What is Mayor Brainards plan for vacant space? There are 217 Commercial Properties available currently in Carmel! How many thousand square feet of new space is coming online in the next year? We currently have 41 storefronts between the Monon and Woody’s Library on Main St. Of those 6 small businesses are vacant or a […]
Category: Issues
Heard of the $21.8M Energy Center Boondoggle?
The first question to answer is what did we pay for the Energy Center? The following PDF shows we paid a Total of $21.8M This is really just a complex Loan scheme as explained in this information from the Vendors website. It wasn’t like the Newspapers didn’t keep us abreast of what was occurring […]
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 […]
Buildings that don’t exist can not generate TIF?
Buildings that don’t exist can’t pay to cover Bond payments. Full document and letter available at bottom of page In 2015, taxpayers were “guaranteed” that buildings would be built, and Mayor Brainard borrowed money based on that guarantee. In 2019, those buildings don’t exist. The question becomes: How much TIF is paid by buildings […]
The Palladium, Hotel Carmichael and the Simpson’s?
The only difference between the two projects is beside just some slick outsider (Artec) or (Coury Hospitality)/Pedcor pitching it, it was and still is our own Mayor who leads us astray. Here the Simpson’ cover it brilliantly The following video is a year old and financing for this pie in the sky (backed exclusively […]
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 […]
Brainard Cares – What are Mayor Brainard’s Commitments worth?
The Mayor’s (C)ommitments are equal to his (A)ctual (R)esults plus his (E)xcuses. Or C=(AR+E’s) From the very beginning Mayor Brainard repeatedly reassured the citizens there was absolutely no risk. Note in Carmel it means special benefits for some business owners and developers and nothing for the balance of the public. The only Special Benefits citizens […]
Carmel Politics Take on an Indianapolis’ Flavor
The Use of Non-Profit Corporations to Avoid Accountability and Public Scrutiny Sunday, August 9, 2009 | By Paul K. Ogden Best quote: “As I have said before, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard’s big spending ways and ill-advised projects are going to put Carmel deeply in debt for generations to come.” Paul K. Ogden The front page […]
Brookshire Golf Club and Pool
PUBLISHED: NOV 27TH, 2006 – 5:29PM (EST) UPDATED: AUG 26TH, 2016 – 6:34PM (EDT) Chris Proffitt/Eyewitness News Carmel – Soon, the City of Carmel will be a golf course owner for the first time. The city is buying Brookshire Golf Club for $2.6 million. Brookshire is an 18-hole course located north of 116th, south of 126th and […]