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Local Republicans Pay Tribute to Congresswoman Susan Brooks Your Hometown Week in Review . NOV. 2, 2020 ARCADIA | ATLanTA | CICERO | SHERIDan | CARMEL | FISHERS | NOBLESVILLE | WESTFIELD Get Our Economy Working Again Business Owner • Mom www.SpartzForCongress.com Finance Executive • Farmer Paid for by Victoria Spartz for Congress HSE school board Local Republicans pay tribute to set to approve new Congresswoman Susan Brooks class start times The REPORTER tion, jobs, health and home- By LARRY LANNAN Chairman Laura Camp- land security. She currently LarryInFishers.com bell and the Hamilton County serves on the House Energy Republican Party paid tribute and Commerce Committee An advisory group has been working for to Congresswoman Susan and is a member of the Health, months on how to rearrange class start times Brooks on Sunday, Oct. 25, the Communications and in Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) Schools, honoring her for her service Technology, and the Oversight with the school board set to give the plan to Hamilton County, District 5 and Investigations subcommit- final approval on Wednesday, Nov. 11. and the country. tees. Through her membership Based on a recommendation presented Brooks was presented the on the Energy and Commerce to the board, grades K-4 would start most Hamilton County Republi- Committee, she has worked school days at 7:40 a.m., high school at can Party’s “Chairman’s Club on mental health, substance 8:20 a.m. and grades 5-8 at 9 a.m. Award” by Chairman and abuse, biodefense, public safe- The committee had three additional Carmel City Council Presi- ty, telecommunications issues recommendations for the board: dent Laura Campbell, HCRP and more. She also serves on • First, study the possibility of walking Treasurer and Diversity the House Select Committee zones. The City of Fishers would need to Council President Raju Chin- on the Modernization of Con- be involved in this. thala, Speaker of the Indiana gress, where she is focused on • Second, take a look at a three-tier bus House Todd Huston, Fishers Reporter photo by Denise Moe restoring confidence in Con- transportation system. City Council President and The Hamilton County Republican Party honored gress and making it easier for • Thirdly, study a possible "feeder sys- Hamilton County Republican Congresswoman Susan W. Brooks (right) on Sunday Americans to participate in tem" allowing student groups to remain Women’s Club President Ce- with the Hamilton County Republican Party’s the business of the People’s together as they move from one school cilia Coble, State Senator and “Chairman’s Club Award” by Party Chairwoman and House. building to another. Congressional candidate Vic- Carmel City Council President Laura Campbell. Brooks’ strong background You can review the entire presenta- toria Spartz and former State nal District of Indiana, which elected in 2012. in both the public and private tion to the school board at tinyurl.com/ Senator and former State GOP spans eight urban, suburban Brooks has used her back- sectors includes experience y2qph7ah. Chairman Murray Clark. and rural counties in Central ground as a Deputy Mayor of as a proven difference-maker For more details on the start time study, Brooks is a Republican Indiana, including the north Indianapolis, a U.S. Attorney in areas such as harassment the HSE Schools website has a special page and the U.S. Representative side of Indianapolis and all and a community college ad- devoted just to this subject. Find it at hse- for Indiana’s 5th Congressio- of Hamilton County. She was ministrator to improve educa- See Brooks . Page A6 schools.org/happenings/school-start-time. Arcadia gets $10K grant for downtown pocket park Photo provided Last Wednesday, the Hamilton County Commissioners presented both Donna Prather and Brenda Tolson with the Rampart Award for their decades of service to promoting tourism in Hamilton County. Prather, Tolson honored at Commissioners’ meeting The REPORTER vention Commission as a for this prestigious award, Photo provided The Hamilton County county appointment. Prath- Hamilton County Tourism Arcadia Clerk-Treasurer Jennifer Pickett accepts a $10,000 grant from Commissioners awarded er officially retired at the President/CEO Brenda My- Mark LaBarr, Duke Energy Government and Community Relations two long-time tourism com- end of 2019. ers said, “They have done Manager. The grant will help pay for the creation of a pocket park in missioners with the Ram- Brenda Tolson has been many bold things to ad- downtown Arcadia. The Hamilton Heights student mural will serve as part Award last Wednesday a member of the Hamilton vance the hospitality indus- its backdrop and the park will be the home for the future splash pad afternoon. The pair recent- County Visitor and Con- try in our community. Both and other amenities. ly retired from the Ham- vention Commission since women have always taken ilton County Visitor and 1999 as a Carmel Mayoral the broad view about what Convention Commission appointment. Tolson retires is best for Hamilton County following two decades of at the end of 2020. as a whole.” Carmel Parks receives national recognition service. Since Prather and Tol- The Rampart Award is The REPORTER nounced the six national winners Donna Prather has son began in their leader- bestowed upon those who Carmel Clay Parks & Rec- during the 2020 NRPA annual been engaged with Hamil- ship roles, the local hotel have given generously of reation was recently awarded conference livestream. ton County Tourism since inventory has grown by their time to make Hamilton the Gold Medal Award for Ex- CCPR first received the Class 1995, first serving on the more than 4,700 rooms and County a better place. Hon- cellence in Park and Recreation III Gold Medal Award for parks Hamilton County Conven- Hamilton County is now the orees also have an attitude Management for the second serving populations of 75,001 to tion and Visitors Bureau third largest tourism econo- of teamwork, a generosity time. The American Academy 150,000 in 2014. After a manda- (now Hamilton County my in the State of Indiana. of spirit, and a desire to tire- for Park and Recreation Adminis- tory sit-out period, 2020 marked Tourism, Inc.) and later as Their leadership helped lessly support and celebrate tration (AAPRA), in partnership the first year the department was a member of the Hamilton guide that future. the people and communities with the National Recreation and County Visitor and Con- In nominating the two of Hamilton County. Park Association (NRPA), an- See Parks . Page A2 Klitzing Solar panels expected to save Noblesville Council millions for Noblesville Schools approves zoning The REPORTER Noblesville Schools cut change for former the ribbon last Wednesday on its completed solar ini- tiative, which is expected to Marsh property generate nearly $8 million The REPORTER The project is de- in energy savings over the Last Tuesday, the No- scribed as a mostly one- next 30 years. blesville Common Coun- and two-bedroom luxury The solar panel fields, cil unanimously approved apartment complex that located near White River a zoning change for the will include swimming Elementary, Promise Road former Marsh supermar- pool, exercise room, bike Elementary, Noblesville ket property located on storage, fitness classes, Photo provided by Noblesville Schools West Middle School and massage room and out- (From left) School board member Brad Howell, board member Dr. Joe River Road just north of the district’s Transportation door grills. Forgey, Superintendent Dr. Beth Niedermeyer, Associate Superintendent State Road 32. Center, will provide al- Council approval now Dr. Dave Mundy, board president Carl Johnson, and Building and Grounds Noblesville officials most all of the energy used opens the door for con- Supervisor Roy Wallace. announced the city will by those facilities, with a issue $8 million in bonds struction to begin before reduction in greenhouse brings a unique, real-world learning. ergy costs over the next to be repaid with cap- the end of 2020. gas emissions equivalent educational opportunity for “Solar energy gives us decades,” said Associate tured property taxes over A multi-story office to approximately five mil- Noblesville students, who the opportunity to direct Superintendent Dr. Dave 25 years from a newly building to be located at lion miles of vehicle traffic will be able to observe and more funding to teach- Mundy. “Being able to save created tax increment fi- the north end of the prop- avoided. study energy use as an ex- ers and classrooms, and nancing (TIF) district. erty is also in the plans. The new initiative also tension of their classroom also better project our en- See Solar . Page A5 Paid for by Campaign for Mark Heirbrandt A2 News Week of Nov. 2, 2020 Fighting For For State Senate Equal Rights Bringing Balance Back www.SaundersForIndiana.com Paid for by Saunders for Indiana Local conservationist Westfield nonprofits partner earns scholarship, to stock Care Closets in schools national certification The REPORTER The REPORTER Parks Association (NRPA) Westfield Washington Claire Lane, Urban Great Urban Parks Initia- Schools (WWS) Parent Conservationist at the Ham- tive. University announced last ilton County Soil and Wa- Lane says she intends to Tuesday a partnership be- ter Conservation use her training tween WWS Parent Univer- District (SWCD), as a Green Infra- sity and Women of West- was recently cer- structure Practi- field (WOW). tified as a Green tioner to enhance The partnership was es- Infrastructure the offerings of tablished to help stock Care Practitioner (GIP) the SWCD ur- Closets at the high school, through the Na- ban conservation middle school, and interme- tional Green In- program at the diate school. A Care Clos- frastructure Certi- SWCD and to et is a space in the school fication Program. encourage and where any student can pick Lane improve green up school supplies, hygiene Lane received Photo provided a scholarship to complete infrastructure items or snacks that help ensure that their basic needs School supplies, hygiene items and even snacks are stocked in Care the training and sit for the throughout the county’s Closets for students in need within the Westfield community.
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