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News from the City of Carmel - August 20, 2021 |
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Welcome Needler's
The City of Carmel joined One Zone and owners of Needler's Fresh Market today to celebrate the grand opening of the new market at the corner of 126th Street and Gray Road. A large crowd was present as they cut the ribbon the new market. You can see more photos and learn more about Needler's on their Facebook page.
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Bike Carmel presents inaugural
Roundabout Ride
The City of Carmel and Bike Carmel are excited to host the inaugural Roundabout Ride on Saturday, September 25. The 25-mile and 50-mile rides, sponsored by IU North Hospital, will start at Midtown Plaza and go throughout the city. Click here for the Facebook event and here to register.
Registration: 7 - 7:45 a.m.
Ride Begins: 8 a.m.
Ride Time: 8 a.m. - noon
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A great day at the White River clean up
The City of Carmel Stormwater and Street Departments joined forces with the White River Alliance, the City of Fishers, Conner Prairie and the White River Canoe Company to hold the 27th Annual White River Clean Up on August 13. More than 150 volunteers jumped in canoes at Conner Prairie, tamed the White River, and filled an entire dump truck with car parts, carpet, fencing, mailboxes and more. Can you believe almost 40 tires were removed and properly disposed from its mighty depths as well? A big thanks to all who participated and supported making the White River a safer and cleaner recreation resource for Carmel residents. We look forward to next year and hope to see you there!
Visit the White River Alliance's Facebook page for more photos.
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Jason Armes, City of Carmel Street Department
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Volunteers on the White River
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Rain on Main judged competition
winners announced
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We are happy to share the results of the 2021 Rain on Main Art Competition. These artists will receive cash prizes of $200, $100, and $50. View all the barrels and place your bids at www.RainonMain.com.
First Place
Safari Splendor (Barrel #12)
Carmel High School Art Honor Society
Second Place
Flowers, Blues and Trees, Oh My! (Barrel #16)
Margo Koontz
Third Place
Wading Through (Barrel #17)
Deb Slack
Don't forget to join the Rain on Main team at the Carmel Farmers Market tomorrow, Saturday, August 21, for your last day to see all twenty barrels and place your final bids by 11 a.m. in the online silent auction! Net proceeds from the auction will fund water education signage in the Carmel Clay Parks.
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Traffic and Construction Updates
INDOT ANNOUNCES MAJOR RAMP CLOSURE
The ramp for southbound Keystone Parkway over U.S. 31 will be closed at 9 p.m. on Friday, August 20 until 6 a.m. Monday, August 23 for a paving project, weather permitting. For more info, click here.
WESTFIELD BOULEVARD BRIDGE OVER I-465
For those of you who use Westfield Boulevard as an entry point to and from Marion County, please be advised of this traffic alert from the Indiana Department of Transportation regarding the bridge over I-465. INDOT to Close Bridges over I-465 in Marion County for Construction starting Friday, August 20 at 9 p.m.
For details, click here.
MONON GREENWAY TRAFFIC DETOUR
The reconstruction of the Monon crossing at 1st Street NW began and is expected to last up to 2 weeks. Included with this work is a raised crosswalk crossing 1st Street NW, new storm work, new sidewalk and curbs, and limited repaving of the Monon Greenway north and south of the crossing. During this construction, the Monon WILL BE CLOSED from Main Street to 3rd Street NW. Monon traffic will be diverted on to the adjacent roadway, 2nd Ave NW. For a detour map, click here.
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Save the date!
The Carmel-Xiangyang Sister City Committee presents the 2021 City of Carmel Chinese Mooncake Festival, this Saturday, August 21, 2021, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
The event will take place in the Carmel Arts & Design District featuring a dragon parade, music, dancing and mooncakes.
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Places for Bikes ranks Carmel 7th in medium sized cities
The organization known as People for Bikes has been rating cities in North America, with data driven metrics, for the last four years. In 2021 they changed their ranking system and began including cities from around the world.
Click here to find out how Carmel ranks!
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Hamilton County American Rescue Plan Act
accepting applications
The application portal to request American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding assistance is now open for Hamilton County businesses, nonprofits and governmental units.
The funding will support hundreds of organizations that serve Hamilton County residents mitigate the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. All entities must complete the online process.
Eligible applicants may apply for forgivable grant funding by clicking here.
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Movies at Midtown
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Head to Midtown Plaza for Allied Solutions' Movies at Midtown! Movies will run on Mondays from May through October.
Movie showing times are noon, 3 and 7 p.m.
August 23 - The Princess and the Frog
Hand sanitizer stations are still available throughout Midtown Plaza. Please don't forget to clean up your surroundings once you've enjoyed the movie.
Click here for Midtown Plaza's Facebook page.
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For performance details and to buy tickets for all Center Presents, Resident Company and rental events, click here.
To see who will be performing at Feinstein's Cabaret at Hotel Carmichael, click here.
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Around the City...
Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation
Native Tree Fundraiser accepting orders
Scorching temperatures in the August sun are a great reminder of the value of trees. The first step toward reaping the many benefits trees provide is planting a few. The Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District is supporting this effort by making quality native tree and shrub stock available via their annual native tree fundraiser.
Forty-six species of native trees and shrubs are available for just $29.00 per three-gallon containerized specimen.Details on tree species and growing conditions, as well as online ordering, are available at www.hamiltonswcd.org/ or by clicking the button below.
For the complete news release, click here.
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 Newly planted Shumard Oak tree.
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 Mature Shumard Oak tree.
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Upcoming Public Meetings
Board of Zoning Appeals - Monday, August 23, 6 p.m.
Public meetings are broadcast live on the City's website, Facebook page and YouTube channel.
To view archived Government Meetings with Closed Captioning, visit the City's video archives. Select the meeting you wish to view and once the window opens on your computer screen or phone, select the CC box on the bottom right corner next to the settings.
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COVID-19 Delta variant increasing number of hospitalized patients
As hospitalizations in Indiana due to COVID-19 increase and the vast majority of those falling ill and being hospitalized were previously not vaccinated, we'd like to remind you that anyone age 12 and older is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination. Many of our pharmacies allow walk-in, free vaccinations. To find a vaccination site near you, click here. Thank you for doing your part to keep everyone safe.
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