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Friday, February 26, 2021
City of Carmel announces 3-year sponsorship agreement with Allied Solutions for City events
The City of Carmel is excited to announce a new partnership and three-year sponsorship agreement with Allied Solutions that will cover a variety of opportunities for participation and exposure during more than a dozen City of Carmel annual events. The $450,000 sponsorship – paid out in $150,000 installments each of the three years – will include several events to be held at Midtown, where Allied Solutions’ national corporate headquarters is located.

“From our office windows we see the remarkable qualities of Midtown Plaza with its green space and trail, outdoor games, big screen video board and of course the growing number of restaurants and shops,” said Pete Hilger, CEO of Allied Solutions (pictured below). “We have wanted to find a way to get more involved in Midtown activities, as well as other events where our employees, the residents of Carmel and many visitors come together to enjoy our City. With this agreement, we feel we have a way to do just that and we are thrilled to be a part of events that make Carmel a great place to experience.”

Read the complete news release here. 
Pete Hilger, CEO of Allied Solutions
Comprehensive Plan update 
City offers a way to participate in 4-part webinar discussion series on comprehensive land use plan to inform, guide future decisions

The City of Carmel’s Department of Community Services is launching a new update of the comprehensive plan for the City’s growth that will guide city planners and decision makers for the next decade or longer. The last update took place in 2009 and has served our growing City well. With recent growth in our central corridor and changes seen in business and residential patterns, the time has come for another update.

The City has engaged the team of Greenstreet and YARD & Company to assist City planning staff and leadership in updating the comprehensive plan around growth management, land use, transportation and environment.

The community is invited to be part of this project by signing up for the four-part “Talk of the Town” interactive discussions focused on the future of Carmel. During these meetings, the project consulting team will be presenting key aspects of the plan update process and answering questions about the planning process via a live webinar format.

The meetings will be held on the following dates with these topics:
 
February 26 at noon – Leverage your own gravity
March 12 at noon – Move in, not out
March 26 at noon – Unlock complementary growth
April 9 at noon – Shape the growth

Click here to register for one of the discussions. 

Registered participants will be able to submit questions during the webinar. Each discussion will also be broadcast live on Facebook and will be recorded and saved to the city's YouTube channel and on the project website. You can submit comments and questions after the live event by posting comments below the video on YouTube.
Carmel Festival of Ice celebrates the art of ice sculpting with 2-day event 

For the fourth consecutive year, the City of Carmel invited the top ice carvers from around the Midwest to display their talents on Main Street and at Carter Green during the Carmel Festival of Ice weekend, that was held January 19 and 20.

Although it was very different from previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local residents and visitors enjoyed Saturday in the Arts & Design District and Sunday at Carter Green, where they saw these artists carving their creations from blocks of solid ice.

Thank you to everyone who voted for their favorites!

Combining both the on-site paper ballots with the Facebook online votes, the City of Carmel is pleased to announce the following results:

First Place ($250)
Greg Butauski - Sunbury, Ohio
Second Place ($175)
Shannon Gerasimchik - Columbus, Ohio
Third Place Tie- too close to call ($100 each)
Stephan Koch - Daleville, Indiana
and Benjamen Goebel - Whitmore Lake, Michigan 

Congratulations and thank you to all of our carvers! We hope to see you in January 2022!

Enjoy some of the festival photos below and also by going to the Festival of Ice Facebook group page. 
First Place Winner, Greg Butauski 
Second Place Winner Shannon Gerasimchik (left), pictured with his son. 
Above: Third Place winners Benjamen Goebel (left) and Stephan Koch (right)
News from OneZone
OneZone Chamber of Commerce Announces Google Partnership
OneZone Chamber of Commerce will host its first of four Grow With Google Workshops on Thursday, March 4 at 11:30 a.m. This one-hour webinar event kicks off the organization’s involvement in the Google Partner program. 
 
The March 4 workshop will focus on how businesses can best reach customers online. This Google-hosted event is free to attend, pre-registration is required for businesses to participate.
 
To register for the March 4 event, click here or visit OneZoneCommerce.com and click on “Events.”
   
Carmel in the news...
Carmel businesses make annual list of Best Places to Work in Indiana
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has released its annual list of Best Places to Work in Indiana. The list contains 125 businesses, ranging from small to major companies. Congratulations to the following Carmel companies (listed alphabetically) who are included in this list; rankings will be unveiled May 6 at an awards event.  Click here to see the full list of 2021 winners. 
How to beat the winter blues? Music, of course! 

Carmel's Great American Songbook Foundation Executive Director, Chris Lewis joined Fox 59 to share how music can provide support in challenging times. From the 1940's "Golden Age" of music during World War Two to today's global pandemic, Lewis says that music serves to inspire, rally and unify people. 

Click on the image below for the complete interview. 
Welcome to Carmel!

The City welcomes two new tenants to the Agora at the Proscenium at Range Line Road and Executive Drive. The second floor is now 70% leased with space for one to two more tenants still available. Welcome to Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and Cityscape Residential who will be moving in this summer. 
News from Indiana Statewide Development Corporation 

The new home for Indy Spine and Rehab chiropractic clinic will be in a building in Carmel purchased with financing from the United States Small Business Administration 504 loan program from Security Federal Savings Bank and Indiana Statewide Certified Development Corporation. 

Indy Spine and Rehab founder Ryan Van Matre says, "with the SBA 504 loan we were able to purchase a commercial condominium in Carmel that will serve as our long-term facility. The SBA 504 loan allowed me to purchase the property without having to deplete cash reserves. This was critical during COVID-19 lockdown."

Visit Indy Spine and Rehab at 718 Adams Street or on their website. 
Carmel Advisory Committee on Disability and Carmel Arts Council to host virtual art exhibition 
Artist: Calem
Artist: Jimmy
In celebration of March Disability Awareness Month, the City of Carmel Advisory Committee on Disability and the Carmel Arts Council is proud to present  virtual art exhibition featuring work by Carmel artists of all ages, with disability. 

Beginning Monday, March 1, this exhibition will be published on the Carmel Arts Council's website and social media. We hope you enjoy the beautiful works of these talented artists.
Artist: Emily
Artist: Blake
Construction News
Next phase of Range Line Road transformation will extend boulevard design, create new east-west access to Midtown

The City of Carmel plans to begin the next phase of transforming Range Line Road from a five-lane stretch of roadway – between City Center Drive and Elm Street – into a beautiful, tree-lined boulevard. This Midtown portion of Range Line Road will provide a continued boulevard treatment featuring elements found further south, such as pedestrian-friendly crosswalks, bike-lanes and landscaped medians. It will also have a new roundabout at Walnut Street (6th Street SE), which will eventually continue west, creating an east-west connection from Range Line to Monon Boulevard and eventually 3rd Avenue SW.

For the complete news release, click here. 
This week at City Hall...
Upcoming Public Meetings
 
Land Use and Special Studies Committee - Monday, March 1, 5 p.m.
City Council - Monday, March 1, 6 p.m.
Residential Committee - Tuesday, March 2, 6 p.m.
Board of Public Works - Wednesday, March 3, 10 a.m.
 
How to Watch Public Meetings Virtually
 
City of Carmel government meetings will continue to be available in real time in a number of ways. Public meetings will be broadcast live on the City's website as well as local access television. Here are the ways to watch Public Meetings on CarmelTV:

Cable Providers:
AT&T Cable Channel 99
Digital Channel 64.45
Metronet 33
Spectrum Cable C. 340

Streaming Devices:
carmel.in.gov -  click on the CarmelTV icon at the bottom of the page
Facebook.com/CityofCarmel - click 'Follow' for notification settings
YouTube.com/CityofCarmel - click 'Subscribe', then click the bell image for notification settings

To view archived Government Meetings with Closed Captioning visit the City's video archives. 

Select your meeting and once the video window opens on your computer screen or phone, select the CC box on the bottom right hand corner next to settings. 
Carmel Middle School celebrates Black History Month with door decorations
Click here or on the image above to take a look at the thoughtful and creative door decorations done by Carmel Middle School students in celebration of Black History Month. 

Carmel Cares is a community partnership with Carmel Clay Schools, Carmel Clay Parks Department, Carmel Clay Public Library, Good Day Carmel, the Carmel Police and Fire Departments, Center for the Performing Arts, and others. 

Follow #CarmelCares on Facebook 
Twitter: @CarmelCaresIN
Instagram: @carmelcaresin

And don't forget to buy your Carmel merch! Visit AllThingsCarmel.com for great t-shirts ($5 from every purchase goes towards post-COVID relief).
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