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Some see progress, others continue to be frustrated by tavern seeking BZA variance

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com More than a month after the owners of The GOAT tavern agreed to a lengthy list of commitments they must ZONING follow to be allowed to remain open past 2 p.m., some neighbors say they are still experiencing trespassing by bar patrons and other issues while others have seen improvement and believe the establishment is a benefit to the area.

The GOAT opened in a building at 220 2nd St. SW that previously housed Bub’s Cafe.

The cafe received a variance to operate in a residentially zoned area if it limited its hours to between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m., but city officials say they inadvertently overlooked the variance — which still applies to the site — when they approved plans for the tavern.

The tavern opened in July 2020, and soon after, city officials began receiving complaints from neighbors about loud noise late into the night, urination and vomiting on adjacent private property and other issues.

In December, the city ordered The GOAT to abide by the existing variance but reversed course two days later, allowing the tavern to operate past 2 p.m. if it reduced its hours, provided security to prevent many of the recurring problems and agreed to several other measures.

Alan Cohen, who owns the home adjacent to The GOAT on 2nd St. SW, said matters improved at first but that trespassing has become a problem again. Security cameras

Video footage from the Cohen home adjacent to The GOAT caught three people urinating in their yard on Jan. 8. (Screenshot from video)

on his home have captured footage of people urinating and vomiting on his property in recent weeks. “(The GOAT’s owner) has shown no indication he’s capable of controlling the situation, either by not serving people so they get so drunk they’ll do these crazy things or having the proper kind of facilities that can handle apparently what’s going on over there,” said Cohen, whose primary home is elsewhere.

Kevin Paul, owner of The GOAT, did not respond to a request for comment as of press time.

Others with homes in the area say they’ve seen The GOAT make progress to become a better neighbor and enjoy having it as part of the community.

Pete Hilger, CEO of Allied Solutions, lives in Florida but when in Carmel stays in an

apartment in The Railyard, which is across the Monon Greenway from his company’s headquarters and just south of The GOAT. He said he’s enjoyed spending time at The GOAT and that it’s the kind of establishment needed to help draw young professionals to the area.

“The one thing we need to do is figure out a way we can attract people we can hire. There’s just not enough people applying for jobs right now,” Hilger said. “Is The GOAT why people are all going to come work for us? No, but it’s bars and restaurants like The GOAT, Sun King and Fork + Ale.” Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said he is still hearing of a few issues generated by activities at The GOAT but that the volume of complaints has significantly dropped.

“I think they’re trying hard. They need to continue to work on a few things, but overall, I think they’ve expressed a great willingness and demonstrated a willingness by the changes they’ve made to be a good neighbor in the Midtown area,” he said.

City councilor Jeff Worrell is not as convinced. He said he is frustrated to see that the same problems continue to happen, even with The GOAT closing earlier.

“I falsely believed this was an after 1 o’clock in the morning problem, but the videos I’m seeing now are at 10 o’clock, so that’s another concern for me,” said Worrell, one of two councilors who initially met with Paul in December to discuss commitments.

The Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals is set to discuss a proposed variance for The GOAT at a virtual meeting set for 6 p.m. Jan. 25.

Investigator comments on local tie at Capitol riot

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Carmel High School got some unwanted publicity Jan. 6 in a video posted to social media from the rally that NATIONAL turned into the breaching of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. In the clip, which has been removed from Twitter, man wearing a blue and gold Carmel hoodie walks across the frame in a crowd of President Donald Trump supporters protesting the Congressional counting of the Electoral College. He’s not seen doing anything illegal, but a local investigator and

former FBI agent said he still may be sought by law enforcement to shed light on what he saw that day.

“Perhaps it’s somebody who intended to go and protest peacefully, there’s nothing wrong with that, but he’s in a position to help (investigators) with the people that crossed the line,” said Doug Kouns, founder of Carmel-based Veracity IIR, which provides intelligence and investigation services.

Veracity is not directly involved in investigating the incident at the Capitol, but Kouns said he’s received some tips and has passed them along to authorities.

Dozens of people have been arrested as a result of the riot, which led to the deaths

of five people. Kouns said he expects more arrests to come as investigators use social media and other methods to identify suspects.

“Certainly, anybody that was inside the building, anybody that clashed with law enforcement, anybody that damaged property, those people are the ones they’re going to try to identify and hold accountable,” he said.

Kouns worked for the FBI for more than 22 years, and he spent many of those years in Washington, D.C. He said he felt “astonishment” and “disbelief” as he watched the events unfold on TV.

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City attorney resigns — Longtime Carmel City Attorney Doug Haney has resigned.

Haney, who has served as city attorney since 1997, submitted his verbal resignation on Dec. 20, 2020, although city officials have remained tight-lipped about what led to his decision to step down. Haney Haney is a defendant in a federal lawsuit filed in 2018 by Carmel resident Gary Brooks, who has difficulty forming new memories. According to court records, Brooks claimed Haney became aggressive on two occasions when Brooks attempted to use a video recorder to document interactions in City Hall. A trial has been set for March 18.

Kindergarten registration — Carmel Clay Schools’ kindergarten registration for the 2020-21 school year will be available beginning Jan. 19. Learn more and register at ccs. k12.in.us.

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Asherwood sale expected soon

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Asherwood estate in Carmel is expected to soon have new owners.

The 107-acre properDEVELOPMENT ty on Ditch Road is set to be divided between a private buyer who plans to purchase the main house and surrounding 20 acres to use as a personal residence and Gradison Land Development, which has filed plans to build a 40-lot subdivision on the remaining 87 acres. The sale is expected to close soon.

Gradison is partnering with Carmel-based Old Town Design Group to develop the new subdivision, which will feature lots of 1 acre or more. Lots are expected to be for sale later this year.

Financial details of the deal have not been released.

Philanthropist Bren Simon donated the estate to the Great American Songbook Foundation in 2017. Proceeds from the sale will help secure the financial future of the foundation, which is based on the campus of the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“As we’ve stated previously, we considered many possibilities to maximize the value of Mrs. Simon’s generous gift before concluding that a sale was the best course for the Foundation,” Songbook Foundation Executive Director Chris Lewis stated.

“Now, with the financial security the sale provides, we can confidently move forward with our long-term planning.”

Future plans for the foundation include creating a Great American Songbook Hall of Fame Museum to house its collection of musical arrangements, recordings, memorabilia and other items.

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DISPATCHES Club supports Salvation Army — The Carmel Lions Club raised $17,750.91 for The Salvation Army through its bell ringing efforts during the recent holiday shopping season.

Stationed at the Fashion Mall, club volunteers rang the bell and tended the red kettle for more than 200 hours between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The club is always looking for new members. Learn more at CarmelLions.org.

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OBITUARY Dorothy (Dottie) Rae Wolf 1932-2021 Wonderful mother, grandmother, piano teacher and friend to many, Dorothy (Dottie) Rae Wolf, 89, of Carmel, IN, passed peacefully in her sleep on Sunday morning, January 10, 2021.

She was born April 9, 1932, in Madison, WI, to Milo and Dorothy Ottow. She is survived by sons sons, Fred Yde of Carmel, Bill Yde of Las Vegas, NV, and Tom Yde of Bloomington, IL. Other survivors include nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and siblings Loa Hill of Whitewater WI, Richard Ottow of Verona WI, and John Ottow of Milwaukee, WI.

Dottie married Robert Wolf (deceased 2010) in 1974, and she is also survived by two stepchildren, Karen (Wolf ) Osburn of Zionsville, and Doug Wolf of Crawfordsville, IN, who have 10 children and seven grandchildren between them. She was a life-long member of Carmel United Methodist Church, where memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers. Calling to be held at Flanner Buchanan-Carmel at 325 E. Carmel Dr, noon to 2 on Wednesday, Jan. 20, with a funeral service at Carmel United Methodist at 2:30 the same day. To attend online, the funeral may be viewed at carmelumc.org/sermons/ livestream

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From left, Katie Browning and Louise Jackson are sworn in to the Carmel Clay Schools Board of Trustees at the board’s Jan. 11 meeting. Browning began her second term on the board, while Jackson is serving in her first elected office. Jackson is the first African American to serve on the Carmel school board. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

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Novel gives alien view of 2020

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“When I started the process for ‘Kevin,’ I was looking for something still fun, still humorous, but it is a little more urgent than Pres Maxson’s vocation also happens to be writing a mystery novel,” Maxson said. “I dehis hobby. signed it to be a fast read.”

“Writing is my pasThe book is a collection of letters BOOKS sion. I do it all day at each day that Kevin writes home work,” said Maxson, a to his planet Xylu 4 after coming to copywriter who has three young Earth for a study abroad program on children with his wife, Mollie. “We Jan. 1, 2020. Kevin, who is disguised have dinner with the kids and play. as a human, finds roommates, gets The bulk of the writing I do is when a job as a waiter and sees how huthey are in bed and occasionally earmans on Earth handle a catastrophic Maxson ly morning.” year, while he also adjusts to a new Because of the pandemic, he didn’t have a planet. commute to work, so that afforded him more “The idea is Kevin came to Earth because time to work on his latest novel. he believed it to be the party planet,” MaxMaxson released his third self-published son said. “When he came to Earth within a novel, “Kevin on Earth: An Extra-Terrestrial’s few months, it was clear it was going to be Account of Life on Earth in 2020,” on Nov. 27, an extraordinary year on Earth. The book is 2020. meant to be Kevin’s observations on every“I think the creative process was different, thing that happened this year, day by day. therefore the outcome was different,” said from the perspective of a complete outsider.”

Maxson, a Westfield resident who lives near Kevin’s home base is Denver, but he the Carmel border. spends most of the year traveling to see the His first book was “Bender at the Bon Pasights. risien” in 2015, and his second was “Pigeon.”

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CHS grad begins unexpected journey toward USA bobsled team

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com It’s an experience John Tejcek will never forget.

Folded at the waist like a lawn chair, the Carmel resident held on for dear life as his daughter guided the bobsled barreling 70 mph through the 15 curves of the icy track.

Most of them, anyway.

With about a quarter of the mile-long track to go, the bobsled careened off course and flipped on its side. Tejcek quickly understood why he was required to wear shoulder pads and a helmet as he and his daughter, Riley Compton, hunkered down and waited for the ricocheting sled to come to a stop.

Fortunately, neither father nor daughter sustained serious injuries in the crash, but their reactions couldn’t have been more different.

“I’m shaken up, like, ‘Woah, that was traumatic,’” said Tejcek, 49. “Riley’s upset. She’s like, ‘Dangit! I can do this! Let’s go again!’ I looked at her and said, ‘Hey dude, I’m going to sit this one out.’”

Minutes later, Tejcek watched Compton navigate the course again, completing it upright this time. Which is exactly what he expected.

“The (choice of) sport is a surprise, but her ability to take on a challenge or do something that challenges or tests herself, that’s not a surprise,” he said.

‘A special kind of crazy person’

During her years growing up in Carmel, Compton, 24, had little interest in bobsledding, besides watching it every four years during the Winter Olympics. Her sport of choice was softball, which she played at Carmel High School and George Washington University.

But softball, strangely enough, is what drew Compton to bobsledding. During her time in college, she had the opportunity to meet Elana Meyers Taylor, a GWU graduate and former softball player for the school who won medals in bobsledding at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Olympics.

“I got butterflies in my stomach from

Bobsled driver Riley Compton, right, and brakeman Emma Baumert begin a run at the Olympic Training Center in Park City, Utah, in December. (Submitted photos)

Riley Compton and her father pause for a photo at the Olympic Training Center in Park City, Utah.

talking to her and seeing her,” Compton said.

Compton followed Meyers Taylor on social media and kept an eye on her sport. In 2020, she saw that the Team USA bobsled team was conducting its screening combine virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so she submitted the required videos of workouts and exercises. She was thrilled when she got an invitation to give the sport a try.

Compton, a U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton in California, spent November 2020 at Utah Olympic Park learning all about bobsledding and taking her first runs down the course. It’s where she fell in love with the sport and — after being asked to extend her training there — convinced her father to give it a try as well.

Compton said her coaches wanted her to drive a two-person sled, but because she progressed so quickly there were no experienced brakemen available to ride with

What’s next?

Compton is competing in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation’s North American Cup this month in Park City, Utah. It’s her first time to compete in the sport, and she anticipates it won’t be her last.

The 2015 CHS graduate is on the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation’s developmental level, but her goal is to make the national team and compete around the globe, possibly even in the 2026 Olympics in Italy.

Compton also strives to inspire others that athletic pursuits don’t have to end after college.

“I’m trying to empower women and women’s sports,” she said. “To be strong and to do fearful things is cool.”

Compton is sharing her bobsledding journey on Instagram under Ri.Compton.

Riley Compton plays softball for Carmel High School. She graduated in 2015.

her. She was told if she wanted to continue immediate training, she needed to find a partner. She wanted to ask her husband, but the fellow Marine was unable to leave the base at that time, so she called her dad.

Tejcek, who works in data analytics, learned after limited runs down the track the sport wasn’t for him. But Compton — despite the nerves she feels each time at the top of the course — can’t seem to get enough.

“There’s fear every time before I go down,” Compton said. “It’s scary. Crashing is not fun. It takes a special kind of crazy person to have something in them to want to do this.”

“There’s fear every time before I go down. It’s scary.

Crashing is not fun. It takes a special kind of crazy person to have something in them to want to do this.”

– Riley Compton

WHAT’S IT LIKE? Bobsled pilot Riley Compton said it’s hard to compare the feeling of soaring down a course to anything else she’s experienced, but she said it’s a bit like feeling the g-forces of a fighter pilot while riding in an open-air racecar.

Crashes are worse.

“The pain is in your neck. You’re on your side and your head is against the ice,” she said. “You don’t stop until the sled stops. There’s no emergency brakes.”

John Tejcek, Compton’s father who briefly served as her brakeman, remembers feeling terrified while traveling the course, listening to what sounded like “massive turbulence” with his head buried between his knees.

“There’s nothing like it. It’s crazy,” he said. “It’s almost like putting your head down on a very fast roller coaster and not being able to see where you’re going at night.”

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Hard lessons

Can Republicans and Democrats still break bread?

Commentary by Terry Anker Sometimes, we have to learn the hard way. It is not clear why we, the most intelligent of God’s creatures, struggle to take stock of the mistakes of the past and repeat them over and over and over again until we have found our own individualized path to enlightenment.

Still, we most assuredly do.

Granddad would offer helpful suggestions to us kids as we set out to do our daily chores. Confident that our new and enlightened “way” would only confuse the old man, we nodded politely and then ignored his guidance. Sure, he’d been doing the job for 70 years or so and probably had gained a bit of experience along the way, but what did this guy know about things? This is a brave new world. We could certainly do it better now.

Hours later, knuckles bloodied and school pants torn, we’d return, defeated. Without so much as a deserved I-told-you-so, he’d put down his smoldering pipe, Captain Black would wait, and come to the barn to help. By learning the time-tested and then, and only then, challenging the standard from a point of both understanding and respect could we hope to improve the process. Change, wrought by ignorance or arrogance, seldom reaps any benefit other than more work. From then on, when advice was offered, most of us would gladly listen for a bit to the voice of experience.

Eager as we might be to make ourselves unique, improve upon the process, or simply not do it the way we are told, are we complicating our lives and ignoring the optimal runway to success? Do we intentionally debilitate our own progress just to ensure that we don’t give those before us the satisfaction of knowing that they, or those before them, developed a pretty good system to ensure human flourishing?

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.

A campy escape from reality Commentary by Danielle Wilson So much for a fresh start in 2021. Between skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and an unhinged, maniacal president, HUMOR I’ve desperately been seeking means of emotional escape.

Thank god for online streaming services.

Puzzles and books are fine, but nothing compares to a juicy Netflix series for those wanting a complete detachment from reality. Yes, please!

My latest fave is the CW’s “The 100,” a young adult sci-fi show that follows a group of beautiful but delinquent teens who’ve been sent to a post-apocalyptic Earth to see if it’s inhabitable again. The writing is horrible, the acting is only marginally better, and the production value is somewhere between “Flash Gordon” and a ’90s sitcom.

No matter! I’m immediately transported to a world where eye makeup is consistently on point, whether emerging from gladiatorl-style combat or cryo-sleep, relationships bloom and dissolve faster than I can click “Continue to Next Episode,” and

the ethics of cannibalism is a reoccurring theme. It’s pure TV gold.

More important, “The 100” is keeping me sane. I look forward to it each night, curled up in bed or on the couch, maybe a hot cup of tea in hand, and savor those moments of disconnect from the ever-crazy headlines of the day. Will Clarke become the commander?

Will Bellamy ever confront his demons? And how do humans living in a cultish commune on a distant planet’s moon 300 years in the future acquire a printing press? These are the questions that occupy my thoughts.

And I’m good with that. Self-care is key to surviving these insane times, and if that means binge-watching a “Terminator-meets-Dawson’s Creek” soap opera, so be it. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

Self-care is key to surviving these insane times, and if that means binge-watching a “Terminatormeets-Dawson’s Creek” soap opera, so be it.

Editor, Can a Carmel Democrat and a Noblesville Republican still break bread? Of course, the answer is yes. I am glad to be the Democrat at this table, where my speech must survive the free market.

My wife and I enjoy dining with the Republican couple because we still have a common goal which must not be overlooked: our shared interest in truth.

I am downright disappointed to find so many adults who cannot join a table unless their opinion be echoed by the other participants. In my view, this table has given up on truth and has instead committed itself to a self-serving, overly indulgent view of “nothing matters but my own bias,” thereby avoiding the free market of ideas, and, ultimately, truth.

Our own conduct must survive the free trade of ideas, allowing for introspection, and then (will) our understanding of our shared ultimate good desire to be at the table, together in peace and with candor.

Noticeably, the main caveat for dining at this table must be seeking shared truth. Only then will those dining find a shared peace. Once we have lost our craving for facts, it is challenging to share bread in the open market of ideas.

Jake Madore, Carmel

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Not the hygiene answer I expectorated Commentary by Dick Wolfsie I called my friend yesterday.

“Hi, Bob, it’s Dick. I have a weird question to ask you,” I said. “Mary Ellen HUMOR and I disagree on what most people do. When you are finished brushing your teeth, do you rinse and spit or just spit?”

“Geesh, Dick, I have never thought about that until now. I’ll call you back at the end of your column.”

I found a few websites on this very topic. One of the so-called experts said he had a small dental practice in rural Virginia with about 50 patients — a total of 200 teeth. He was a big fan of rinsing and then spitting after your daily brushing. Another dentist from England didn’t believe in rinsing, but he wasn’t a proponent of daily brushing, either.

Dentist John Love is considered “the leading voice on dental appliances.” Dr. Love is an advocate of spitting only, but he uses the word expectorate instead, which impressed one manufacturer when he auditioned to be the voiceover talent for their talking toothbrushes.

A popular website says regardless of which method you use, the most important thing is to avoid sugary foods. At the bottom of the website, there is this note: We Use Cookies.

One woman said she was positive her toothpaste tube says to “always rinse after use.” Then she posted that she had confused her toothpaste with her shampoo.

Now, she’s concerned that she may have swallowed too much soap.

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“Dick, do you know how often I get asked that that question?”

“How often?”

“Never. Goodbye, Dick, and don’t forget to floss.”

This was becoming even more perplexing.

Floss, brush, spit, rinse?

Brush, floss, rinse, spit?

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I realize some of those sequences made no sense. Why would you spit first? But I was considering every option.

I put the whole thing out of my mind by thinking about important things like: Should I put on both socks first and then my shoes, or one foot’s sock and shoe at a time? Also, should I shave before or after I shower?

Then, the phone rang. It was Bob calling me back, as promised.

“Dick, it’s Bob. Cathy just watched me in the bathroom. She says I brush, spit, rinse and spit. By the way, I also floss at the end.”

“That’s a big help, Bob. Thanks. I think I’m getting a better idea of the normal order.”

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Thank you, Terry Anker Editor, I thank your columnist, Terry Anker, for all of his comments and writings in Current in Carmel. It seems that there’s an otherwise increasing amount of negativity, or at least that’s what gets the most attention. I find his columns to be refreshing and appreciate his willingness to incorporate a thread of faith in his messages.

Jeff Hess, Carmel

ADU ordinance could change single-family neighborhoods Editor, This is in follow-up to Joe Vaughn’s excellent letter to Current in Carmel (Dec. 17, online) regarding the proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance now before the city council.

Carmel homeowners: This ordinance would make it easier for your neighbor to build a detached second dwelling, up to 1,300 square feet in size, as close as 10 feet from your property line. The ADU might be for a family member, but the ordinance would not prevent it from being a long-term rental unit or an Airbnb.

Currently, attached or detached ADUs in Carmel require a use variance approval by the full board of zoning appeals at a public hearing. The new ordinance, as originally proposed

by the Dept. of Community Services, would have allowed all ADUs to be built “by right” with no approvals whatsoever.

Fortunately, the Carmel Plan Commission has added a provision to the proposed ordinance that would at least require a scaled-back hearing to be held for a detached ADU structure, although approvals would be decided by a single BZA hearing officer.

The new ordinance would undesirably allow an ADU that is attached to an existing home to be built “by right,” with no hearing/approval required, so nearby homeowners would have no forum in which to raise any objections in this situation.

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He anticipates KeepOthersSafe will be a valuable tool in promoting and reinforcing A Carmel company has partnered with safety guidelines beyond the pandemic.

Purdue University to launch an app aimed at “It helps in changing the behaviors,” he promoting good habits to said. “That is our goal.” slow the Bynagari, a Carmel resiPANDEMIC spread of dent since 2000, said he’s COVID-19. had the entrepreneurial Mavenspirit since he was a child Sphere and living in India. He moved to Purdue’s the U.S. in 1994 to study for Innovation a master’s degree, which Partners he earned in 1996 from the Institute University of Texas at Tyler. created He was inspired to Bynagari KeepOthlaunch MavenSphere after ersSafe, an app that allows the birth of his twins. His organizations to screen son’s lungs were not fully employees and guests bedeveloped at birth, and fore allowing them to enter the infant’s time in the the building. neonatal intensive care “If you want your emunit sparked an idea for ployees coming into the Bynagari. He created a KeepOthersSafe allows organibuilding and want to procommunication system zations to create customized tect other people inside the screening questions that called Diagnotes — which determine whether or not an building already, you want has since become its own employee or guest should enter to make sure they check company — to improve coma building. (Submitted photo) their symptoms daily,” said munication between health Bharath Bynagari, MavenSphere founder and care providers and patients. MavenSphere CEO. “We ask the same guidelines the CDC also developed DigiBio, a platform that symptom checker has. At the end, it gives optimizes data collection from patients in them either green or red. If it is green, you clinical trials. can go into the building. You are not comBynagari’s twins went on to graduate promising other people’s health. If it is red, from Carmel High School in 2020. His son you may need to stay away.” attends DePauw University and his daughThe interactive screener questions are ter is at Indiana University. fully customizable, so organizations can taiThe KeepOthersSafe app is available for lor the app to meet their specific guidelines. iPhone and Android devices and through Bynagari said he hopes frequent use of the the web. Learn more at KeepOthersSafe.com app will promote good health by making and MavenSphere.com.

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Agrozen’s focus is to research optimal strains for the cultivation, formulation Schroeder and extraction of cannabidiol, or CBD oil.

The company now has a 1,500-square-foot lab and office at 1052 Summit Dr. in Carmel, along with a 2,000-square-foot research and development cultivation center near that office. Schroeder said the company began searching the area and purchased a Lebanon property for $750,000 in November 2020. The facility, 417 Ransdell Rd., is on four acres near the southeast corner of Interstate 65 and Ind. 32. The company will move in the first part of this year as part of a planned five-year, $6.6 million expansion.

“Based on our requirements, we needed a much larger facility to be able to consolidate both of our locations into one and expand all business functions beyond where we’re at because we were tapped out based on space,” Schroeder said. “Our primary business revolves around agriculture, which requires more space than what we have, including outdoor space.”

Schroeder said the new spot has an existing facility of 10,000 square feet.

“So, there is a lot of opportunity for growth because the land is not developed and would allow us to expand beyond the 10,000-square foot facility. Carmel was a great place for us to start. It’s just that we expanded beyond our current environment,” Schroeder said. “We’ll also be able to add extraction capabilities to our operations. The extraction will allow us to do formulation, processing and manufacturing of finished goods. We’ll add the retail/education piece to this as well. The much larger facility allows us to do a lot of unique things in this industry, which is really still in its infancy, and sets us apart to be a player in the state of Indiana going forward.”

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Ensuring equity in health care Commentary by Dennis Murphy The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare persistent, systemic racial disparities in communities across the United IU HEALTH States, including the lasting effect of inequality in medical care and the resulting mistrust among communities of color. Recently, IU Health has faced questions about racial inequities in our own health care system, including questions about the quality and equity of Dr. Susan Moore’s clinical and personal care at one of our hospitals. These issues are serious and raise questions that must be answered thoroughly, independently and transparently.

Dr. Moore’s death was tragic, and we extend our deepest sympathy to her family and friends. As the leader of an organization that is deeply committed to equity, empathy and improving the health of underserved communities, I, too, seek answers to these questions. Dr. Moore’s family deserves these answers. And the communities we serve need these answers in order to be confident that they will receive clinical and personal care that is evidence-based, empathetic and appropriate, regardless of race,

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We have initiated an independent, third-party review of Dr. Moore’s case, as well as our overall patient care protocols, communication and procedures. The review, which is already under way, is co-chaired

by Dr. Jeannette E. South-Paul, the chair of the department of family medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Dr. David Wilkes, dean of the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine. The pair are among the most respected medical thought leaders in the country, in both clinical care and cultural competence.

Undoubtedly, there’s much work ahead.

But we won’t shy away from our commitments. As the largest health care provider in the state of Indiana, we have the opportunity and the responsibility to create meaningful change to eliminate racial disparities in health care.

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Straight talk on COVID-19 vaccinations Commentary by Andrew R. Greenspan, M.D. Now that COVID-19 vaccines are becoming available in our area, the myths about them are becoming more prevalent. This is an attempt to deliver dispelling facts.

Myth: “We can’t trust COVID-19 vaccines because they were rushed to market.”

Fact: The first vaccines for COVID-19 do involve new technology, and they were developed in record time. But it’s not because there were shortcuts in the process. The new technology at the center of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines is called messenger RNA, or mRNA. While this is the first time it’s being widely used in a vaccine for the public, researchers have actually been working on this vaccine strategy for more than three decades. FDA analysis of the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness on people age 16 and older found “no specific safety concerns” that would preclude the vaccine’s use.

Myth: “The vaccine will give me COVID-19.”

Fact: Vaccines prime your immune system to recognize and fight off a disease, but they don’t actually cause an infection. The vaccines that are available in the U.S. contain a strand of the aforementioned mRNA. When the mRNA enters your cells, it instructs them to make a piece of the “spike” protein that’s present on the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Those protein pieces don’t actually harm your body, but they do trigger your immune system to mount a response to fight them off.

Myth: “We don’t know what’s in these vaccines.”

Fact: Both Pfizer and Moderna have published the ingredient lists for their vaccines. In addition to the star ingredient, the COVID-19 mRNA for the spike protein, both vaccines contain lipids (fats) that help deliver the mRNA into your cells and a few other common ingredients that help maintain the pH and stability of the vaccine. Despite theories circulated on social media, they do not contain microchips or any form of tracking device.

Myth: “These vaccines will alter my DNA.” Fact: The vaccines use mRNA to instruct our cells to make a piece of the coronavirus’s hallmark spike protein in order to spark an immune-system response. Once the mRNA does that, our cells break it down and get rid of it. Messenger RNA is something that’s made from DNA, but it’s not

designed to integrate with our DNA, and it doesn’t permanently change our genome and who we are in any way.

Myth: “I already had COVID-19, so I won’t benefit from the vaccine.”

Fact: We don’t yet know how long natural immunity to COVID-19 lasts. Right now, it seems that getting COVID-19 more than once is not common, but there still are many questions that remain unanswered. Therefore, even if you’ve had COVID-19, it still would be appropriate for you to get the vaccine to make sure you’re protected.

Myth: “Since COVID-19’s survival rate is so high, I don’t need a vaccine.”

Fact: It’s true that most people who get COVID-19 are able to recover. But it’s also true that some people develop severe complications. So far, more than 1.7 million people around the world have died from COVID-19, as well as some 350,000 Americans, and that doesn’t account for people who survived but needed to be hospitalized. Because the disease can damage the lungs, heart and brain, it also may cause long-term health problems that experts still are working to understand. There’s another reason to consider getting the vaccine: It protects those around you. Even if COVID-19 doesn’t make you very sick, you could pass it on to someone else who might be more severely affected. Widespread vaccination protects populations, including those who are most at risk and those who can’t be vaccinated. It will be important for ending the pandemic.

Myth: “Once I get the vaccine, I won’t have to wear a mask or worry about social distancing.”

Fact: Even if you get the vaccine, you should continue to wear a mask around others, wash your hands and practice physical distancing. There are a few reasons for this. The first is that both of the authorized vaccines require two doses given three to four weeks apart to achieve the best possible immunity. When you get your first shot, you don’t become immediately immune. It takes at least a week to 10 days for your body to begin to develop antibodies, and then those antibodies continue to increase over the next several weeks. The second is that these vaccines were developed and tested for their ability to prevent severe illness and death from COVID-19. It’s not clear whether they also protect against asymptomatic infection and spread.

Myth: “Now that we have vaccines, the pandemic will be over very soon.”

Fact: In order to achieve what’s called herd immunity — the point at which the disease is no longer likely to spread — about 70 percent of the population will need to have been vaccinated or infected. But the companies that make these vaccines can only make so many at a time, so the vaccines will be distributed in phases with priority given to people with greatest need. They may not be widely available to the general public for several months.

Myth: “This vaccine contains egg protein.”

Fact: While most conventional vaccines — including the flu shot — are made with egg protein, the coronavirus vaccine has no trace of nuts, eggs or any food.

Myth: “The vaccine can create serious side effects.”

Fact: According to the FDA’s report, 84 percent of any adverse reactions among participants included pain at the injection site. Additionally, 62 percent of participant reactions were fatigue, 55 percent included a headache and less than 40 percent included muscle pain, chills, joint pain and fever.

Severe adverse reactions occurred in less than 4.6 percent of participants.

Myth: “This vaccine could make women infertile.”

Fact: There is no indication whatsoever that this vaccine would affect the fertility of females.

Myth: “The vaccine will protect us from COVID permanently.”

Fact: The vaccine has only been around for three or four months since it came off the line. Since the virus has been around for about one year, what we don’t know yet is how durable that effect is.

Multiple mutations already may imply need for future boosters.

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Andrew R. Greenspan, M.D., is a hematologist/ oncologist with IU Health, in practice at the IU Health Schwarz Cancer Center in Carmel and other IUH sites.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com When Emmanuel Carter first heard he had an audition for a variety TV show, he had no idea it was for TELEVISION Noggin, a learning app from Nick Jr. “Fast forward a couple weeks after that, I found out that not only had I booked the show, but they had changed the entire format of the show because of my audition,” the Carmel resident said. “The way the show is now is, it’s a music-based show.

We teach the children about different subjects through song and dance. Originally, it was supposed to be more akin to ‘Reading Rainbow’ and ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ but because I added musical elements to my audition, they rewrote the entire thing.”

The decision was made by ViacomCBS to place the production in Indiana to keep Carter safe and adhere to COVID-19 protocols, he said.

“I was proud of that because I always try to champion bringing more artistic work to Indiana because there are so many people here that are so talented,” he said. “But because of the stigma of Indiana not being an entertainment Mecca, it’s quite often overlooked.”

“Noggin Knows” made its debut Jan. 4 on the Noggin app. A total of five episodes were filmed at the East 91st Street Church in Indianapolis.

“We filmed five episodes over four days, so it was an incredible amount of work,” Carter said.

Carter wrote all of the episodic songs for the show, except for the theme song.

“We aimed for preschoolers but we put material up for children up to 10 could enjoy as well,” he said. “My class is filled with popular Nick Jr. (animated) characters as my students. We have special guests who explain their profession.”

Carter said the show should eventually be shown on Nick Jr. He said it is slated to shoot Season 2 in February, but he hasn’t received the official word.

“The response from the first show was crazy positive,” he said.

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Carter, 33, a Broad Ripple High School graduate, has lived in Carmel for four years. He started acting professionally approximately five years ago and it became a full-time pursuit in 2017.

“I decided to take the leap of faith,” he said. “I was miserable having this dream in the back of my head but not really being able to do anything about it because I was doing something else I didn’t really want to do.”

Carter said his wife, Stephanie, told him he should quit his other job and concentrate on acting.

Carter said he always wanted to pursue a different path than most actors.

“There is the same old story you hear from actors coming out who say they got their headshots, went out for auditions and did everything by the books,” he said.

“I wanted to be like nobody else. I try to make my photos a lot different than what anyone is doing. The way I sent in videos was a lot different. I got a lot of commercial work. It’s pretty cool.

“Last year, my agent told me I had surpassed the number of commercials any other actor in Indiana had worked in.”

Carter sought representation outside of

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Indiana to get more work.

“After I got my agent Courtney (Stump) with Lily’s Talent, that’s when the bigger things started to happen,” he said. “I went from doing commercials to doing TV show roles.”

Carter appeared in “Soundtrack” in the Netflix series.

“The commercial work went from being regional to more national commercial work,” he said.

Carter also made appearances on “Fatal Attraction,” a TV One series, and on “Murder Chose Me” on Investigation Discovery.

“I played a villain on ‘Murder Chose Me,’ which was new for me,” he said.

Indianapolis-based 800 lb. Gorilla will perform in the “Live at the Center” series at 8 p.m. Jan. 23 in a livestream from the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. “Live at the Center” is a new series of free livestreamed concerts featuring local and regional artists in genres from jazz and classical to soul and indie rock.

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Repurposing Hamburg’s Bismarck Memorial Commentary by Don Knebel An imposing statue of Otto von Bismarck in Hamburg, Germany, is the world’s largest memorial to the man rememTRAVEL bered for unifying Germany. It was recently repurposed as a commentary on current events.

In 1862, Prussian King Wilhelm I made Bismarck his chief minister, with wide-ranging powers. During a war against France that Bismarck provoked and won, Bismarck sought the aid of the independent states of the German Confederation and succeeded in combining those states with Prussia into a unified German Empire in 1871. Bismarck governed the empire with such authority that he was known as the “Iron Chancellor” until he was removed by Kaiser (Emperor) Wilhelm II in 1890. Bismarck died on July 30, 1898 and was interred on the eastern outskirts of Hamburg. Three days after Bismarck’s death, the mayor of Hamburg made a public appeal for a memorial to Bismarck and soon raised 400,000 gold marks from Hamburg’s leading (and wealthy) citizens. A committee sponsored a design competition, and construction of the winning design began in 1902 on a hill overlooking Hamburg’s harbor. When completed in 1906, the granite monument, featuring Bismarck standing atop a circular plinth, was 115 feet tall and weighed more than 600 tons. For reasons that are still unclear, the monument included a network of catacombs beneath the plinth, used as an air raid shelter during World War II. Not everyone today sees Bismarck in the same glowing light as did Hamburg’s patricians. Some have accused Bismarck of being anti-Semitic and anti-labor. In May

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2015 (when I happened to be in Hamburg), Viennese artists used a crane to place a 10foot aluminum and plastic ibex on the top of Bismarck’s head that they called “Capricorn Two,” saying that they were protesting the rising “Bismarck cult” of German nationalism. The ibex remained on Bismarck’s head until Aug. 2, 2015.

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What an adorkable jerkface Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt The 21st century is an uncharted landscape of post-postmodernism. Truth can be whatever we want it to be at any given moment — or whatever.

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After consulting with a handful of the top dictionaries (including Merriam-Webster, the Oxford English Dictionary, the Macmillan Dictionary, dictionary.com and Oxford Dictionaries), I have found the following word entries in at least one of them. After all, dictionaries don’t decide which words are words — they simply report on which words are being used out in the wild. Here’s the unbelievable list.

• Adorkable — This word made it into the OED’s latest addition of words in December 2020. It’s an adjective that means “unfashionable or socially awkward in a way regarded as appealing or endearing.”

• Adulting — This means “to behave like an adult” or “to do adult things.”

• Ain’t. — Ain’t is a versatile word. Somehow it can be a contraction meaning “am not,” “are not,” “is not,” “have not” or “has not.” Although it is still considered nonstandard English, the word “ain’t” is like the Swiss Army knife of Southern slang.

• Bro hug — A “bro hug” is a hug between two dudes.

• Jerkface — This word is an impolite way to refer to an annoying person.

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• Selfie — The “selfie” is a noun that means “the photo someone takes of themself.”

• Zhuzh — To “zhuzh” something is to make something more stylish or appealing.

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Source: Consumer Reports NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA Ordinance D-2568-21 Notice is hereby given that the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana meeting on the 1st day of February, 2021, at 6 o’clock p.m. at their regular meeting place in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032, will hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for approval of the public right of way road vacation located along existing Rohrer Road, north of Smoky Row. The abutting properties to the road are identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s office as Tax Parcel Identification Numbers 17-09-24-00-00-037.000, 17-09-24-00-00-036.000, 17-09-24-04-07.001.000, 17-0924-00-00-033.000, 17-09-24-04-08.001.000.

Old Town Companies of Carmel, Indiana is the Petitioner, and the subject road is currently part of a section zoned Urban Residential. Said road is part of 25’ right of way in Hay’s addition and part of the southeast quarter of Section 24, Township 18 North, Range 3 East. Vacating the existing road, will enable North End development road improvements and realignment before dedicating the road back to the city of Carmel.

The Proposal details are on file for examination at the Office of the City Clerk, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317-571-2440.

Interested persons appearing at the hearing for this matter shall have the right to be heard or may file written comments prior to the hearing. In addition, the hearing may be continued by the City Council, as it may find necessary.

CARMEL CITY CLERK Sue Woflgang NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA Ordinance D-2569-21 Notice is hereby given that the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana meeting on the 1st day of February, 2021, at 6 o’clock p.m. at their regular meeting place in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032, will hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for approval of the public right of way road vacation located along existing Rohrer Road, north of Smoky Row. The abutting properties to the road are identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s office as Tax Parcel Identification Numbers 17-09-24-00-06-002.000, 17-09-24-00-06-010.000, 17-09-24-00-06-001.000, and 17-09-24-00-06-011.000.

Turtle Pond Partners LLC is the Petitioner, and the subject road is in a section zoned Urban Residential.

Said road is part of the 28’ right of way called Kensington Green. Vacating the existing road, will enable the current North End development improvements to be made, as well as realigning the road prior to dedicating it back toto the city of Carmel.

The Proposal details are on file for examination at the Office of the City Clerk, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317-571-2440.

Interested persons appearing at the hearing for this matter shall have the right to be heard or may file written comments prior to the hearing. In addition, the hearing may be continued by the City Council, as it may find necessary.

CARMEL CITY CLERK Sue Woflgang Ordinance Z-664-20 NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS CARMEL, INDIANA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP Z-664-20 Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of the City of Carmel will meet at their regular meeting place, the Council Chambers, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032 at 6:00 P.M. on Monday the 1st day of February, 2021 to consider the following: A Petition to rezone the parcel located at the southwest quadrant of Monon Boulevard and 1st Street SW from the R-2 Residential District within the Old Town Overlay Zone to the C-2 Mixed Use District.

The property is identified below by its tax parcel ID number, legal address, and legal description: Tax Parcel ID Number: 16-09-25-16-06-006.001 Address: 211 1st Street SW, Carmel, IN 46032 Legal Description: Section 25, Township 18, Range 3 0.19 acres The Petition, commonly recognized as the Carmel Historical Society property, was heard previously by the Carmel Plan Commission; recognized as Docket No. PZ-2020-00177 Z, Midtown – Monon Blvd C2 Rezone.

Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have the right to be heard.

Petitioner: the City of Carmel

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The project is located approximately 0.5 miles west of Keystone Parkway in Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana. (Latitude 39º57’54” N, Longitude 86º07’24” W). The project will address drainage issues in the Auman Neighborhood area along the noted streets. Runoff from the project site will be discharged via existing storm drainage systems to both Carmel Creek and Blue Woods Creek. Questions or comments should be directed to the attention of Brian Neilson, PE with HWC Engineering at the above-mentioned address.

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Starting Bids: 1611 East 226th St. Cicero, IN 02/03/2021 @ 9:00AM 2005 MAZDA 4F2YZ94105KM49957 $2350.00 2007 Honda 2HGFG12607H519618 $1167.60 2006 HYUNDAI KM8JN72D86U304057 $2350.00 1996 DODGE 1B7KF26Z6TS501654 $1646.00 2005 Cadillac 1GYEE63AX50126883 $3350.00 1999 INFINITY JNKCA21A8T762884 $2350.00 2009 Chevrolet 3GNCA13B29S627504 $2350.00 2002 HYUNDAI KM8SC13DX2U243374 $2350.00 2003 KIA KNAG0126935244647 $1399.00 IDEM Rule 5 Legal Notice Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation, 1411 East 116th Street, Carmel, IN 46032 is submitting a Notice of Intent to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management of intent to comply with the requirements of 327 IAC 15-5 to discharge storm water from construction activities associated with the Flowing Well Park Improvements project located at 5100 East 116th Street, Carmel, Indiana 46033. Runoff from the project site will discharge to Cool Creek. Questions or comments regarding this project should be directed to Michael Klitzing at Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation (317) 573-4018 or Allen Jacobsen at Schmidt Associates (317) 263-6226.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received: By: Carmel Clay Schools 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 For: Carmel Clay Schools 2021 Renovations – Phase 2 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 At: 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 Until: 2:00 PM(local time), February 9, 2021 Bid Opening: Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 PM (local time), at 5201 East Main Street, Carmel, IN 46033 or via Microsoft Teams.

Call In Number: +1 317-762-3960 Phone Conference ID: 657 317 978# All work for the complete construction of the Project will be under one or more prime contracts with the Owner based on bids received and on combinations awarded. The Construction Manager will manage the construction of the Project.

Construction shall be in full accordance with the Bidding Documents which are on file with the Owner and may be examined by prospective bidders at the following locations: Office of the Construction Manager The Skillman Plan Room The Skillman Corporation 3834 S. Emerson Avenue, Building A www.skillmanplanroom.com Indianapolis, IN 46203 Prime and Non-Prime Contract Bidders must place an order on www.skillmanplanroom.com to be able to download documents electronically or request printed documents. There is no cost for downloading the bidding documents. Bidders desiring printed documents shall pay for the cost of printing, shipping and handling.

Reprographic Services are provided by: Eastern Engineering 9901 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038, Phone 317-598-0661.

WAGE SCALE: Wage Scale does not apply to this project.

A Virtual Pre-Bid Conference will be held on January 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM, local time, via Microsoft Teams.

Call In Number: +1 317-762-3960 Phone Conference ID: 324 169 866# Attendance by bidders is optional, but recommended, in order to clarify or answer questions concerning the Drawings and Project Manual for the Project.

Bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

The successful Bidders will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds for one hundred percent (100%) of their Contract amount prior to execution of Contracts.

Contractors submitting bids for the performance of any Work as specified in this building Project should make such Bids to Carmel Clay Schools. Contractors are advised that the Contract as finally entered into with any successful Bidder may be entered into with either the School Corporation or the Building Corporation or certain portions of the Contract may be entered into by both the School Corporation and the Building Corporation.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid (or combination of Bids) and to waive any irregularities in bidding. All Bids may be held for a period not to exceed 60 days before awarding contracts.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION Docket No. PZ-2020-00223 PP Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Plan Commission meeting on February 16, 2021 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd Flr., 1 Civic Sq., Carmel, Indiana 46032 will hold a Virtual Public Hearing upon a/an Primary Plat application For: The applicant seeks primary plat approval for 21 lots on 22 acres.

The property address is: The NW corner of 116th Street and Spring Mill Road .

The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2020-00223 PP .

The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Parcels 17-09-34-00-00-021.000 and 17-09-34-00-00-019.000 The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laser Fiche.

This will be a virtual meeting based at Carmel City Hall. It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via the City’s website or on Carmel TV. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak administrative assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov.

Petitioner name: Douglas B. Wagner – Senior Vice President – Jackson’s Grant Real Estate Company, LLC by JG Development Company, LLC its manager NOTICE TO BIDDERS Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana Owner: Clay Township by and on behalf of the City of Carmel, Indiana 10701 N. College Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46280 Project: College Avenue & 111th Street Roundabout Construction Project No. 20-12 Notice is hereby given that the Township Trustee of Clay Township, Indiana will receive sealed bids for the above described “Project” at its offices in the Hensel Government Center, 10701 N. College Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46280 until 10:00 a.m. EST on or before February 3, 2021, and commencing as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date such bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Public Assembly Room of the Hensel Government Center. No late bids will be accepted.

All bids and proposals shall be properly and completely executed on the proposal forms provided with the plans and specifications, which will include the non-collusion affidavit as required by the State of Indiana.

The bid envelope must be sealed and have the words “BID – College Avenue & 111th Street Roundabout Construction (Project No. 20-12).

A bid bond or certified check in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid must be submitted with each bid. A one hundred percent (100%) performance and payment bond and a ten percent (10%) three year maintenance bond will also be required of the successful bidder. It is intended that actual construction of all work divisions shall be started as soon as practicable, and each bidder shall be prepared to enter promptly into a construction contract, furnish performance and payment bonds, and begin work without delay in the event the award is made to the bidder. Upon completion, the Project and all contracts related thereto will be irrevocably assigned to the City.

The Project consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following: Intersection improvement at 111th Street and College Avenue will consist of replacing the stop-controlled intersection with a, single lane roundabout. New storm sewer will be installed within the project limits.

New sidewalks and crosswalks will be installed on all four quadrants of the intersection. The roundabout intersection will be landscaped.

Contract Documents for the Project have been assembled into one bound project manual, which together with drawings, may be examined at the following locations: City of Carmel Department of Engineering - 1st Floor One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 571-2441 Copies of such drawings and project manuals must be obtained from Reprographix (Reprographix.com).

Payments and costs of Contract Documents are non-refundable.

Bidders shall assure that they have obtained complete sets of drawings and Contract Documents and shall assume the risk of any errors or omissions in bids prepared in reliance on incomplete sets of drawings and Contract Documents.

This Project is being funded by Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana for and on behalf of the City of Carmel. All out-of-state entities must obtain a Certificate of Authority to do business in the State of Indiana by contacting the Secretary of State, State of Indiana, Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

A pre-bid conference for discussions of the Project, the bidding requirements and other important matters will be held on January 27, 2021 at 10:00 am (local time) via digital attendance. All prospective bidders are invited to attend the pre-bid conference. The pre-bid conference is not mandatory.

The pre-bid digital attend link is provided here: https://structurepoint.zoom.us/j/98461284608?pwd=TmN EYW1PaVhTY2ZIckJGVmFyODR2QT09 Participants must use the password to enter the meeting: Monon For special accommodations needed by handicapped individuals planning to attend the pre-bid conference or public bid opening meeting, please call or notify the City of Carmel Engineer’s Office, at (317) 571-2441 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto.

No bidder may withdraw any bid or proposal within a period of sixty (60) days following the date set for receiving bids or proposals. The Township reserves the right to hold any or all bids or proposals for a period of not more than sixty (60) days and said bids or proposal shall remain in full force and effect during said period. The Township reserves the right to reject and/or cancel any and all bids, solicitations and/or offers in whole or in part as specified in the solicitations when it is not in the best interests of the governmental body as determined by the purchasing agency in accordance with IC 5-22-18-2.

The Township further reserves the right to waive any of the terms, conditions or provisions contained in this Notice to Bidders or the Bid Documents or any informality, irregularity or omission in the bid process or in any Bid which waiver is deemed to be in the Township’s best interest.

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56. Tall and thin 57. Crib cry 58. Mountain goat 59. Ponder (over) 61. Guns an IndyCar 62. Ivy League school 63. March Madness org.

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4 Famous Joes ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 3 Top U.S. Tourist Destinations ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 2 Local Areas: _______Grove ____________________ ____________________

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