation of Carmel taxpayer dollars has been raised. This time, the case involves the $4.1 million Evan Lurie Gallery of Fine Art located on Main Street. Carmel has invested $1.2 million […]
Can Carmel afford 4 more years of Brainard/Mestetsky generating $10.9M each month of new debt?
Since being re-elected to a SIXTH term in 2015 Mayor Brainard has indebted Carmel citizens an average of $10.9 million EACH MONTH. Overall debt is up 47% in just 39 months. Fear not all is not lost! We have a spectacular new hotel, backed entirely by a Special Benefits Tax, under construction. *Financing yet to […]
The Bailout; the shock, the truth!
The Bailout; the shock that shook the city of Carmel to its core! To be sure we had numerous small tremors that should have served as a warning before the City was shaken to the core. *Please note this is the longest and most important thread on this website!* The first strong indications anything was […]
Mayor Brainard needs a driver! Second crash in two years.
By: Paris Lewbel Newly obtained video shows the latest crash and what happened after that crash occurred. CARMEL — The mayor of Carmel has been involved in multiple crashes over the last few years, but newly obtained video shows the latest crash and what happened after that crash occurred. The crash occurred […]
Woody Rider begs ‘Mr. Mayor please bring me a plan’
Mayor never rests, he was trying in October of 2016 to borrow for necessities. In 2017 the necessity was a Carousel and a Luxury Hotel. Councilor Rider begs the Mayor for a spending plan. All the Mayor has is a wish list and a need for millions of dollars of new funds. The Mayor’s Big […]
Orderly but Dumb, are we doing it right?
Carlson’s Law looks at the balance between autocracy and democracy in an organization: “In a world where so many people now have access to education and cheap tools of innovation, innovation that happens from the bottom up tends to be chaotic but smart. Innovation that happens from the top down tends to be orderly but […]