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WPD teams with CrimeReports editorial@youarecurrent.com

Westfield residents will have free access to neighborhood crime data through the Westfield Police Web site and an iPhone app.

The Westfield Police Dept. announced recently citizens can now gain access to neighborhood-level crime incident data in near real time.

“Providing reliable, timely information to our citizens is one of our top priorities because an informed public is a safer public,” says WPD Chief Joel Rush. “Partnering with CrimeReports gives us the ability to keep the public informed on a regular basis as to what is going on in the community.”

The public can access the free crime data through the Web site or through the CrimeReports iPhone app, available for free download in the Apple iTunes store. The new service even lets local citizens sign up for free customizable e-mail updates so they can monitor crime in their neighborhood. “Information is power,” Chief Rush added. “And we hope giving the community this information

will help them understand crime trends and lower crime in their neighborhoods.”

“WPD is demonstrating its leadership in law enforcement by finding new ways to connect with the public at a personal level,” said Greg Whisenant, founder and CEO of CrimeReports. “By partnering with us, they are recognizing the value of the public’s involvement and being proactive in both policing and investing in programs that make a difference.” The webbased CrimeReports service is designed to be affordable for agencies of all sizes.

More than 1,000 other law enforcement agencies of all sizes across the nation are sharing their crime information with the public through the national crime map, including Newark, Baltimore, Boston, San Jose, San Francisco, Portland, Washington D.C., Los Angeles County and more. The map covers nearly 30 percent of the U.S. population.

You can access your local crime map and sign up for daily, weekly or monthly e-mail crime updates at www.crimereports. com/agency/wpd.

Caring Kids help Henryville victims City Council approves

By Lindsay Eckert Lindsay@youarecurrent.com

“The students began making Indianathemed screen posters and thought they could sell them at our Spring Spectacular to raise money for HenShamrock Springs Elementary School ryville students,” Pearson said. “It was is connecting with the victims of Hentheir work that made it ryville tornadoes through happen. They advertised art and working as a team the posters on morning to make it happen. announcements and colCaring Kids, a studentlaborated on how they council type group of 12 can promote it.” fourth-grade students, The $5 posters helped were creating screen students raise $165 for prints along with fellow Henryville victims at the classmates for art class Spring Spectacular. Now, the when compassion trigTaylor Seupaul and students want to continue gered creativity.

Daniel Adelfinsky making art to help others.

Brooke Pearson, Caring “They’ve learned how collaboraKids leader and third-grade teacher, said tion can help others, and they want to the students saw an opportunity to team continue,” Pearson said. “Through this, with another student-led organization to they’ve learned about empathy. They’ve create something bigger than themselves. learned how it feels and they’ve learned The art co-op group is composed of how empathy is what connects people.” second- through fourth-grade students For more information about the who are passionate about art and choose screen prints, visit theshamrockstudio. to create whatever their imaginations blogspot.com/. lead them to.

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Westfield City Council approved a resolution to support an active community member and city employee.

The city employee, who wishes to remain anonymous, has been struggling with a sickness that has put a stress on the amount of the employee’s allotted sick days.

Mayor Andy Cook and Chief of Staff Todd Burtron introduced a piece of legislation to give the employee the opportunity to keep the employee’s health insurance and employment status.

Cook and Burtron asked the City Council to approve a resolution that would allow city employees to donate their sick days to their colleagues.

“Everyone loves the employee. The employee has been a huge and active part of the community for years and years,” Cook said.

City Council unanimously passed the resolution.

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Racers cross the finish line after the 5k run and 3k walk Underground Railroad Run – If you were a participant in the Underground Railroad Run but didn’t see your picture, visit currentinwestfield.com for more photos. Plus, hear from educators and administrators about this year’s race and how they plan on using the funds.

Nutrition committee – Westfield Washington Schools are promoting good health through the district’s nutrition committee composed of parents, dieticians, educators and community members who want the best for students’ health.

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Erika’s Place to open on Union Street

By Lindsay Eckert • Lindsay@youarecurrent.com

The smell of flapjacks will soon linger on Union Street as Erika Flanders and Cheryl Hunter prepare to open a family style breakfast and lunch restaurant where Queso Blanco, 102 S. Union St., was formerly located before it was shut down in January.

Flanders and Hunter aren’t new to the restaurant business; this will be their second location for their quaint diner-type atmosphere. They opened their first Erika’s Place in Cicero nine months ago, and Hunter said it was a team effort with fellow employees.

“We have all worked together for years. We were working at a restaurant that was having trouble paying taxes, and we didn’t have job

security,” Hunter said. “Erika had been serving tables for 15 years in Cicero, and we just decided to open our own restaurant; all our coworkers came with us.”

Hunter, a Westfield resident, said she saw a need for Erika’s Place in Westfield and thought the location would be ideal for opening a second restaurant.

“We are very family-oriented, and that’s what Westfield is about,” Hunter said. “The location (the corner of Ind. 32 and Union Street) gets a lot of traffic, and it’s a great location for us.

When I saw the building was available, we made the decision to add a second restaurant.”

Hunter said she and Flanders intend to hire 12 employees for the Westfield location. They begin accepting applications at the end of this month.

Erika’s Place plans to open June 2. The restaurant will be open Tuesday through Saturday 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WWS offers app for Road construction update 186th Street – The 186th Street project is planned to begin later this month. According to the City smartphones, tablets of Westfield, there will be no closures as 186th

By Lindsay Eckert • Lindsay@youarecurrent.com

If you’re looking for an easy way to keep track of your students’ activities, school closings and important announcements, there’s an app for that.

Westfield Washington Schools are putting the information parents want right in their hands with the creation of WWS Connected.

The free app puts subscribers in the midst of the district’s social media ranging from the district’s Facebook and Twitter pages to WWS blogs written by teachers, principals and counselors.

The app is available on smartphones and tablets. Android users can visit the Android App Market on their phones and search “WWS” to find and download the app.

If you don’t have a smartphone but want to be up-to-date on WWS’ happenings, visit mob.conduit.com/8321dbf6-84bb-4fe8-85959b6f3f08c8af?device=65. The RSS feed updates information and school news in real time.

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IMMI, the industry leader, innovator and manufacturer of advanced safety systems around the world, announced recently it is hiring more than 100 people at its corporate headquarters in Westfield. The majority of those jobs will be to support the increasing demand of lap and shoulder belts on school buses.

“More school districts across the nation recognize the need to take that next step in safety for kids, and now want their buses equipped with lap and shoulder belts,” said Larry Gray, IMMI CEO. “As research shows, more than 80 percent of parents want their children in

lap and shoulder belts on buses. And, as the leading innovator in this industry, IMMI is growing to keep up with the demand.”

IMMI is hiring more than 65 people in various roles including engineering, office support and manufacturing. Additionally, the company is searching for college students or others interested in 50 temporary, two- to four-month summer positions.

“There are more than 100 engineers and developers working at IMMI every day to design, test and manufacture the most innovative safety systems on the market. Now, we need more people to join us during this next exciting chapter in our company’s growth,” Gray said.

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A part of the action Grammar by Brandie Bohney

A dear, sweet, wonderful friend of mine recently updated his Facebook status with a rather glaring error. I’m certain it was an error of excitement and not grammatical ignorance. He is a math guy, though, so I guess you never know.

My friend, whom we’ll call Frank, was expressing his excitement at being part of a certain basketball team’s success. He wrote, “The experience of a lifetime and I’m glad I get to be apart of it.”

Oh, Frank. That’s a foul, dude.

In his haste to post (I’m sure it was just the haste), Frank failed to realize a part and apart are quite different in meaning. And while I’m certain many people make this mistake in haste, many others make it because they don’t realize the difference. Quite a few people make the mistake in the opposite direction, too, writing a part when they mean apart. So even if it wasn’t his haste that fouled the grammar, he’s in good company.

When used as a single word, apart means separated. It is often accompanied by from, as in, “I hate being apart from him for very long,”

or “Apart from my brothers, no one has ever seen me shoot free throws.”

If the words are separated, though, a part can mean a piece of something larger, such as a team: “She is honored to be a part of their special day,” or “A part of the process is regular practice.” The two-word sentiment always involves inclusion, though, and that’s a part of why it’s so disastrous to confuse it with apart.

By using the wrong word and saying he was glad he got to be apart of it, he was actually saying he was glad to be separated from the event.

And that’s not at all what he meant. It’s easy to discern the true meaning of his status, though, because while you can be apart from, you cannot be apart of. On the flip side, though, you can be a part of or a part from.

So be careful. You want to be sure you are apart from the wrong things and a part of the right ones.

Protect the things that matter.

Brandie Bohney is a grammar enthusiast and former English teacher. If you have a grammarrelated question, please e-mail her at bbthegrammarguru@gmail.com.

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Eating the alphabet Fourth graders, Sade Hodson, Mia Zepeda and Drake Ault. (Photo by Lindsay Eckert)

How WWS is exposing students to healthy eating from A to Z

By Lindsay Eckert • Lindsay@youarecurrent.com

Westfield Washington Schools are spelling out health from A to Z for elementary students. The district’s Food Services Dept. has created a colorful way to help students make healthy choices as they learn about two new fruits and/or vegetables every weekday as part of their daily lunches.

The A to Z salad bar touched students’ taste buds for the first time last month where it first debuted at Monon Trail Elementary. According to Principal Mike Hall, the students have tried fruits and vegetables ranging from Ugli Fruit to beets.

“It’s an exciting thing for me that we have a food service department willing to provide opportunities for our kids,” Hall Hall said. “You walk through the cafeteria and you see kids eating squash and turnips, and you know who serves squash and turnips at school lunch, so they’re getting a chance to eat those things students don’t typically get at school.”

Hall said the self-serve salad bar is enticing for kids as they can eat second portions and choose how much or how little they want of each item, and, he said, the salad bar’s look has been a hit.

“It’s not an additional cost and we encourage free seconds,” Hall said. “I was at the fourth-grade lunch yesterday and 95 perwww.currentinwestfield.com

cent of kids went up for seconds, so that’s awesome to see them going back up for things on the cart. It’s a cool cart if you were a kid. You’d want to grab food from it. They get to grab the food themselves; that’s a big benefit.”

Fourth-grader Sade Hodson said not only does she like being able to serve herself at the salad bar, but she really likes the fruits and vegetables being tied to a different alphabetical letter every day.

“Learning new fruits and vegetables through the alphabet is cool,” Sade said. “Like how they’re doing it in alphabetical order, because it goes A and B then C and D, so you can guess what’s coming next and the letter it starts with.”

Beverly Goza-Holmes, WWS food services director, has been the motivator behind teaching students eating healthy is fun, and even cool.

“It’s positive peer pressure. Some students may pass by the different fruits and vegetables they’ve never heard of then they see their neighbors trying it, and they say, ‘Yeah, I’m going to try that, too.’” GozaHolmes said. “It’s connecting healthy eating with a positive message.”

Goza-Holmes She said that positive message is the foundation needed to build a community of young, healthy eaters as they grow and learn at WWS. “The kids are our biggest promoters if we can help them find what they like. They can take that knowledge home to their parents so they can expand their diet,” Goza-Holmes said. “One parent wrote me about her 6-year-old who was asking for dates when they were at the grocery because he tried them at the school. I Current in Westfield

told the staff this is what this is all about: educating where they can take it as a lifelong lesson.”

Sade said as a fourth-grader, she already sees how eating from A to Z will continue to positively impact her life.

“Someday we will able to teach our kids about it because we know what the foods are and what they taste like because we get this privilege to try a whole bunch of things we don’t really try every day,” she said.

While school systems all over the nation are struggling to provide healthy lunch options, Hall said the district was able to successfully implement a healthy-eating plan because it was a step it wanted to take for its students.

“The biggest thing with implementing healthy lunches is being willing to take a risk because they (students) haven’t tried items like kumquats,” Hall said. “The other day, I was in the cafeteria drinking lime juice with the students. The way we’ve promoted it with such excitement has really gotten them excited. I think the willingness to try something new and something healthy stems from that, and we were able to make it happen for them because we were willing to take that step.”

Fourth-grade student Maia Zepeda said she was scared to try some of the items she never even heard of, but now she looks forward to trying new things every day, no matter how they look.

“Even though a food looks weird and nasty, it can be very good,” said. “I was scared to try new stuff because I didn’t know how it would taste. Now I’m excited to try it all,” Maia said.

Fourth-grader Drake Ault said the biggest thing he’s learned from A to Z eating is simple.

“You never know if you’ll like it (food) until you try it,” Drake said.

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Editorial Integrity group rates Indiana a deserved C-

Attack of the pink slime It is our position with the outbreak of pink slime reports, it is time we pay more attention to where our meat is coming from.

The term pink slime was first coined by Dr. Gerald Zirnstein to describe the process of taking trimmings from beef and combining them. The trimming mixture is then soaked in ammonium hydroxide to raise the pH levels and kill off any E. coli. The mixture is then added to ground beef as a filler, which will help keep prices low.

The term pink slime brings images of something that might be seen in a “Ghostbusters” movie, but has never been proven to be any worse than the meat used in chicken nuggets. While the slime may not be as harmful as imagined, we think it’s a good time to look at purchasing meat from local butchers or grocers.

A number of local butchers in the area provide meat that has not been artificially altered in any way. Butchers such as Joe’s Butcher Shop & Fish Market, Moody’s Butcher Shop, Archer’s Meats & Catering and if you’re craving something different, you can go to Bison World and get different bison meat products.

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Acuity of vision

Commentary by Terry Anker

The blame lies with dependence on the tiny screen of our smartphones. How could we humans be expected to spend hours per day peering desperately into the 3-by-4-inch monitor without some negative impact on our vision? With tiny, tiny print and all-too-much information jam-packed into its alluring interactive screen, some of us have become dependent on the reminders, messages and news that arrive throughout the day. Yet whatever the reason for our collective and growing addiction, I hold it to account for my everdiminishing acuity of vision. When complaining about it, my less tactful friends will point out that for decades, I’ve awakened in the morning instantly able to see both near and far without assistance. And even as peers have succumbed to glasses, contacts or surgery, I’ve lived blissfully unaware of these challenges.

Given a few moments (and thankful my arms are as long as they are), I am able to bring into focus the bright blue screen audibly

notifying me of a call – or text – or update – I’m not really sure, but as soon as I get the phone in the right place, it comes into focus and quick, appropriate response follows! But even as our mechanical vision blurs, does the clarity in which we see the world improve? In youth, each and every matter would appear, be identified and dispatched without much consideration. Only later did we realize how poorly we had perceived the situation – how bad our vision really was. Bad career choice.

Bad family decisions. Perhaps, even the wrong spouse. But as life has progressed, doesn’t our vision measurably improve? Isn’t our perspective enhanced by life already lived? So even if glasses are inevitable, can’t we rest comfortably in the fact we have a clearer vision now than ever before?

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may e-mail him at terry@ currentincarmel.com.

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We’ve taken shots at the inadequacies of the federal government. We’ve pointed out where fiscal insanity seems to rule over all else. A colleague, though, pointed us to an organization whose sole function is to track the states’ effectiveness in integrity, and what we learned about Indiana made us shudder. Hoosier Nation ranks 22nd nationally, and what’s frightening is that Illinois, the Land of Lincoln (and imprisoned governors) ranks 10th. State Integrity Investigation scored our state C-. Our government was given a grade of F on public access to information, political financing, ethics enforcement agencies and redistricting. Legislative accountability – here’s a shocker – was scored a D-, although we’re surprised it, too, wasn’t given an F. If you point your browser to www.stateintegrity.org/Indiana, you might be as surprised as we were. It’s a brilliant watchdog tool, with the ability to expand for detail each area that has been given a grade. This should make all of us probe more thoughtfully those we consider hiring to run our state. This also should make all of us think more carefully the next time we go to the polls. It points out the need for transparency and accountability. Do your part by keeping the pressure on. Oh, by the way, New Jersey, for years viewed as one of the most ethically challenged states, leads the parade with a B+. Georgia, with an F, brings up the rear.

Only Connecticut, Washington, California (California! Seriously!) and Nebraska were in New Jersey’s class.

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Brian Kelly, publisher, and Steve Greenberg, general manager, are co-owners of Current Publishing, LLC. Write them at info@ youarecurrent.com.

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Spring shopping stinks Laughs by Danielle Wilson

March is the worst time to go shopping. I was at the mall the other day returning a pair of shorts for my daughter. I had some time to kill and no babies on the hip, so to speak, and decided to pop in to my favorite retailers to see if I could find a few items for spring. I needed some sandals (the sole of one of mine from last year literally broke in half ) and a pair of denim capris (I wore out both knees of my old ones scrubbing floors), and hoped I might also be able to locate a fun new bathing suit.

What started off as a lovely day soon became an exercise in self-loathing and insecurity. First off, I’m paler than pale having not seen sun in six months, which meant absolutely nothing looked good on me. Having no tan also meant my cellulite stood out like the proverbial terd in a punchbowl. I don’t have much, but for some reason, the fat likes to party right around my thighs, regardless of how much I exercise or diet.

(This is how I know God is a man; a woman would have created a female body that gains weight in the chest and loses it in mid-section.

Not the other way around!) So the swimsuits were a definite no-go, as were the jeans. I simply could not find a combination of rise and cut that accentuated the right areas. The whole experience was exasperating.

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For more laughs read Mike Redmonds column at currentinwestfield.com The coup de grace was my adventure into Victoria’s Secret. Ever since my beloved water bra bit the dust last year, I’ve been too depressed to replace her. Necessity ended my mourning period. So I walked right up to the first sales person (an annoyingly perky 20-year old) and laid it out: “I need bigger and better. Whatcha got?” She was a little too excited to sell me on their miracle of miracle push-ups, which miraculously didn’t make anything bigger or better. Talk about a buzz kill. I try the best VS has to offer, and I’m still measuring at preteen sizes?

That’s a damn shame.

Five stores and not one purchase. I couldn’t even find a pair of basic black flip-flops because my big unpainted clompers resembled uncooked German sausages. Fair enough. Lessons learned.

No summer clothes shopping until August and no bra buying in person. Or ever. Peace out.

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Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@currentincarmel.com.

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It’s been a tough couple of months for people who cherish the good old days. Hostess Twinkies are no longer being manufactured; the company filed for bankruptcy. Those tasty treats bring back memories of my elementary school days when I would always bring a package to school, eat one Twinkie and then trade the other to the class sweet-freak, Alan Guggenheim. In exchange, he let me look at his papers during math tests. My grades went way up. So did Alan’s cholesterol.

Last night I read the Encyclopedia Britannica will no longer be available in print form. The publishers have decided to go completely digital.

I’ll miss them. I recall opening my first set on Christmas morning. Later that day, one fell behind the bookshelf and we didn’t find it until we moved. It was yellowed of course, but I still relished it. Wait, I’m still thinking of the Twinkies.

Finally, USA Today reported last week bowling alleys in church basements are dying out. I’ll pause a moment while you compose yourself.

I talked to several neighbors who are avid churchgoers and none of them had ever heard of a church with a bowling alley, although my friend Bob explained to me prayer and bowling have always gone together. Negotiating a 7-10 split and recording a 300 are achievements of a

celestial nature. As in most churches, perfection is sought, but seldom achieved.

In the USA Today story, one man lamented that his church’s bowling alley in New Haven, Conn., had been there for almost a century, but it was not attracting very many players in recent years. He blamed it on all the competition out there for parishioners’ free time – movies, cable TV, social media. His wife thinks it’s because there’s no automatic pin machine and no beer is allowed in a Baptist church. Yes, I think she may be on to something.

I grew up in a Jewish home and my family attended a reform temple. I am pretty sure we didn’t have a bowling alley in the basement, but our rabbi was an avid golfer, so he was pushing the congregation to install an artificial putting green.

I belong to a Unitarian church now. I’m going to suggest to the board members we build a couple of lanes in the basement and start up a league. Maybe we could play your church team.

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In fall 1993, I started my first year of law school at Indiana University – Indianapolis. By the end of the first semester, I had come to the realization I disliked everything about studying the law. The next thing you know, I was waiting tables and looking for a job.

Personally, the theme is similar. During the years, I’ve had a handful of minor chronic ailments (e.g. – seasonal allergies) and tried numerous fixes for each one (I am now in my second year of allergy shots). My wife will be quick to point out I’ve had more than a few personal trainers, participated in multiple athletic events (need a good laugh – ask me about a triathlon in Brown County), visited more doctors than pharmaceutical sales reps and will probably never again use the camping equipment in the garage.

I think it’s easy to look at all of this and say, “This guy is nuts,” or “How many mistakes can one person make?” I’ll be the first to admit that at times, it can seem like I’m all over the place.

However, during the past five years, I have decided to look at my approach in a different light.

It’s called trial and error, and it’s the only way I grow.

I wish I would have known prior to taking

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Unfortunately, in the U.S., we have another term for “trial and error” – we call this process a “mistake,” and most people find it completely unacceptable.

Trial and error is part of life. I can’t guarantee you’ll be rich or live in a big house. But one thing I can guarantee with 100 percent certainty is you will make mistakes – lots of them.

The question is – how will you respond to each of these mistakes? You have one of three choices. You can hang your head and say, “I am a failure.” You can ignore it and experience trial and error multiple times (there’s a chance that on multiple occasions, I’ve gotten to work and realized my phone is still at home) or you can recognize the error and learn from it.

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When it comes to a gardener, there is no truer statement than “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.”

Case in point, the other day I received one of my favorite questions, “What makes a plant a weed?” I love to answer that one because it truly depends on the gardener and the garden spot. In short, if it wasn’t planted by the gardener, generally it’s a “weed.”

Now, before I continue, I will say if you are a farmer, the weed question is pretty cut and dry.

In a situation where a crop is involved, which is a monoculture, one oddball plant counts as a weed. And it’s bound to be aggravating.

As for me, there are plenty of “weeds” I love and let linger in my own garden – even though I sometimes curse them later – such as dayflower or wild violet. I just can’t bring myself to get rid of them, even though I know they’ll spread like wildfire and I’ll be grumbling and yanking them for days.

At any rate, one knows its own garden and if it sees something it doesn’t want in there, my guess is it’s comin’ out. Problem is with some things, when you pull them, they come back double because you snap their root. Not kidding!

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DES. No. : 0500908 Hamilton County Highway Project No. : PB-10-0008 LEGAL NOTICE OF PLANNED IMPROVEMENT The Hamilton County Board of Commissioners is developing plans for the proposed bridge replacement of Hamilton County Bridge No. 147. The proposed project is located on 161st Street at the bridge over Cool Creek, in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana. The total project length is approximately 850 ft. (0.16 mile).

The proposed project will consist of removing the existing bridge and constructing a new structure on essentially the same alignment. The proposed structure will be a precast concrete three-sided structure with precast concrete wing walls and headwalls. The proposed structure will have a span of 48 ft. and a rise of 13 ft. The proposed clear roadway width of 30 ft. will allow for a road cross-section of two 12 ft. travel lanes bordered by a 4 ft. paved shoulder on the north side and 2 ft. curb and gutter on the south side. The proposed structure length will be 104 ft. to accommodate future widening of 161st Street from 2 lanes to 4 lanes.

The approach roadways of 161st Street will consist of two 12 ft. travel lanes and a design speed limit of 35 mph. The south side of the proposed roadway will have concrete curb and gutter and a 10 ft. wide pedestrian path with an obstruction free zone of 1.5 ft. The north side of the roadway will consist of a 4 ft. paved shoulder and obstruction free zone of 10 ft.

The newly constructed roadway embankments will have a maximum of 3:1 side slopes.

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But if you’re determined, use white vinegar or even a handheld torch to burn the tops off. Still, not kidding!

To prevent weeds that spring from seeds, put down a granular weed preventer (the earlier the better, only caveat being you can’t plant any desired seeds there afterward). It prevents the germination of seed altogether. So you may consider saving your newspaper to form a weed barrier in your beds, and then mulch right on top of it. Gardener’s tip: Wet the newspaper with the hose right after you lay it.

Also, fill those beds up with the plants you DO love and give the weeds less foothold if they should find you. And keep in mind some weeds truly can be one’s treasure.

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raised to accommodate the increased height of the proposed structure. The increased height of the structure will provide a larger waterway opening and allow for the entire base flood flow to pass through the structure whereby eliminating roadway inundation. Retaining walls will be constructed to decrease the amount of additional required right-of-way and to minimize potential environmental impacts caused by the raising of the profile grade.

Retaining walls will also eliminate the need for relocation of a fiber optic substation and sanitary sewer lift station in the immediate vicinity of the bridge.

To provide for the proposed project, the right-of-way along 161st Street will be expanded from its existing width of 33 ft. (minimum) to a maximum width of 195 ft. (105 ft. north and 90 ft. south). This project will acquire approximately 1.63 acres of additional permanent right-of-way and approximately 0.12 acres of temporary right-of-way. The existing land use of this additional permanent right-of-way is approximately 0.19 acres of residential land, 0.89 acres of forested land, 0.12 acres of wetlands (0.09 acres of which will be permanently impacted), and 0.43 acres of public land (Liberty Park). No structures will require relocation. In addition, approximately 0.12 acres of temporary right-of-way will be acquired for driveway construction.

With the acquisition of public land required for this project, a Section 4(f) evaluation was required and a de minimis finding prepared. The FHWA and the INDOT have agreed that this project falls within the guidelines of a Statewide Categorical Exclusion (CE-4).

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The road would be closed to through traffic during construction of the project. Road closure signs and barricades will be placed along 161st Street, Carey Road, 151st Street, US-31, Oak Road, and Union Street to warn motorists about the closure. Property owners will maintain access to their respective properties during construction. Inconveniences due to construction activities, such as increased travel times and vehicular operating costs are to be expected but would be temporary.

Total cost of the project is $1,750,000 (2012 dollars).

At present, both federal and local funds will be used to finance the project. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), through INDOT, will be responsible for approximately 80% of the project costs. A combination of funds from Hamilton County and the City of Westfield will be responsible for funding the remaining 20% of project costs.

Design plans, along with the environmental document and other pertinent information, are being made available for review in the following offices.

1) Hamilton County Highway Department, 1700 South 10th Street, Noblesville, Indiana 46060 2) HWC Engineering, 1108 South 9th Street, Noblesville, Indiana 46060 3) HWC Engineering, 151 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Engineer, 1700 South 10th Street, Noblesville, Indiana 46060. All comments and requests should be submitted on or before April 13, 2012.

If a hearing is determined to be in the best interest of the public, a notice will be advertised with the date, time and place. Otherwise, any comments or materials received for the record will be considered in the decision-making process.

This notice is published in compliance with Code of Federal Regulations, Title 23, Section 771 (CFR 771.111(h)(1) states: “Each State must have procedures approved by the FHWA to carry out a public involvement/public hearing program.” 23 CFR 450.212(a)(7) states: “Public involvement procedures shall provide for periodic review of the effectiveness of the public involvement process to ensure that the process provides full and open access to all and revision of the process as necessary.”, approved by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation on April 1, 2009.

HAMILTON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Matt Knight, P.E. Hamilton County Bridge Program Engineer Phone # (317) 773-7770 E-Mail: Matt.Knight@hamiltoncounty.in.gov

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