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Burton said state policy and recent legislation have encouraged data-center development and that multiple large facilities have been proposed in Indiana communities. \"There are a lot of small data centers that operate in Indianapolis that people probably don't even realize that are there,\" Burton said, and the proposed \"hyperscale\" centers would occupy tens of thousands to millions of square feet.

Residents raised concerns about environmental impacts, water and electrical infrastructure stress, and the potential for tax breaks given at the state level. An attendee described a past instance in northern Indiana in which an operator agreed to cover 80% of required electrical upgrades; that example was offered as an argument for insisting on operator-funded infrastructure improvements rather than passing costs to ratepayers. \"There have been a couple of instances ... the operator would have agreed to pay 80% of the cost of upgrading the electrical infrastructure,\" the attendee said.

Meeting participants noted that large data centers can demand substantial power and require significant acreage; they said the short-term tax incentives available under state programs raise questions about net community benefit. Burton said a zoning hearing is scheduled in June for a Franklin Township proposal and encouraged neighbors to monitor the case and attend the hearing.

No formal action or vote was taken at the meeting. Attendees advised neighbors to seek details from township and county staff about utility impact studies, tax-incentive agreements, and public-benefit commitments if a proposal moves forward.

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\"No news is good news,\" Votnica said as he summarized the office's work pressing to protect federal investments in Indianapolis. He described local priorities including maintenance funding for the Beach Grove maintenance facility, historic rail investments at Union Station, electric-vehicle charging projects targeted to Black neighborhoods, and FTA funding for the Blue Line project. Votnica said those items are \"our number 1 priority right now\" and asked residents to notify the office if they learn of potential risks.

Votnica also discussed broader federal funding concerns, noting the congressional budget debate could affect programs such as Medicaid and SNAP. He described local advocacy efforts focused on preserving federal commitments and said the office was monitoring a potential federal building sale downtown (described in the meeting as the main Kpark Building on American Legion Mall), which would house agencies including Social Security, the VA, IRS and immigration court.

The staffer said the office has been distributing constituent resources and said the office's immigration-rights materials are available in more than 20 languages. He promoted a job and resource fair planned for August at the Ivy Tech Culinary Center and encouraged employers to register as vendors on the congressman's website.

During the Q&A, residents asked specifically about whether federal grants already awarded for roadwork and transit — including FTA-backed Blue Line funding — were likely to be rescinded. Votnica said the Blue Line funding had been prioritized and that members of Congress had sought a complete list of projects slated for cuts earlier in the year but had not received a formal response.

Votnica closed by reminding attendees that the congressman's office handles constituent services and urged neighbors to contact them about federal program issues and project disruptions.

","A representative from U.S. Rep. Andre Carson's office briefed attendees on federal funding risks for local projects including transit and park grants, urged residents to report issues, and promoted constituent services and upcoming events.",{"_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},6535686,"City planners schedule June open houses for Marion County comp plan update; residents question limited in-person meetings",401,377000,778000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3388149-26ea460d73131fdb52d093da02d19af3&start=377&end=778","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3388149-26ea460d73131fdb52d093da02d19af3/thumbnail_377000.jpg","/articles/6535686/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/City-planners-schedule-June-open-houses-for-Marion-County-comp-plan-update-residents-question-limited-in-person-meetings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6535686-f19d65ff502f4f5d838eb41c7c37c05c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770953709&Signature=aYkfuL3t2YW1bND1tv8OVALKsFGLbVDWKn4iKaYUVRKUPGyXSgEktuZ9HXIADYl7IFNQTt-23lWtXtkEUMdUBSk5fyBFUafh23T9aurL361Ib-~CEG0w8fFd02aGKvef~g-rOXg53UjdCcluM6VcpDsTlLFgVFOuJZPspUFWNiMX~myI8LT6z3Mxr~jiXegRWvuLiER2WF61Plp9cTIE~ltF0B5nINQwtfUBbrKPQ554vi7POyxYBz8x5J3hQJGvfaWEnp39xMIFaLdUmo24FpjYJCBjyrYFn~Nou4DbpWaT9Z2E8XRfMsIau7XzhYyZa5VXuGMGcp9TyeGvRPgo0w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Delia Novak, the mayor's neighborhood advocate who represents the southeast corner of Marion County, told neighborhood association members that the Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD) is updating the Marion County land-use plan and will host open-house style meetings in each township from June 2 to June 30.

Novak said the countywide meeting is scheduled for June 30 at Martin University, with a Center Township meeting on June 17 at the Frederick Douglass Park Family Center. \"They're gonna be having meetings in every township ... from June 2 to June 30,\" Novak said. She directed residents to search \"DMD land use plan\" on Google or the indy.gov website for a list of all meeting dates and locations.

Novak also described other city resources and programs — the monthly \"Tuesday 10\" digital news segment, Project Indy summer jobs, Indy Parks summer jobs and camps, and a road-closure viewer and DPW capital-improvement map — and said that many parks will receive Lilly Endowment-funded improvements in 2025.

Several residents at the meeting pressed Novak on the public-engagement format for the land-use update. Speakers said the plan lists only one meeting per township and expressed concern that the open-house format and digital emphasis would limit community members who cannot attend evenings or who lack internet access. One resident said the open-house format reduces opportunities for face-to-face, interactive discussion that can reveal divergent local views and sometimes build consensus.

Novak said planners also will form a citizen advisory committee with representatives from each township; she added that DMD intends to integrate 20 existing area-specific plans into the countywide comp plan and acknowledged that the process will be challenging. She said a fully updated plan is expected in a later phase (Novak said the comp plan documentation would be available online and that a newer version should be visible in roughly a year).

On outreach logistics, Novak said she was not sure whether the city would mail postcards or run a press release for the meetings; she said the city's communications team has not finished public messaging for the June timetable. Residents urged additional notice for people without internet access; Novak said she would pass concerns to DMD's communications staff.

Novak encouraged residents to review the area plans most relevant to them (she read a partial list that included River Village, Cumberland, Irvington, Lafayette Square, and West Washington Street corridor) and to attend the open houses to provide input on zoning and development questions that will affect neighborhoods for decades.

","City Department of Metropolitan Development will hold township open-house meetings June 2–30 as part of a countywide land-use plan update. Residents at the Marion County Alliance meeting raised concerns about public-access limitations, a single meeting per township, and the potential loss of interactive community dialogue.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6535691,"Marion County prosecutor urges victims to report bias, promotes new hotline and blue-envelope program",3083,2613000,5696000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3388149-26ea460d73131fdb52d093da02d19af3&start=2613&end=5696","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3388149-26ea460d73131fdb52d093da02d19af3/thumbnail_2613000.jpg","/articles/6535691/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Marion-County-prosecutor-urges-victims-to-report-bias-promotes-new-hotline-and-blue-envelope-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6535691-a16abb658efd5940c6d2fc62411b8759/orig.mp4?Expires=1770953709&Signature=BM0jHTqaH-WrLIqOAfy6CJ9ODnhTdNIw2mT5iOwsO42OCRQ3IjivDesCPC-qVppR7IxZNr3IXJBQVjCSGM-es-bAsfeJUKes0pFlFGTgQ63arF0vkwkvJ3m1lAKU4wlZyGfpPEUiVf0EBAKFVznl7IswF1Uge~mwBzz4bsLNjGscjmxriBvZqohAGoUzR~6wwi1wQ2DmnNlJJeMcdHZB4hnY6sYOW5XdIhrY9AcH8mJHTJqFWR1UkY1c8OJWhksmhq34aH~lh8S8GEqZfg0kuj~R6AWb~ztQbxb8--sm-p5U6QMjz9ttEXQeBWfmXBeE37sX5s~8Nj0ZwzdGLxTMXA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ellie Campbell, community outreach program and victim advocate at the Marion County Prosecutor's Office, asked neighborhood residents to report suspected hate crimes to police and described a prosecutor-run voicemail hotline that staff will check and return within business days.

Campbell said Indiana treats bias as a sentencing aggravator rather than a separate criminal charge and urged victims to make the bias element explicit when they first speak to law enforcement. \"If we take away nothing else from this presentation ... if you believe you've been the victim of a hate crime and you're reporting that to police, please clearly state that to them,\" Campbell said.

The Prosecutor's Office has a dedicated voicemail line for bias incidents and hate-crime reports: (317) 327-5314. Campbell described how the line works: callers leave a message and a trained advocate (she said she checks the mailbox each weekday) will return the call, usually within three business days. She emphasized that the line is non-emergency; people in immediate danger should call 911.

Campbell described other office efforts aimed at vulnerable residents. The office's \"blue envelope\" program lets people with disabilities or communication needs carry a prefilled folder with identification and guidance for officers; Campbell said \"We had over 300 plus people, request an envelope in the first week.\" The office is still taking requests and is working to mail the packets to applicants.

She also noted outreach and youth work including a free soccer clinic on June 5 for ages 8–12 and the office's 2024 annual report, which is available on the Marion County Prosecutor's Office page of indy.gov. Campbell said the office does not ask for callers' immigration status and that language-interpretation support is available when needed.

Campbell explained Indiana's statutory approach and reporting gaps. She said the state law added a hate-crime definition in 2019 but treats bias as an aggravator after a base offense is proved — \"you can't be charged specifically with a hate crime.\" She also cited state reporting data: the Indiana State Police bias-incident reporting system logged 215 incidents from 64 reporting agencies in 2022, and Campbell said Marion County recorded only five bias-related reports that year — a number she described as inconsistent with what the prosecutor's office sees in calls and outreach.

Campbell urged people who suspect bias-motivated crimes to do three things: report the incident to police, explicitly note that they believe bias was a motivating factor, and call the prosecutor's hotline or victim advocate for assistance. She described typical next steps when a report reaches the prosecutor's office — depositions, plea negotiations or trial — and said that filing a report does not automatically mean a victim will later be required to testify in open court; many cases resolve before trial. She also described victim-advocate services that can help with referrals for counseling, housing, or protective orders.

During a question-and-answer period, residents asked about alternatives to in-person police reporting and whether non-emergency telephone reports are accepted; Campbell said many agencies accept reports by non-emergency phone lines and that the prosecutor's office can follow up. She also said callers who leave messages in other languages will be contacted using the office language line.

Campbell left printed flyers and business cards at the meeting. The prosecutor's office hotline number for bias incidents and hate-crime outreach is (317) 327-5314.

","Marion County Prosecutor's Office outreach coordinator explained limits of Indiana's hate-crime law, announced a voicemail hotline for bias incidents, and described a 'blue envelope' program for people with disabilities; office also reported a surge in interest for the envelope program and other community initiatives.","actionData","errors"]

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