Archive for November 2024
Carmel Receives DNR Grant
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…
Read MoreWestfield Passes 2025 Budget
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…
Read MoreFOR THE RECORD
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…
Read MoreState of the Schools
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…
Read MoreSTILL UNDECIDED
The recent election required a great deal of decision making. Of course, there are still a small number of undecided people out there. I don’t mean about the election —it’s too late for that. I mean whether they are going to waste their time finishing this article. I let my wife make half the decisions…
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Revisiting an Old Friend – the Bubbling Caldron
About a hundred or so years ago – or so it seems – I created what I thought was a fun little character named The Bubbling Caldron. I was a young sportswriter at the time and used Bubbles to do some off-the-wall prognosticating on high school football and basketball games. After I left the sports…
Read MoreCounty Council OKs 2025 Budget
Hamilton County Councilors, the financial stewards of Hamilton County government, have finalized and adopted the 2025 budget. The proposed budget, totaling just over $312 million, includes funding of major capital projects and salary adjustments for deputies and correction officers at the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, in addition to 16 new positions to help manage county…
Read MoreFishers Names Director for New Community Center
Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness announced today Mike Lindbloom as director of the city’s first-ever community center, scheduled to open next fall. “I’m excited as we take the next step toward opening the Fishers Community Center with a solid leader who embodies our Culture of Health initiative and embraces our vision for Fishers’ next chapter,” said…
Read MoreWestfield Breaks Ground on Two New Schools
Westfield Washington Schools celebrated the groundbreaking for two new elementary schools this week, marking an important step in expanding district facilities to meet the rapid growth in Westfield. The project includes the construction of a new building for Shamrock Springs Elementary and the addition of a completely new school, Midland Crossing Elementary. The ceremony, held…
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