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“One of the biggest projects going on down there is College Avenue. The College Avenue works south of 465 is currently under construction,” Jeremy said, adding the contractor is also working north of I‑465 and the city’s original timeframe aimed for completion of the southern portion around July 4. He said utility issues discovered during excavation have required coordination but that contractors are working through those conflicts.

Jeremy reported the Orchard Park contractor is “a little bit ahead of schedule” and that the city is pursuing right‑of‑way acquisition for multi‑use paths on 111th Street and Westfield Boulevard with plans to bid later this year. He said the 106th and Westfield project has been bid but remains dependent on additional utility relocations by Duke Energy, which will determine start timing.

On INDOT’s US 31 work, Jeremy said design calls for converting the median between I‑465 and 116th Street to additional travel lane(s), which requires changes to bridge piers and may mean closures of 106th Street under US 31 during construction. “We do anticipate there being some closures of A Hundred And Sixth Street under 31 during that time,” he said, and staff are analyzing maintenance‑of‑traffic strategies and detour impacts on local streets such as Illinois, Spring Mill and College.

Board members raised questions about how northbound widening and additional lanes will affect local movements and whether intersections or signals (for example at Meridian and 96th/100th corridors) will require further changes. Jeremy described continued coordination with INDOT on traffic mitigation and said some ramp and flyover reconfigurations are planned to reduce weaving and add capacity; he also cautioned that complete resolution of southbound 31 to westbound I‑465 movements depends on future work to reconstruct additional portions of I‑465.

Residents and board members also asked about pedestrian connections north of 106th to the Monon Center; Jeremy said a project for that stretch had been identified in a past bond program but no current design work is underway and that it would be re‑evaluated upon request.

No formal actions or votes were taken on construction schedules at the meeting; Jeremy and board members agreed to continue monitoring schedules and community impacts as INDOT and contractors finalize work plans.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Home Place Advisory Board - May 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City engineering staff told the Homeplace Advisory Board that College Avenue south of I‑465 is under construction and INDOT’s planned widening of US 31 will require bridge and median work that may cause temporary closures and detours on 106th Street.","taxTitle","Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana","taxId",3929,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6238767,"Homeplace sub-area plan advances after public event; online feedback open through May 18",476,247000,723000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3347694-03c4266e558b28896f3e475ef73f1c2d&start=247&end=723","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3347694-03c4266e558b28896f3e475ef73f1c2d/thumbnail_247000.jpg","/articles/6238767/Carmel/Hamilton-County/Indiana/Homeplace-sub-area-plan-advances-after-public-event-online-feedback-open-through-May-18","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6238767-b0975a987ab6912eafd76213cac809cf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154489&Signature=Hf9QW5phTmdOREl~LrBF22~PN-z2K3YK2SwAXn2mgAQ6YrxD3o9elIc-qZpNFywnVMo8HAGvi8WPkLo5eR83B9pUhxQCYYt7412I5XLXKLO7aRPflv4HAp6vwhb72mWWfdSh1a0A5qz49gCWaSkNHed50CUHPILgzepm~M0Z6AKdImajPcu5THt-6tI5SnwaCXtkPhmcGXlIz-SZsr0kv3TvfKSPvPwfbsNDvugMh5m5JGoplG1nVnSMYGfHrVpag6pA7D9ltXwrBcZz5pscpUKIt2xkwCy3FOYQhDPA9hwlaOG-F5HFvoMSAZOFlNWwLzpqdoTnr6npP2Hv32LqPw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Adrianne Keeling, a planner with the Department of Community Services, told the Homeplace Advisory Board that the “This Is Homeplace” visioning process culminated in a community event and sculpture dedication on May 3 and that public input gathered there and online will be used to prepare a condensed sub-area plan for adoption into the Carmel comprehensive plan.

Keeling said the event “was the culmination of a year-long visioning process” and that consultant Yarden Company recorded the sculpture dedication and is producing an overall video documenting the process. She told board members the full draft plan is lengthy and staff will “distill some of that information down into a comprehensive plan amendment that can be adopted into the sub area plan portion of the comprehensive plan.”

The outreach included physical display boards and an online comment-and-vote feature at www.thisishomeplace.com; Keeling said the online “build the plan” voting tab remained open through Sunday, May 18, and staff would analyze results and adjust the draft before presenting a condensed package to the Plan Commission, targeted for the July 15 meeting. Keeling also said a volunteer group, HundredAndSixthAndCollege (hundredsixthandcollege.com), has formed as a business-district organization with volunteer and donation sign-ups.

Board members and neighborhood representatives praised the May 3 block-party format and the business passport program that encouraged participation. Kathy Bolander of the Homeplace Neighborhood Association asked how long the websites would remain active; Keeling said the community site would remain at least through the approval process and the business-district site would be maintained by the volunteer organization.

Diana Glass and other residents asked about lighting for the roundabout sculpture; Keeling and other staff said both internal and exterior lighting work was underway and that crews had been installing conduit and electrical components in the days before the meeting. Board members also noted broad community attendance and partnerships for the event.

Board chair Greg Lentz invited questions before moving to other agenda items.","City planner Adrienne Keeling told the Homeplace Advisory Board the “This Is Homeplace” visioning process culminated in a May 3 community event and sculpture dedication, and staff will use online and in-person feedback to prepare a condensed sub-area plan for a July 15 Plan Commission review.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6238757,"Advisory board reviews annexation revenue analysis; members vote to accept staff summary",1859,2739000,4598000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3347694-03c4266e558b28896f3e475ef73f1c2d&start=2739&end=4598","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3347694-03c4266e558b28896f3e475ef73f1c2d/thumbnail_2739000.jpg","/articles/6238757/Carmel/Hamilton-County/Indiana/Advisory-board-reviews-annexation-revenue-analysis-members-vote-to-accept-staff-summary","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6238757-9079683a5ed9cd4b752bb4bdd694a1fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154489&Signature=QW-OHJOjNzTOQwXQ03UYM8v2GlsP3TNLRZmpHsRLOEelmcOh9IJxcjFQcGvUiNIeVdQ~mFbEvsUXqxf7RtBhnRZD4RHyy5iJCic~Wsweb5SlD-89gEnRXzehV6YlqHrWBcqOFy2H8OPliYAM12VC1HGZF1ViORLNnYEJHsqceyrzNjZjNI8WHcfHe0sMtGhXtVO0NrmAxABh67CIOTZmCS9yhg4myDlq2ImtYBCJnzqXJ5pKanqr7WQvd5SEqkatLpIUiW9Pv6zdEHu7whSHyeVa6J17T9SW2xLmTBwOmFzsedBRwGeTB-SArwF1JfELoh-2KtazXwixqSyuwMSgog__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff presented an analysis of property tax revenue and municipal expenditures tied to the Homeplace annexation and the Homeplace Advisory Board voted to accept that report.

Kurt Coonerod (staff) told the board the annexation ordinance required expenditures “commensurate with the amount of property tax revenue paid by property owners in Homeplace” and that the statute measured revenue in the first three years after annexation. He said the analysis showed revenue attributable to Homeplace totaled about $5.7 million across the measured period and that expenditures identified for engineering, streets and utilities exceeded that amount.

Coonerod explained that the annexation’s timing and assessment rules delayed collections (property taxes are paid in arrears), so staff used a multi‑year analysis that included three full years of revenue for the comparison. He summarized that the city’s engineering and utility capital investments identified in earlier summaries — together with other expenditures — resulted in more being spent in the annexation area than the amount measured as Homeplace property‑tax revenue.

Board members asked for more granular detail tying operational costs for basic services (police, fire, parks) to Homeplace specifically. Jeff Moore asked whether staff could produce a year‑by‑year breakdown of basic services versus capital investments; Coonerod said that would be possible but is time‑consuming because allocation of overhead and service costs across parts of the city is not exact, and that previous summaries had already shown capital investments exceeding measured revenue. Jeremy and other board members noted engineering, streets and utilities investments identified several million dollars in project spending (staff cited an earlier summary that included approximately $2.5 million from engineering, $685,000 from the streets department and $6.2 million from utilities).

After discussion, a motion to accept the staff report was moved and seconded (mover/second not specified in the record). The board approved the motion by voice vote; staff recorded the tally as 6 in favor and 1 opposed. The board subsequently moved and approved adjournment.","City staff presented an analysis of tax revenue from the Homeplace annexation and related expenditures. Staff said assessed revenue attributable to Homeplace totaled about $5.7 million across the measured period and that capital and service spending in the area exceeded that amount; the Homeplace Advisory Board voted to accept the report 6–1.","actionData","errors"]

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