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Our ICONic community PAGE 8 Brownsburg Town Council cans South Green Street development, approves BROWNSBURG/DANVILLE EDITION zoning change Page 4 April 30, 2021 myhcicon.com Danville Town Council rezones property, approves traffic study Page 5 UNDERGROUND IU Health West Hospital’s ICONIC Athlete of the Week April Sellers Page 20 WORKSDanville geologist Mark Howell gives environmental expertise for areas beneath the ground, behind walls or inside structures Page 6 Page 26-27 Insert Inside LET’S GOLF 2021 Pages 11-15 Unmatched orthopedic care takes a strong team. Get started with our orthopedics and sports medicine Orthopedics Team team today at hendricks.org/ortho. April 30, 2021 2 Hendricks County ICON myhcicon.com COMMUNITY MEN • WOMEN • CHILDREN Want to Advertise? Design 17 Hendricks County ICON on the reaches a vast segment Specializing in Elder Hair Care of our community. 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April 30, 2021 Hendricks County ICON 3 COMMUNITY myhcicon.com Hendricks County lawmakers respond to new state budget By Gus Pearcy The Indiana General Assembly wrapped including $500 million in local grants to up this year’s session with bipartisan sup- boost regional economic development. An- port for a $37 billion budget. The two-year other $900 million will be saved for future budget calls for a significant increase in construction projects. school funding of 4.6% in the first year and The budget includes funding for some 4.3% in the second. new buildings including inns at Potato There is also an historic expansion of the Creek and Prophetstown state parks, a new state’s private school voucher program, add- indoor stadium at the swine barn at the In- ing in 12,000 students to a projected total diana State Fairgrounds, and new campuses of 48,000. for the state’s deaf and blind schools. Lawmakers also included plans to Here’s how local legislators viewed the spend $3 billion in federal coronavirus aid, historic budget: “Indiana consistently puts education at the top of the pri- ority list when it comes to funding, and this year is no ex- ception. Before the most recent revenue forecast, schools across the state were expected to see an increase in fund- ing. Thanks to our strong conservative leadership and our economy rebounding, our state is able to further our com- mitment to Hoosier students and educators, and increase our investment substantially. Locals should use this addi- tional funding to increase educator salaries to help retain and attract top talent in our classrooms.” State Rep. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis), chair of the House Education Committee “This state budget makes an unprecedented investment in our K-12 schools, including providing an additional $600 million to public schools annually to increase teacher pay. This funding exceeds the Next Level Teacher Compensa- tion Commission’s recommendations and will help draw more Hoosiers into the teaching profession. Schools will be asked to set their minimum starting salary to $40,000 a year and required to direct at least 45% of tuition support dollars to teacher pay. If these benchmarks aren’t met, schools will have to report to the state as to why not. This historic education funding is in addition to key invest- ments for infrastructure, mental health and law enforce- ment, all while reducing taxpayer-funded debt, and pro- viding opportunities for future tax cuts and reforms.” State Rep. Greg Steuerwald (R-Avon) “Relying on fiscal responsibility, our state weathered the past year better than expected. While other states are looking at tough budget cuts, Indiana has the opportunity to make strong investments in Hoosier priorities. With half our budget already dedicated to K-12 education, we are increasing education funding by an additional $1.9 billion over the next two years. With this investment, Indiana is meeting and exceeding the recommendations for increas- ing teacher salaries that were proposed by the Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission. Local school boards must prioritize this funding to make sure it supports rais- ing teacher pay.” State Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton),chair of the House Ways and Means K-12 subcommittee April 30, 2021 4 Hendricks County ICON myhcicon.com COMMUNITY Brownsburg Town Council cans South Green Street development, GIVE LINE CREWS approves zoning change ROOM TO WORK: Compiled by Gus Pearcy The Brownsburg Town Council met April 22 for a regular meeting. All council members were present. The council meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays each month at Brownsburg Town Hall, 61 N. Green St. Meetings are streamed live and archived at It’s the law brownsburg.org. The next regular meeting is scheduled for May 13. WHAT HAPPENED: Council voted down a voluntary annexation request at 3575 N. Ind. 267, known as the Musselman planned unit development by M/I Homes. Then National Work Zone Awareness Week is the council rejected the rezoning request. We remind motorists to be careful April 26-30. WHAT IT MEANS: After a 45 minute citizen’s comment period, most of which was around the men and women whose jobs put negative to the Musselman PUD, the council voted 2-3 to annex the land. The failure of the ordinance meant that the council could not approve the rezoning. Instead, council member them along roadways and into harm’s way. Jeff Gracey made a motion to deny the zoning change, which effectively killed the entire Electric cooperative line crews also work along project including the land swap for a town land that would have added parking to the B&O trailhead on South Green Street. the roadsides. The proposed 57 acre development would have had 140 units, consisting of townhomes and single-family homes.