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Manager outlines comprehensive-plan timeline; USS to survey Smith Park
Summary
City Manager Donald R. Hall III presented a timeline for the comprehensive plan (draft March 12, public survey April 1–30, adoption vote projected July 6) and said United Senior Services' director will survey Smith Park this week as staff explore restoring senior services locally.
City Manager Donald R. Hall III used the March 2 meeting to present a multi-step timeline for updating New Carlisle's comprehensive plan and to report progress on senior services and facility matters.
Hall said staff will solicit department histories and statistics and deliver a draft comprehensive plan by March 12 ahead of a March 23 work session; he asked council to reserve additional review time in mid-May and indicated the council would finalize discussion on June 1, with legislation introduced around mid-June and a council vote expected July 6. Hall also said the city will run a 30-day resident and business survey from April 1–30 and hold a town-hall meeting in mid-April.
On senior services, Hall said United Senior Services (USS) suspended service in New Carlisle in December and that USS director Steven Massie will visit at 4:00 p.m. this week to survey Smith Park and the shelter houses as potential sites; Hall said a lease would be pursued if the locations meet USS requirements. He told council that USS is a card-holding membership service and that bringing USS services back could return levy-funded service value to city residents.
Council members also discussed parking-lot expansion and motion-activated lighting at Smith Park as part of long-range capital planning; Hall said projects such as renovating a church for municipal use may take priority in the capital-improvement plan and that parking/lighting work is more likely to be considered during upcoming CIP and budget talks.
