Archive for November 2024

Tracy Zachary, a special education teacher at Hamilton Heights Elementary School, has been named the Husky Hero for the month of September. Now in her 26th year in education, Zachary loves her Hamilton Heights community inside and outside of the classroom. “Tracy has a servant heart in all that she does,” said Julie Griffey, Principal,…

In a continued effort to make government more transparent and accessible, the City of Carmel recently announced the launch of its financial transparency portal. The portal will provide residents with a clear and detailed look into the city’s financials, making it easier than ever to track where and how public funds are being spent. The…

Hamilton County Parks and Recreation has received notice of funding approval for the development of a state-of-the-art indoor archery facility at Strawtown Koteewi Park. The indoor archery facility will complement the park’s existing outdoor archery range and 3-D trail, Koteewi Range, which has experienced increasing popularity since opening in 2015. The new facility will be…

Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation was awarded a $25K grant by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry. CCPR was one of ten organizations/communities to receive a portion of the $238,000 grant to support tree planting and maintenance, education, tree inventory, and management projects. The projects were selected by the DNR Community and…

Westfield City Council members voted to approve the 2025 city budget on recently. The operational budget of $78,151,375, which excludes bond payments, aligns with Mayor Willis’s Advancing Westfield plan to further smart and sustained growth within the city.  The budget also maintains a flat property tax of $0.7175 per $100 of assessed value for the…

For The Record is a public service and regular feature in The Noblesville Times. It is designed to tell you what is scheduled to happen and what actually does happen in meetings paid for with your tax dollars. The Times encourages all citizens to take an active role in being involved in local government. The…

Noblesville Schools Superintendent Dr. Dan Hile told a large crowd that the school’s tax rate has gone down for the sixth year in a row and the 2025 budget maintains strong reserves and continues to pay off debt at an aggressive pace. The statements were part of Hile’s recent State of the Schools address that’s…