Vop Osili: City leaders must prepare for downtown reinvention
This means investments in affordable housing, new work opportunities, public safety, and enhancing downtown’s appearance and attractiveness.
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Wealthy businessman Jefferson Shreve will partially self-fund mayoral campaign
Shreve, who sold his company Storage Express for $590 million last year, told IBJ he’ll need to do some self-funding to launch his mayoral run and mount a vigorous campaign for the Republican nomination.
City-County Council to consider ban on retail sales of cats, dogs and rabbits
Several Indianapolis City-County Council members are seeking to ban most local retail sales of cats, dogs and rabbits in an effort to prevent an expansion of puppy mills and reduce overcrowding and understaffing at the city animal shelter.
Republican businessman Shreve enters Indianapolis mayoral race
Jefferson Shreve, former City-County Council member and founder of Storage Express, is the fourth Republican to enter the race for Indianapolis mayor.
Indy library board member resigns amid continued backlash
TD Robinson, the senior pastor of Mt. Paran Baptist Church, has resigned from the Indianapolis Public Library Board amid an ongoing controversy over the selection of a new library CEO.
City-county councilors urge library to appoint Hayes as CEO
A letter signed Thursday by 16 city-county councilors is urging the Indianapolis Public Library Board to offer Nichelle Hayes the position of CEO following community outrage that she was passed over.
Council committee OKs $16M in TIF funding under new policy
The redevelopment of the former Broad Ripple Kroger and the Fountain Square White Castle could be the first residential projects to receive tax-increment financing from the city without including affordable housing units.
City-County Council approves $1.4B budget for 2023
The budget includes a record $300 million in public safety spending, along with $288 million for roads, bridges and greenways, and $157 million in storm-water improvements.
Rising costs for IndyGo’s rapid-transit buses prompt GOP call to consider cuts
Republicans expressed concerns about IndyGo’s recent revelations that the cost of the Blue Line is now projected to go $300 million over its initial price tag, mostly due to the cost of connecting to Citizens Energy Group’s sewer system on Washington Street.
Charitable distribution proposal gets little support at public meeting
Only one individual testified in favor of Indianapolis City-County Council Proposal 256, which would require those giving food to 10 or more people in a public place to register with the Office of Public Health and Safety or face a potential fine.
How will Hogsett’s clinician-led emergency response team deal with danger?
Mayor Joe Hogsett is proposing $2 million to launch a clinician-led response team to deal with mental health emergencies, but some are concerned about having mental health professionals respond to emergencies without police in tow.
Mayor’s $1.4B proposed budget includes property tax credits for homeowners
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett introduced his 2023 city budget to the City-County Council on Monday evening, highlighting priorities of property tax relief, violence reduction, infrastructure improvements and education.
Council committee OKs $250,000 for meeting closed captioning
A proposal approved this week by a City-County Council committee calls for allocating funds to make broadcasts of Indianapolis and Marion County government events more accessible to deaf, partially deaf and Spanish-speaking residents.
Council receives pushback over charitable food distribution proposals
A City-County Council proposal regulating charitable food donations sparked controversy Monday night, leading the group to delay the public hearing.
City-County Council votes to nearly triple members’ pay
The Indianapolis City-County Council will get a pay hike for the first time in more than two decades, after it voted Monday night along party lines to increase compensation starting in 2024.
Irvington resident to run for City-County Council in redrawn District 14
Andy Nielsen is the first council hopeful to announce a candidacy for 2023’s elections. The race for the redrawn east-side district he’s running in has thinned out, with one council incumbent saying he doesn’t plan to seek reelection.
City-County Council to consider nearly tripling its base pay
A new proposal from the council’s Democratic leadership would push annual base pay for the city’s 25 part-time councilors to $31,075 from just $11,400 and represents the council’s third attempt at a pay raise in seven years.
Redistricting plan could add Republican-leaning seat, Black-majority district
The map ordinance—released Friday as part of the City-County Council’s agenda and formally introduced Monday—could also fold four Democratic incumbents into two districts, Democratic leaders confirmed Monday.
City-County Council releases proposed redistricting map
Proposal 157 and the accompanying map come after a two-month, 10-part public forum series and a summary report published earlier this month.
What’s the future for a Democrat turned independent on the City-County Council?
Councilor Ethan Evans, who announced this week he was leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent, likely will no longer be allowed to caucus privately with majority Democrats on strategy and priorities.