Dear All, Christmas is a magical time of year – one in which it is fun to do special things with family and friends, as well as see many holiday sights and traditions. We are so fortunate to live where there are so many things to see and do at not only this time of […]

Dear All, As temperatures vary from day to day and our winter months begin, I thought this was a great article to share from the Department of Natural Resources about ice.  Many of us have retention ponds or other bodies of water in our neighborhoods or have creeks or streams close to our homes.  Please […]

Dear All, It is getting that time of year – when we start thinking about snow and ice.  Please see below for information from DPW about not only this weekend, but also information that is useful throughout the season and for tree debris or high water problems all year long.   I would also like […]

Dear All, The next “Coffee With a Cop” is Tuesday, December 17th, from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at the McDonald’s located 4545 W. 38th Street.  This is just west of Lafayette Road on the south side of 38th Street.  If you have not attended one of these informal meetings with the Commander, officers, and […]

Dear All, There is going to be a proposal coming before the full Council on Monday night about a pay raise that would take effect in the first part of next year.  The proposal would increase the base salary of the Council from $11,400 to at least $24,115 – more than double.  Remember, in addition […]

Dear All, Eagle Creek Park is partnering with me to do a “Mitten, Glove, Hat, and Sock” drive to help children in our area schools who may be catching the bus, walking to school, or playing outside at recess without gloves, mittens, hats, or socks to help keep them warm this winter.  Donations of these […]

Dear All, Late Wednesday afternoon was an exciting time on Dandy Trail at the bridge over Eagle Creek.  After months of work and waiting, a ribbon was cut and now it is open once again for traffic!  This is going to be such a huge improvement for the 25,000 cars that go over this bridge […]

Dear All, There will be a ribbon cutting for the bridge tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. I would love to see a lot of you there. We have waited so long for this to happen – years for the planning and construction to start, and then once started way to long for completion. But what a […]

Dear All, This month’s IMPD Task Force Meeting will be on Wednesday, December 4th, starting at 6 p.m. at the IMPD Northwest District Headquarters located 3821 Industrial Blvd.  The topic will be Fraud, which will be present by Cynthia Oetjen from the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.  Should be a very interesting and informative meeting.  Please […]

Dear All, There is a community meeting coming up, primarily for those of you who live in Wayne Township, to have the chance to learn more about “Operation Night Light” as it starts moving south and is going into the southern part of our district.  “Operation Night Light” is converting City-funded street lights to more […]