Troy Riggs stepping down as IMPD chief
Mayor Joe Hogsett said Riggs is leaving "to pursue other opportunities." But the mayor, who praised Riggs for bringing "innovative ideas" to the job, did not provide details.
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Noblesville approves revised preliminary agreement for $15M fieldhouse project
The $15 million Noblesville Fieldhouse being developed by Klipsch-Card Athletic Facilities LLC would include five hardwood courts for volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, futsal and pickleball; 75,000 square feet of turf for baseball, softball, soccer and lacrosse; concession stands and medical training.
Indy councilors kill proposal to double their pay
Although the proposal to raise annual pay for city-county councilors from $11,400 to $25,000 didn’t have enough support on Monday, members of the body are expected to revisit the issue next year.
Big pay raise for city councilors appears doomed
City-county councilors are skittish about a measure to more than double their annual pay to $25,000 for a number of reasons, including working outside the normal budget process.
City officials to vote on Rexnord’s $381K tax-break clawback
The resolution directs the manufacturer to pay back the money and authorizes the Department of Metropolitan Development “to take such action as is necessary to recover said damages.”
City-County Council votes to expand downtown TIF district
Council members voted 24-1 to include in the TIF district the former General Motors stamping plant property and the Market East District.
Indy council members to propose more than doubling their own pay
City-County Council Vice President Zach Adamson, along with fellow Democrat Monroe Gray, will propose on Monday raising council members’ pay from $11,400 per year to $25,000 per year.
Former CIB chiefs try to avoid entanglement in legal fight involving Pacers
Three former presidents of the city’s Capital Improvement Board—Pat Early, Bob Grand and Ann Lathrop—are fighting an effort by attorneys for the IRS to depose them about what they learned about the Indiana Pacers' finances during discussions with the team.
Community development veteran takes reins of once-troubled city land bank
Bruce Baird is leaving the Indianapolis Housing Agency to direct Renew Indianapolis, the not-for-profit that aims to return vacant properties to the city’s tax rolls.
Madison County taking steps to avoid another computer system hack
County staffers have worked many hours of overtime restoring links between the computer software and county files that were broken in the hacking attack on Nov. 4.
New and expanded manufacturing, health centers land in Shelby County
The largely rural county southeast of Indianapolis has recently racked up a string of successes.
Council committee approves expanding downtown TIF
The proposal, which supporters say will spur development in needed areas, still needs the support of the full City-County Council to move forward.
Gas, cigarette tax hikes on table again as lawmakers weigh road-funding options
House Speaker Brian Bosma said Monday at the Indiana Chamber’s annual legislative preview event that he wanted funding for Indiana’s roads and bridges that would last for “a generation”—and the question now is how the Legislature will go about paying for it.
City tries to claw back $380,675 from exiting Rexnord Corp.
As the manufacturer prepares to move its Indianapolis operations to Mexico, city officials are demanding a refund in tax incentives received by the firm.
Judge halts Brownsburg annexation, rules town did not prove need
A Marion County Court has stopped an annexation by the town of Brownsburg after finding the municipality did not show that the land it wants to annex was needed for future development.
School referendums are passing at higher rates than before
It was a banner year for school referendums across Indiana, with all but three of the 20 ballot questions in this year’s primary and general elections turning out successfully for the districts.
City council to get two new Republicans after members elected to higher office
Candidates already have come forward to take over Districts 24 and 25 now that Aaron Freeman and Jack Sandlin have won seats in the state senate.
City-County Council approves regulations for pedal pubs
Pedal pubs will be licensed by the city and will have to carry liability insurance, among other requirements.
Council OKs Hogsett plan to borrow $75M for roads, public safety
The move is a win for Mayor Joe Hogsett, who originally faced skepticism from council Republicans over the decision to borrow for big-ticket items by renewing bonds that are about to expire.
ELECTION UPDATES: Republicans win key local legislative races
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