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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Categorizing Self-Serving Politicians, Cronies and Political Groupies
It seems a number of those who seek to lead us are afflicted in one of two ways: Self-Aggrandizement – You will easily recognize this individual by an urgency to display or present themselves to others for admiration, self-promotion, and simple vanity. Political and personal attacks – These individuals will willingly give time and […]