Ponzi [pon-zee] noun A swindle in which a quick return, made up of money from new investors, on an initial investment lures the victim into much bigger risks. Have you ever stopped to think about the real reason behind Carmel mayor Jim Brainard’s quest to maximize the Assessed Valuation (AV) and tax revenue potential […]
Category: Vision
Hotel Carmichael Mock ups
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, […]
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 […]
2020’s First City Council Meeting!
On Monday, 01/06/2020, look for the Mayor to be talking dollars and cents ($200M+?) as he has in the first year after every election since 2000. How long will the meeting go? Less than 4 hours would be an improvement over 2016. He knows only a few are paying attention and he is emboldened by […]
Sophia Square seems to be in a death spiral.
Sophia Square: is a smooth landing possible? A “death spiral” is a situation that keeps getting worse and that is likely to end badly with great harm or damage being caused. Currently, Sophia Square has 24 available units out of a total of 202. This is an occupancy rate 0f 88.1% or a vacancy rate […]
Sophia Square – The Promotional Plans
So what is the reality today at Sophia Square on Main Street? Next: We will explore this much-ballyhooed project less than 10 years after this high standard was set in Carmel Citizens expectations.
Your vote: Your right. Your obligation. Your community’s need.
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” – Abraham Lincoln “Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, […]