By Navar Watson
What happened: Mayor John Ditslear introduced a parking survey for Downtown Noblesville.
What it means: Ditslear encouraged Noblesville residents to partake in a 10-question survey regarding parking conditions in the historic downtown area, working in coordination with the Parking Task Force. The Task Force mailed out the survey July 27, and it is also available on the City of Noblesville website.
What’s next: Surveys should be completed by Aug. 10.
What happened: The council approved an ordinance annexing property for Holston Hills.
What it means: The 57-acre property will be the site of the proposed Holston Hills subdivision and is located on the east side of Gray Road, ¼-mile north of East 146th Street. The subdivision plans to feature 127 new homes within the $350,000 price range. The neighborhood will be marketed toward empty nesters.
What happened: The council considered an ordinance vacating Osborn Street and an alley for the BlueSky Project.
What it means: The BlueSky project requires the vacation of Osborn Street west of John Street and the north/south alley between Osborn and Logan Streets, for purposes not yet disclosed. The two roadways “have no foreseeable public purpose,” according to the ordinance.
What’s next: The council will host a public hearing Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. in city hall.
What happened: The council considered an amendment regarding waivers to the Federal Fill Planned Development District.
What it means: The Federal Hill project requests waivers from sidewalk reductions, tree elimination, parking space maximums and other requirements outlined in the original Unified Development Ordinance.
