“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” – Abraham Lincoln Pride is an inherent emotion in all humans and extends to the things each of us says, does and experiences. It also […]
Category: Character
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 […]
How to build a hotel without financing, public support or proven demand — and create a fiscal crisis at the Carmel Redevelopment Commission
Imagine that you reach a point in your life where you decide you want to build your own house. Not a modest single-story reach-style, split-level or neo-Craftsman, mind you. But the largest, fanciest and most noticeable house in town. Your new house is going to be so famous that townsfolk are talking about it even […]
When full transparency is worth more than a cup of coffee
Have you ever noticed? Carmel’s mayor and council incumbents are quick to trot out their cut-and-paste proclamations to convince us how great Carmel is — as if they somehow cannot trust us to believe in our own senses and experiences. “Carmel is ranked at the best place in America to raise a family.” “Carmel has […]
Why does a six-term incumbent need to find ways to eliminate challenges from within his party anyway?
As Hamilton County Democratic Party Chairman Joe Weingarten filed a request with the Hamilton County Election Board last week to have allegations of bribery in the Carmel mayoral GOP primary campaign investigated, it turned on a bright and shining light in a number of places local GOP insiders would likely rather it didn’t. […]
How do you help a man in a tavern or a car crash? Pick them up or let them go!?
Old Town Tavern patron describes ‘helping’ Mayor Published: 4 February 2019 I’ve long heard the stories about the Mayors carousing though this is the most shocking comment I’ve heard on the subject. “I know him. I know his problem…” So the Mayor has been picked from the floor of a local tavern, according to this […]
What did the neighborhoods impacted by the Auman Stop Sign think about it?
I am here to speak for the Removal of the Stop Sign on 126th and Auman Dr. February 15, 2015 I am here to speak for the Removal of the Stop Sign on 126th and Auman. Mr. Mayor, Councilors and ladies and gentlemen my name is Rick Smith and I live in Newark edition. In […]
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 […]
Who investigates our elected officials? – Not Carmel police.
Are votes for sale in Carmel? Is this Quid pro quo? Councilor says developer who has business in front of the city is withholding comments till a decision has been made on his parking garage. The garage did pass and there was a $1,000 donation by the developer later that year. Is this quid pro […]