[{"_1":2,"_123":-5,"_124":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,75,87,99,111],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},"mediaId",6224674,"mediaKeyId","3549690-31ea8a5091a9afeeab68bfc364c5d137","parentId",3549690,"title","Council hears introduction to amend salary ordinance; adds stipend for merit commissions, discusses Grand Park items","audioSeconds",119,"startMs",3570000,"endMs",3689000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=3549690-31ea8a5091a9afeeab68bfc364c5d137&start=3570&end=3689","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3549690-31ea8a5091a9afeeab68bfc364c5d137/thumbnail_3570000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6224674/Westfield/Hamilton-County/Indiana/Council-hears-introduction-to-amend-salary-ordinance-adds-stipend-for-merit-commissions-discusses-Grand-Park-items","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6224674-b765c6275adcd691e9b4d90a92ed28ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1771011619&Signature=nZH6KO0T8xBhLmkwd2y2I20hg09W4F3CnWFd-VlxMM7QWV7HwdqIIKxudOBCSS2NOWOG--EycS7oO5zvuF~4XGO7Yqij8oENi8wACiBT8zJG2RuP2MfvvacqJbW44rXs~wnUSScNZt91zMfX4nIXNjBKynvfTy0wL3RDLUy-vcL17JxVeTzlSW~qVO-2kqVNnLsxPImCkj53gH4vQl6bQ27EUXgDsoc6iIRSoKb3vtv9eUPlhQk0EH4rY4zGtxMhyZrsiUT7uECpQOUgSqXvcUf6xsNlu9A79p0CByG155yXWD0d75OGPi-dhJVtAXEsHTZvg7gDGA1LCowicfh~bg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","City Council of Westfield IN","date","2025-05-28T16:06:59.47Z","article","The Westfield City Council received an introduction of Ordinance 25-36, an amendment to Ordinance 24-52 that sets salaries, wages, stipends and benefits for appointed officers and employees for 2025. Deputy Mayor Danielle Kerry Tolan presented the item and said the only substantive change in the amendment was establishing a $50 stipend per meeting for Fire and Police Merit Commission members.

Deputy Mayor Danielle Kerry Tolan told the council the stipend recommendation originated from Department of Public Works and is consistent with practices elsewhere in the state. \"It's under Indiana Code 36-8-3.5 that merit commissions receive a stipend,\" she said.

Council members also asked about salary line items related to Grand Park. Staff acknowledged the Grand Park items were included earlier in the year but said the city no longer has those positions and agreed to remove related salary entries going forward to avoid the perception the city is still paying Grand Park personnel.

The ordinance was introduced for later consideration; no final vote was taken. Staff said adjustments to remove Grand Park items and to include the stipend will be reflected in the final ordinance language returned for adoption.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting 05/27/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council introduced an amendment to the 2025 salary ordinance to add a $50 per-meeting stipend for Fire and Police Merit Commission members and discussed removing Grand Park salary line items from current ordinance language; a public hearing/consideration will follow.","taxTitle","Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana","taxId",54406,"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},6224679,"Longtime Westfield resident urges caution on construction, traffic and preservation",168,192000,360000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3549690-31ea8a5091a9afeeab68bfc364c5d137&start=192&end=360","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3549690-31ea8a5091a9afeeab68bfc364c5d137/thumbnail_192000.jpg","/articles/6224679/Westfield/Hamilton-County/Indiana/Longtime-Westfield-resident-urges-caution-on-construction-traffic-and-preservation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6224679-cc7865c431cdfe50cb28742955aaa868/orig.mp4?Expires=1771011619&Signature=NaUgNxXOLGHvwOqbFc8Rx8ORSOdEI66A8ZMkfZ5~E0ZLqCOeRpcfJ0BEeQ8GixMhZSKXX9GSrqP8cSlJq2DyZRifUAYXhnD43CZu3ga5QCjF9Oqlwj60U1Ta9UiyCfo~T7xFrmOa4wSFUu~ZeQlIGFKbUiwKBBnrjuB6ok96pwhRfpf7pPDqvFenJWhpNejsTfuBVHSsDUQT5OsEMJfTE4Ctbcowe1qmK2enizvs4FXVyh~Y6oPtLOXMcEbLqmfaKYIFOIohPt4YAFHsBBKZpINyYY07jqEGpwWBOx~WvisVrXQ1fCJ~AWdzqenQHQ509sL89QJCNOgL7iph2xVoMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the public-comment period at the May council meeting, Judy Shuck, a self-described fifth-generation Westfield resident, told the council she is not opposed to progress but urged care as multiple construction projects proceed and traffic increases on State Road 32.

\"I'm not against progress at all. But you gotta do it the right way,\" Shuck said, noting that her home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and that traffic delays have affected access to schools and a hospital. She described school buses using alternate routes and said morning and afternoon traffic lines still form around the roundabout.

Shuck said she has attended meetings and spoken with city leaders about the changes and asked the council to \"be very, very careful\" in planning future development to preserve Westfield history and manage traffic impacts. The council did not take formal action during the public-comment period; staff and councilors have ongoing development and traffic items on the agenda that will return for further review.","A fifth-generation Westfield resident raised concerns during public comment about escalating construction, traffic congestion on State Road 32 and preserving historic properties; she told the council her home is on the National Register of Historic Places and asked officials to be careful as development proceeds.",{"_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},6224684,"Council hears introduction of Trailside Business Center PUD with trailhead amenity",483,2417000,2900000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3549690-31ea8a5091a9afeeab68bfc364c5d137&start=2417&end=2900","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3549690-31ea8a5091a9afeeab68bfc364c5d137/thumbnail_2417000.jpg","/articles/6224684/Westfield/Hamilton-County/Indiana/Council-hears-introduction-of-Trailside-Business-Center-PUD-with-trailhead-amenity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6224684-14fbb15241b9134ac57bbb327d3e023d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771011619&Signature=hMyJFEClb8YHRpEitOZQ1wPYIEN-XJFIz4sL2tGeFiWCIvi6caLoYW9SYfH38uAM9kFeY1ZWUkPObWxmFCRPqiDzENKk4mdrL8e3QNIsQOQGX3ca-m-3NKNOhMOoLCpan88zTMHXfw8DLi1UC6ZADPXXEj8QBOSoqqzwADBDpMDbbb5exO2batdpp07gZH36KtCdnjutY~NzoZBLj3h1ZSbSZFBu7TRxzkvE669S~wzORZbfGu-jW3GQta~OOu~IJr62KKuaoKfm~8bzBu7T9kUi9LJdUvsuY4gt4yfFyYb-v1xvp1jLUFfX19UddE22vVS0boMaKCsgbGTDztrE2A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Westfield City Council heard an introduction of Ordinance 25-35 for the Trailside Business Center Planned Unit Development, a proposed roughly 26-acre flex-industrial business park at 947 West State Road 32.

Weston Rogers of the Community Development Department presented the item's overview, saying the ordinance would require the site to be developed in substantial compliance with the concept site plan and architectural elevations and would require a trailhead amenity along the Midland Trace Trail. \"A public hearing is scheduled to be held at the June 2 Plan Commission meeting,\" Rogers said.

Attorney Matt Skelton, representing the petitioner with Church Church Hittle & Antrim, described changes from the site's longstanding open industrial zoning and said the proposed project is designed to limit heavy industrial uses and to orient the more finished building faces and landscaping toward the trail and neighbors. He described a planned trailhead with a 16-by-24 shade structure, tables, benches, bike racks, a repair station and a communal lawn, and said the site includes a pedestrian-focused linear park through the middle of the project.

Council members raised concerns about the location of the trailhead, access from State Road 32 and the potential for increased truck traffic. Skelton and petitioner representatives said deliveries would be internalized where possible and that the project was designed to avoid intense distribution uses; however, they acknowledged some deliveries and truck movements are likely. Skelton stressed the site would be heavily landscaped and that the design was intended to be a neighborhood upgrade from existing allowances.

The item was an introduction; the Plan Commission public hearing is set for June 2 and further review will follow.","An introduction was presented for the Trailside Business Center PUD, a proposed 26-acre flex-industrial park at 947 West State Road 32 that would include a Midland Trace Trail trailhead and a linear park; the Plan Commission will hold a public hearing June 2.",{"_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},6224688,"Council hears introduction of Jersey 32 mixed-use PUD with proposed downtown parking garage",636,874000,1510000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3549690-31ea8a5091a9afeeab68bfc364c5d137&start=874&end=1510","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3549690-31ea8a5091a9afeeab68bfc364c5d137/thumbnail_874000.jpg","/articles/6224688/Westfield/Hamilton-County/Indiana/Council-hears-introduction-of-Jersey-32-mixed-use-PUD-with-proposed-downtown-parking-garage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6224688-b03f9a2f80d21e45f7deae38bc312b64/orig.mp4?Expires=1771011619&Signature=lNEqS0V2PQe5v21K3~AdyjcYMITqNZT50bW1l0TMkagGYu8i0wrFQ8MWXcePrc7Pal9VvXsqayIoKtCT~ZX0XyEIER44d~uasjqE2RHWoRhMayoBrHW-QyHR6nHfGoIw9m8-HITh5~HfwmlhytG25zYmp8A8azI089N2elYwh3rSw3x9GpS7SxTKqPOKCSPHl7EE7mgtvEyPsdVaR-47m73S~yQVFv8AQFY95uDGVySSFaeAludx7S27O0EX6zen-dUQQIZW59ufSlEK-R3tCwbQNWNukQTdLuH1m42slaUHrOu9nT-t0X5hBE0U1i8a~uV1wCNNVB8JCoPa6kARiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Westfield City Council heard an introduction of Ordinance 25-34, the Jersey 32 planned unit development that proposes mixed-use development — including multifamily, office, restaurant and retail — at a downtown site near the roundabout on State Road 32.

Lauren Gillingham Teague of the Community Development Department said the district, generally at the southeast corner of Poplar and Jersey Street and bounded by Poplar and Mill Street, includes 10 platted parcels and some excess INDOT right-of-way from the 32 reconstruction. \"This item will be in front of the planning commission for public hearing at their June 2 meeting,\" she said.

Brian Simons, representing Skender Construction, presented a concept that would be anchored by a five-story parking garage providing 574 spaces, roughly 43,000 square feet of retail and office space along State Road 32. Simons said the garage concept has been revised through multiple design iterations and that the upper-deck parking layout changed to an 8-foot-6-inch stall width to increase the total from an earlier 532 to 574 spaces.

Mayor Scott Willis and staff discussed financing and public access. City staff said the developer has agreed to a taxpayer agreement with a 3% annual escalator on tax payments, which staff characterized as providing additional tax revenue to help finance a larger bond for the garage. The presentation said up to 30% of garage spaces (approximately 171 spaces) could be reserved for residents at the developer's option and that the developer would own and manage the garage and be responsible for maintenance and repairs.

Council members asked about parking counts, the mix of for-sale versus rental housing and how the project would affect downtown traffic and deliveries. Simons and planning staff said the project is expected to contribute high assessed value per acre and that Skender intends to occupy office space there. Several council members requested more detailed financial breakdowns and a parking-specific spreadsheet before final action.

The item was introduced for future consideration; the planning commission will hold a public hearing June 2 and the project will return to the council for later action.","The council received an introduction of the Jersey 32 PUD for a mixed-use development at the southeast corner of Poplar and Jersey including a five-story parking garage; the item will go to the Plan Commission June 2 and return for later council consideration.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6224694,"Westfield council introduces expansion of Northpointe Business Park economic revitalization area",202,671000,873000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3549690-31ea8a5091a9afeeab68bfc364c5d137&start=671&end=873","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3549690-31ea8a5091a9afeeab68bfc364c5d137/thumbnail_671000.jpg","/articles/6224694/Westfield/Hamilton-County/Indiana/Westfield-council-introduces-expansion-of-Northpointe-Business-Park-economic-revitalization-area","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6224694-0a59ecc4f6579f3eea82a40427e449e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771011619&Signature=f~QY6I~Oi~LuuhGld3Seb2zyZEpoahH6xEbMpvXrIoSBsrjcWx6wjPzlYEURW57HnBnM09M7k95446wZuZGigd6u8VdUAZxGWurG6U3vCjLDBg~UwgcwrxlwwAuXSZ3cSdvAKQwuX-qpYkqcouJQKke4YGTrdrHLYHTnytMPt1TLPCwtgLScZKNFK3gzPnzzJNZvvPzoYTeSAh0WkIxGEkpRV4bMw-4wgi5XkEaWAFQ76rUB6k7n7SJ7zVIi5Yn6z7j0kE-UVC0ZIKgsv8H5vrm8V8ec-f80VdiGhC0c7Owh5ULrUOjbfqqCZFnMekgDN7pPbbqHWHG0LusbCyk8zg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Westfield City Council introduced Resolution 25-129 on the proposed expansion of the Northpointe Business Park Economic Revitalization Area to include a recently annexed parcel east of East Street.

Claire Gelinas, Economic Development Strategist for the City of Westfield, told the council the expansion would cover the parcel at 2255 East 190 Sixth Street and is being aligned with a pending PUD. \"This is a gradual next step in the process as we tee up the property for industrial traction and economic development projects,\" Gelinas said.

Gelinas said the ERA must be in place before any tax-abatement recommendations are introduced and that any abatements would be considered under state statute and would require the project to meet statutory requirements such as job creation, wages and investment. She told the council both personal and real property could be included for potential abatements but emphasized that an ERA does not guarantee abatements.

The council was told the timeline: the annexation ordinance was considered April 14, the PUD was considered May 12, the ERA was introduced May 28, and a public hearing and consideration for adoption is scheduled for the council meeting on June 9. No formal vote on the ERA was taken at the May meeting; the item was introduced for later public hearing and adoption.

The introduction packet did not disclose the prospective tenant; Gelinas said the city is \"working with the client\" and that details will be disclosed at the June 9 meeting. The council provided no direction beyond scheduling the public hearing.

The item will return to the council June 9 for public hearing and possible adoption.","The Westfield City Council heard an introduction of Resolution 25-129 to expand the Northpointe Business Park Economic Revitalization Area (ERA) to include a recently annexed parcel; formal public hearing and vote are scheduled for June 9.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Council hears introduction to amend salary ordinance; adds stipend for merit commissions, discusses Grand Park items

Longtime Westfield resident urges caution on construction, traffic and preservation

Council hears introduction of Trailside Business Center PUD with trailhead amenity

Council hears introduction of Jersey 32 mixed-use PUD with proposed downtown parking garage

Westfield council introduces expansion of Northpointe Business Park economic revitalization area