As I perused through many of the 2013 projects offered by the Mayor, it struck me that the philosophy of the current Carmel government continues to pursue more individual goals by politicians rather than an emphasis on that which are more necessary and beneficial for the community. Surely many of the completed edifices, constructed in the last half dozen years, [...]
When Mayor Brainard negotiated to move the Civic Theater to Carmel many questions developed as to what the viability of this group would be situated in a new venue after years in Indianapolis. At the time I wrote that the theatrical company had some potential strikes against them in considering their move. My concerns centered on potential lack of donor [...]
Despite having recently moved to Florida, I have been keeping an eye on Carmel and its politics. It’s difficult for me to bifurcate myself entirely from the happenings in the City after devoting six years of my life to the political scenario. Given the recent exchange between Council President Rick Sharp and Council member Ron Carter, I felt that I [...]
The statistics gleaned by CNN/Money seem to have been fed by the Mayor’s magical numbers team. What is quite interesting is to compare statistics compiled by www.city-data.com in 2009 as a comparison to the supposedly current statistics. That year gives a picture of the economy in the throes of recession, and it seems questionable thatCarmelhas had such an astonishing recovery. [...]
It was rather bittersweet for me to read the Indianapolis newspaper’s article regarding the City Council work on the potential refinance of the Redevelopment Commission debt. For over six years I warned the people of Carmel that, in the end result, the City would find itself in a quagmire over Mayor Brainard’s excessive if not frivolous spending of taxpayer money. [...]
