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The Broad Ripple Gazette
Vol. 13 No. 3
Including the Cultural Districts and Midtown: Meridian-Kessler, Butler-Tarkington, and Meridian St.
page 18
page 15
Feb 5 - Feb 18, 2016
Michael Fox of Buckingham Construction shows the planned art installation.
Hoops along the banks of the canal to help re-establish the vegetation.
Everything you always wanted to know about the canal...
Village zoning issues heard at January meeting By Alan Hague
alan@broadripplegazette.com
By Alan Hague
There were three items on the agenda at the January public meeting of the Broad Ripple Village Association’s Land Use and Development Committee held at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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Part Ten For those readers just discovering this series on the canal now in its 10th part, I will explain why the canal is important and why the Gazette is doing this series. The dam that created the Central Canal was built on the White River in 1836 and the Town of Broad Ripple grew up around it. It is why we are here today. For years the canal has supplied the City of Indianapolis with 60% of its fresh water which is processed for our clean water supply.
During the summer when this interview was conducted there were large metal hoops and netting along several sections of the banks of the canal. The netting was intended to keep the waterfowl from going up and down the bank, damaging the vegetation. When the vegetation is gone, the soil erodes into the canal. When people feed the ducks this also encourages the ducks to go up and down, damaging the banks. “A lot of people ask me about the netting and the wire hoops for the geese, or whatever,” I followed up on the topic of erosion. “They removed them,” said Edwin Morris, Operation Maintenance Supervisor at Citizens. “What?” I said surprised. “They’re gone,” said Ed Malone, Director of Water Production for Citizens “They were to protect native plants,” added Sarah Holsapple, Media Relations for Citizens. I commented, “Wow, I didn’t notice they were gone!” Edwin said, “They removed them back, I think, in May.” I asked if they were removed because now the bank had been re-established. “Yes,” answered Ed. “We had two vendors, had two different proposals for how they would revegetate the banks.” “That’s right,” added Sarah. Ed continued, “So they were being evaluated, as to... one [vendor] wanted the hoops to protect [the vegetation] and the other [vendor] didn’t.” “I was surprised to see the netting added,” I commented. “I had heard the hoops were spaced a wing’s tip apart so that when geese tried to get up the banks they hit the hoops. Then the next thing, the netting went up over them. So I thought...” Edwin jumped in, “The nettings were installed the next season. They put the hoops in, the netting in the next season.” “So,” I followed up, “that project is a success? It’s over? And the banks are back?” Ed answered, “Well, we like the other...of the two, we like..” I asked, “What is the other?” Ed explained, “Well, there was one done by JF New and the other by Hoosier Aquatic. So there were two vendors. We were trying to determine which one would be most effective for revegetation.” “The vendor you preferred,” I asked, “What is their structure? What did they install?”
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A. 6152 College Avenue, Thomas Searles regarding a variance of use to provide for an office at this location. Petition # 2015-UV3-033 Hearing continued to Feb. 16 This variance is for allowing an office in the existing residence just south of the church at 62nd and College Avenue. The house was built in 1894. The proposal is to operate an engineering office from this location. There would be about five full-time employees. No customers visit and no signage would be installed on the house. The committee voted to support this variance. B. 6556 Ferguson Street, Becky Ruby-Wojtowicz for information before purchasing the property for Lilly Lane Flowers presently located at 6525 Ferguson. This was for information only. The petitioner asked the committee for recommendations to expand the house by adding a garage. The committee responded that since this is in a flood plain, it might be better to add on to the existing structure, as there is a one-time 50% improvement waiver in existence. Adding a garage would require it to meet the current flood plain building restrictions. C. 61st and Monon Trail, Michael Fox with Buckingham Construction Corporation on information for the installation of art at this location. This item was for information only. Buckingham has designed an art installation area for the northwest corner of the Monon Place Apartments property. This corner is the southwest corner of 61st and the Monon Trail. Buckingham will seek approval from Indy Parks and the City of Indianapolis for the encroachment into the right of way of 61st Street and the Monon Trail. Construction could begin in the spring. The next public meeting is scheduled for February 23 at 6pm at the Indianapolis Art Center.
1 Canal series #10
5 BR Brewpub Quiz
9 Wine Scene Jill A. Ditmire
12 BR Winter Farmers Mkt
14 Gettin’ Ripped in Ripple
1 January zoning
6 Classified Ads
9 Where in the Village?
12 Hidden History
15 Directory
3 Random Rippling house
6 Public Notices
9 Random Rippling Athletico 12 Sudoku
3 Calendar
7 Local Contacts
11 Eagle scout
13 Historic Ad
19 Right in my Own Backyard
4 Poetic Thoughts
7 Mistakes winner
11 Random Rippling 5th Fri.
13 Crossword
19 Random Rippling noodles
4 Buzzing Around Town
8 Round the Ripple
11 Random Rippling bank
13 Random Rippling donuts
20 Hockey night
16 Maps