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News from the City of Carmel - June 3, 2022 |
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City of Carmel announces new Sister City in Cortona, Italy
Pictured: Mayor Luciano Meoni and Mayor Jim Brainard.
The City of Carmel has announced a new Sister City relationship with the City of Cortona, Arezzo, Italy. Mayor Jim Brainard met with Cortona Mayor Luciano Meoni in Italy last week to sign the official agreement designed to promote international goodwill, understanding, student educational exchanges and expanded business relationships between the two cities and their respective nations.
Click here to read the news release.
Carmel Street Department announces summer paving projects
City kicking off summer tradition of improving
local streets
About 30 lane miles of Carmel city streets are in line for a fresh coat of paving as the City of Carmel’s summer street paving gets underway. The City plans to spend more than $4.5 million on projects across the City. Some of the preliminary work has already begun and as the warm weather continues to take hold, more work will be done.
"Paving streets is not something that makes headlines or earns clicks online. But as much as we focus our efforts on building new roundabouts and increasing our multi-purpose trails and pathways, it is also important to keep our existing roadways in top condition," said Mayor Jim Brainard. "We work hard to create a high quality of life in Carmel and that includes having smooth, pothole-free roads on which to drive in our city."
For the complete list of projects, click here.
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Happy 3rd Anniversary, Midtown!
A little rain didn't stop the party from happening! Midtown celebrated its third anniversary last Friday with games, face painting, live music and much more. Thank you to all who came out to celebrate!
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Left: Musician Marialle Sellars provided live entertainment for the event.
MIDTOWN PLAZA WEEKLY EVENTS:
Movies at Midtown
Monday at noon, 3 and 6 p.m.
Midday at Midtown - Live Music
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Be sure to follow the Midtown Plaza Facebook page for all events.
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Save the Date!
This month's Allied Solutions' Meet Me on Main event is Saturday, June 11 in the Arts & Design District. Check out the flyer below for details.
Free Samples!
Stop by Circle Real Estate on Main Street to meet Caffeine Trail vendors, enjoy free samples and demonstrations.
Be sure to follow the Carmel Caffeine Trail Facebook page for events and information.
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Bike Carmel's Slow Roll Dinner Cruise is June 14
Bike Carmel presented by IU Health North will host its first Slow Roll Dinner Cruise of the season on June 14. This event starts and finishes at Midtown Plaza.
Visit Bike Carmel's Facebook page for details.
Construction and Traffic News
MAIN STREET ROUNDABOUTS - Main Street is now closed at Richland Avenue and Lexington Boulevard for construction of two roundabouts. Access to Carmel Christian Church and the educational buildings on the south side of Main Street will be maintained from the east side of the project along Main Street with the majority of construction completed prior to the start of school in August.
1st AVENUE NW - The construction east of Sophia Square continues at 1st Avenue NW and 1st Street NW. There is access to the Sophia Square parking garage from West Main Street as well as from 1st Street NW. This traffic pattern will be in place for the duration of this work which will extend through June; full completion of this project is estimated for July. The map below shows Sophia Square; the green lines indicate what routes are open to access the parking garage. The red lines indicate the closure.
SMOKY ROW PROJECT - Smoky Row is now closed for the reconstruction of the current two-lane road into a boulevard with a landscaped median, new curbs, storm water collection, multi-use paths, new bridges on Smoky Row and on the Monon Greenway, north of Smoky Row. In addition, a new roundabout will be built at the west end of the project limits on Smoky Row. (See map below)
The blue line indicates road closures; green lines indicate the detours.
MIDTOWN SOUTH PARKING GARAGE - Portions of the parking garage will be closed for cleaning and sealing beginning Friday, June 3. Please be off of the on-ramps Level 3 and above by no later than 4 p.m. The closure schedule is as follows:
June 3 - 5
Phase 1 (Friday PM to Sunday PM - Open Monday AM)
June 6 - 10
Phase 2 (Monday - Thursday during regular business hours; parking open Level 3
and above)
June 10 - 12
Phase 3 (Friday PM to Sunday PM)
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CNAN and CSBN May meeting highlights
CNAN
At the Wednesday, May 25 meeting of the Carmel Neighborhood Association Network (CNAN), the Urban Forestry Committee presented its annual Commercial Beautification Award for Excellence in Urban Forestry. Congratulations to this year’s recipient, Zotec Partners, awarded for its new landscape and improved drainage project at 1 Zotec Way in Carmel.
 Pictured left to right:
David Brinegar, Chief Engineer, Zotec; Stephanie Freeman, Senior Director of Corporate Communications, Zotec; Linda Lange, President of the Carmel Urban Forestry Committee; Charlie Schuyler, Director of Building Experience, Zotec.
CSBN
Thank you for joining us at the Carmel Small Business Network (CSBN) luncheon meeting on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 and thank you to State Farm Insurance - The Federau Agency for providing lunch sponsorship, as well as Merchants Bank of Indiana, venue host for our special off site get-together!
Carmel City Councilor Jeff Worrell presents the AED Task Force initiative at the CSBN meeting.
Please Save the Date for the next CNAN and CSBN meetings on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Carmel City Hall Council Chambers. Meeting details will be provided in July; for questions or interest in CNAN and CSBN, contact
Kelli Prader at kprader@carmel.in.gov.
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Comprehensive Plan heads to City Council committee on June 13
The City Council held a public hearing on the fourth draft of the proposed Comprehensive Plan in April. After discussion, the proposal was sent to the Council's Land Use and Special Studies Committee for further review. A series of meeting dates have been set aside for the committee to review the proposed Comprehensive Plan. Go to CarmelComprehensivePlan.com to:
- View the proposed Comprehensive Plan website or download the PDF
- Submit comments in the 'Provide Feedback' form
Upcoming meeting dates of the Council’s Land Use and Special Studies Committee:
- Monday, June 13, 5 p.m.
- Monday, July 11, 5 p.m.
- Monday, August 8, 5 p.m.
Meetings to be held in Carmel City Hall and broadcast on the City's website, Facebook page and YouTube channel
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Carmel Utilities continues replacing aging water meters across the community with new, enhanced equipment allowing for more accurate readings and better water efficiency.
In the next few weeks, our Carmel Utilities & Envocore - RTS Water Solutions install teams are scheduled to be in the following neighborhoods:
Bradford Place
Eden Estates
Eden Forest
Eden Glen
Williams Ridge
Brookshire
Please note Envocore – RTS Water Solutions/Carmel Utilities will be driving white trucks and vans with the following placard on their vehicles:
For more information on what to expect during the installation process, and other Frequently Asked Questions, please click the City of Carmel website link below:
Water Meter Change-Out Project | City of Carmel (in.gov)
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Carmel Utilities Drive-up Billing Drop Box Temporarily Out of Service
The Carmel Utilities drive-up billing drop box, located in the south parking lot at Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, is temporarily out of service. Due to deterioration and long use, the structure has become compromised and is no longer able to securely hold customer payments. Carmel Utilities will post updates and announce the re-opening of the drop box when those details are known.
Did you know there are several ways to make a Carmel Utilities bill payment? Please consider other convenient options:
-Drop payments off at the Carmel Utilities Administrative offices located at 30 W. Main St., Ste 220, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- Pay online
- Pay by phone (855) 259-5347
Questions?
Customers can call Carmel Utilities at (317) 571-2442 or send an email to utlcustomerservice@carmel.in.gov
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Calling all artists! Rain on Main accepting new artist applications
Local artists (professionals and talented adult amateurs) are invited to participate in Rain on Main, a painted rain barrel art contest that will include cash prizes in two categories as well as exposure for participating artists and their work.
Rain on Main is designed to help educate the public about the value of water conservation. The event is sponsored by the Carmel Utilities, the Department of Storm Water Management and the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District.
Learn more and submit your application here: www.rainonmain.com/artistinfo
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Carmel City Center hosts Sip & Shop, June 4
Carmel City Center is hosting a Sip & Shop event on Saturday, June 4 from noon to 3 p.m. Visitors are invited to join the Shops at Carmel City Center for special sales and promotions and complimentary libations at four of the businesses.
For more details, click here.
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Events in the City
Events at The Center for the Performing Arts
For performance details and to buy tickets for all Center Presents, Resident Company and rental events, click here.
Saturday, June 4 at the Tarkington, the Center presents New Works: An Arts Commission Project which is designed to promote and sustain the area’s working artists and artistic communities in an inclusive way by supporting the creation of new works across all performing arts disciplines.
Pictured: Under artistic directors Owens and Hazelwood, Kenyettá Dance Company presents work that sparks conversation around social, political and spiritual topics.
Events at Feinstein's
For all event details and to purchase tickets, click here.
Feinstein's and Actors Theatre of Indiana present Open Mic Night on Tuesday, June 7.
The Cat
Check out who's on stage at The Cat in the Arts & Design District. For upcoming events and information, click here.
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Head to Midtown Plaza for Allied Solutions' Movies at Midtown! Movies will run on Mondays from May through October. Movie showings are at noon, 3 and 6 p.m.
June 6 - Trolls
Please don't forget to clean up your surroundings once you've enjoyed the movie.
Click here for Midtown's Facebook page.
Special Movie Event
Carmel Green Initiative and the City of Carmel are partnering for their 2022 Sustainable Living Seminar and presenting the movie “2040” at Midtown Plaza on June 16 at
7:30 p.m. This movie event is free and open to the public.
Motivated by his 4-year-old daughter and concern for the planet she will inherit, Damon Gameau, Australian award-winning director (That Sugar Film, 2015) and actor, embarks on a global journey to meet innovators and changemakers to discover what the future of the planet could look like by the year 2040 if we embraced the best solutions already available to us, and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream.
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Upcoming Public Meetings
City Council - Monday, June 6, 6 p.m.
Plan Commission Residential Committee - Tuesday, June 7, 6 p.m.
Plan Commission Commercial Committee - Tuesday, June 7, 6 p.m.
All public meetings take place in the Council Chambers in City Hall, unless otherwise indicated. 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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Carmel Summer Meals Program
Carmel Youth Assistance Program's Carmel Summer Meals provides breakfast and lunch items/ingredients to children in the Carmel community who qualify for the free/reduced meal program. We need your help to pack food bags for children!
CYAP partners with Merciful H.E.L.P. Center and St. Elizabeth Seton to make this possible!
Thank you to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church for allowing us to use their space to pack meals for over 450 Carmel students.
Click here to sign up to volunteer. If you have questions about volunteering or ways to donate, please contact melissa.yarger@hamiltoncounty.in.gov.
Scan the QR Code to volunteer!
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