South Carolina housing official chosen to lead troubled Indianapolis Housing Agency
Yvonda Bean will join IHA Feb. 17, less than a year after the IHA was placed under federal management.
City Government
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Indianapolis commits to incinerating municipal trash through 2035
The Indianapolis Board of Public Works voted narrowly Wednesday to continue sending the bulk of Marion County’s waste to an incinerator that burns trash to create steam energy through 2035.
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Noblesville to begin assessing S.R. 37 interchange options
The state and the city of Noblesville are setting the stage to overhaul four intersections along a 2-mile stretch: at Greenfield Avenue, Town and Country Boulevard, Pleasant Street and State Road 32/38.
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Indianapolis won’t begin universal curbside recycling until 2028
In November, a Department of Public Works staffer revealed to the Board of Public Works in a public meeting that the Hogsett administration is now planning for a rollout three years later than the original target.
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Economic development overhaul gives Mayor’s Office more control
The plan is meant to streamline discussions among the city, existing businesses and companies considering Indianapolis for expansion or relocation.
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Articles
Hogsett team remains upbeat as MLS discussions grow quiet
There’s been little public movement on the pursuit of a Major League Soccer club since the city last August asked the state to create a new taxing district to pay for a soccer-specific stadium.
Michael-Paul Hart named new City-County Council GOP leader
Hart, who has represented District 20 on the city’s southeast side since 2019, replaces former Minority Leader Brian Mowery.
Simon-backed group buys key parcel at potential MLS stadium site
The parcel, a parking lot of just six-tenths of an acre, was sold for $1.59 million by electric company AES Indiana.
Beverly Hudnut, former first lady of Indianapolis, dies at 66
Beverly Hudnut, the former mayor’s third wife, worked as a lawyer, lobbyist, policy adviser and consultant.
City says Jail I building demolition to begin by end of year
The $4 million demolition, which is being led by Indianapolis-based Renascent Inc., comes after the building was vacated by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in 2022.
City set to buy Simon-owned parking lot in proposed stadium district
The site is currently an 80-space surface parking lot operated by Indianapolis-based Denison Parking as well as the Presidential Place pocket park operated by Indy Parks.
Planned low-barrier homeless shelter raises hopes and concerns
The city is preparing to break ground in the next few months, but some housing-first advocates say the shelter doesn’t further the housing-first goal because it won’t include permanent-housing options.
Indy councilors each have a $1M allocation to make improvements in their districts
Allowing each councilor to choose an improvement project is part of an initiative by Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration to invest in roads, parks and dangerous intersections throughout Marion County.
Indianapolis Department of Public Works director to depart in December
Brandon Herget spent almost two years as director of the Indianapolis Department of Public Works, the city’s largest department by budget and second largest in terms of workforce.
Employers can be held responsible for employee misconduct, attorney tells council’s investigative committee
Attorneys from Atlanta-based law firm hired by the City-County Council explained that supervisors and managers are held to a higher standard when it comes to reporting and modeling appropriate behavior in the workplace.
Q&A: CIB’s Andy Mallon talks about Taylor Swift, Pan Am Plaza construction and more
Mallon spoke with IBJ about what it’s been like to oversee the board at a time when so much is going on.
Indianapolis to replace Develop Indy in effort to bolster business-attraction strategy
Under the plan, former Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger will lead a new organization that operates more like the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
City’s new HR software carries $152K price tag for three years
The Hogsett administration has agreed to pay $151,874 to New Jersey-based software company HR Acuity to use an anonymous online workplace harassment reporting platform called Speakfully.
By city’s own standards, pay rate fails to measure up
Across Indianapolis city-county government, 166 employees earn less than $18 an hour, the benchmark that some groups consider a living wage, including the city’s economic development arm.
Lawrence council passes $28M budget for 2025 amid criticism
Lawrence’s tumultuous budgeting process for 2025 reached an anticlimactic ending Wednesday evening when councilors voted 7-0 to approve the $28 million budget with plans to revisit it in January.
Indy seeks developer proposals for dilapidated Central State Hospital structures
The proposal is for two dilapidated buildings left from the former mental hospital and a soon-to-be vacant facility that formerly housed horses.
Indianapolis takes cue from South Bend on infill housing
Indianapolis planners are trying to streamline the process for developers to build multi-unit affordable-housing options on vacant city-owned lots.
Council committee picks law firm Fisher Phillips for city harassment probe
The Indianapolis City-County Council Investigative Committee voted Wednesday evening to select national law firm Fisher Phillips to conduct an independent investigation into the Hogsett administration’s handling of sexual harassment allegations.
Carmel Clay Parks needs new funding source soon
Parks Director Michael Klitzing told IBJ the department over the next 10 years will need $6.5 million per year in capital funding to maintain its current assets and $11.5 million per year in capital funds to develop new parkland.