WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 SHERIDAN | NOBLESVILLE | CICERO | ARCADIA ATLANTA | WESTFIELD | CARMEL | FISHERS Solar project Long live Hamilton County royalty approved, train tracks tabled The REPORTER The Hamilton County Council, at its regular month- ly meeting last Wednesday, approved initial funding for what will be one of the state’s largest solar projects. The Council approved $328,000 of the estimated $8 million project, which provid- ed Hamilton County Building and Ground Supervisor Steve Wood the down payment re- quired to order the solar pan- els that will power the jail. Prior to the council’s vote Councilman Brad Beaver stated, “This is a lease to pur- chase agreement for approxi- mately $8 million. We would Photos by Kent Graham and Richie Hall substitute what we are paying (LEFT) Curtis Taylor and Tessa Scalzo were crowned Noblesville High School’s 2017 Homecoming King and Queen. The annually for the lease to pur- Eagles beat the Millers, 41 – 27. (RIGHT) Tom Simmons and Lucy Newell were crowned the 2017 Hamilton Southeastern chase payments. It will all be Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of the Royals’ game with Westfield. HSE beat the Shamrocks, 13 – 0. financed out of our current See more homecoming photos on and on our . our website Facebook page See Solar . Page A2 County should Noblesville’s Klipsch Music Center be fiscally getting new name this month? strong in 2018 The REPORTER The REPORTER one more concert season while they looked for this venue, may be revealed in as little as Last Wednesday, the Ham- The Reporter has learned that Nobles- for a new sponsor, rather than rename the nine days. ilton County Council began fi- ville’s Klipsch Music Center will get a new venue twice in two years. Live Nation recently revealed that they nalizing a budget that many of name, possibly this month. Originally known as Deer Creek Music will have a “major announcement” on Sept. the council members feel will The five-year contract for naming rights Center, the venue is an outdoor amphithe- 27 at the venue currently named Klipsch keep the county in the black to Klipsch Music Center expired in October ater capable of holding 24,000 people. From Music Center. While Live Nation has not re- for 2018. 2016. 2001 to 2011 naming rights were held by leased any further information about this an- “Smooth” is how Council- The venue is owned by Live Nation En- Verizon, when it was known as the Verizon nouncement, they have indicated that there is man Steve Schwartz described tertainment. Since Live Nation did not have a Wireless Center. It’s most recent name has a new sponsor. Wednesday’s budget meeting. new naming sponsor for the venue at the time been the Klipsch Music Center for the last Keep reading The Reporter to learn more “I’m proud of the Council for the Klipsch contract expired, they reached an six years. about the future of this iconic Hamilton working together on this bud- agreement with Klipsch to use their name for The new sponsor, and thus the new name County concert venue. get. I’m also very impressed with our department heads for the work they’ve done prior to today’s meeting. We Man held at gunpoint in Westfield home robbery have many department heads that are recognized statewide WISH-TV case, but they’re still shocked it said the three forced their way in them. Detectives used the victim’s and nationally. They are the www.wishtv.com even happened in the first place. and held the man at gunpoint. iCloud account and tracked the best of the best and Hamilton “You think you live in a very The three have been identified location of his stolen cellphone. County would not be what it is A Westfield man said he was safe community and you always by police as Jordan Bright, Domi- Detectives then initiated a today without them.” held at gunpoint in his own home. want to protect your children and nique Dunn and Lajohn Wilson Jr. traffic stop with Fishers Police “Overall a very positive Now three men are facing bur- then, when you hear about some- According to court docu- Department and arrested the three day,” stated Councilman Rick glary, robbery and confinement thing like this, it’s just very un- ments, home surveillance video in a traffic stop. According to McKinney following the bud- charges. settling,” said Rachel Seewald, a showed the men gathering elec- court documents, stolen electron- get meeting. “I feel we are go- It happened around 3 p.m. last neighbor. tronics and other items before ics and loaded guns were found in ing to wind up in a strong fiscal Monday at a home on English It all started with a knock on leaving. At one point, the men their car. That car had also been position for next year and we Green Drive. the door. Police said three men even forced the homeowner to reported as stolen in an unrelated will be adding new positions People who live in the area went up to a home complaining of help gather items for them to take. case. to several departments to keep told 24-Hour News 8 they are car trouble. When the man inside As it turns out, one of those up with growth.” McKinney glad police made arrests in this opened the door for them, police items is exactly what led police to See Robbery . Page A3 also complimented depart- ment heads. “We have some very experienced department New details in last month’s plane crash at Indy Metro Airport heads that came to the budget meeting prepared.” WISH-TV Fishers was trying to take off as portation Safety Board. Federal the only person aboard the A public hearing on the www.wishtv.com a helicopter was trying to land officials are investigating what single-engine propeller plane, budget will be conducted at nearby. caused the crash and a final re- which crashed after taking off 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4 Investigators say a pilot The update on the Aug. 31 port is expected sometime next from the airport and caught fire. with a budget adoption meet- who was killed when a small crash in a grassy area off a run- year. No other injuries were reported ing scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on plane crashed at the Indianap- way was part of a preliminary Authorities have said Nor- at the airport that is primarily Monday, Oct. 16. olis Metropolitan Airport in report from the National Trans- man Levine, 78, Carmel was used by smaller planes. A2 News Week of September 18, 2017 Solar from Page A1 Westfield Boulevard open to traffic The REPORTER utility costs.” The city of Westfield of- The project passed the ficially opened the new ex- Council with a 6-1 vote. tension for Westfield Boule- Councilman Fred Glynn vard last week with a ribbon casted the single opposing cutting ceremony. vote. “We hope this new road- In other business, way will provide an alter- council members tabled nate way for people to get a request from Hamilton around Westfield without County Tourism Direc- having to get on and off US tor Brenda Myers. Myers, 31,” Mayor Andy Cook said. representing the Tourism “It will also hopefully allow Bureau and new railway more people to easily access operator of the Nickel Plate Westfield’s great down- Heritage Railroad, was town.” seeking a $750,000 loan The Westfield Boulevard from the council to repair extension project began sev- 12 miles of track from No- eral years ago in conjunction blesville to Atlanta. with the Indiana Department The Tourism Bureau of Transportation. The ex- serves as the technical ad- tension is designed to facil- visor, fundraiser, guide, itate traffic flow to down- grant writer and marketing town and provide frontage advisor for Nickel Plate to local businesses that had Heritage Railroad. previously been located Myers stated revenue along US 31 prior to its be- from the railway would be ing elevated. used to pay back the loan Cost for construction and would be guaranteed was approximately $2.8 mil- by the hotel tax that cur- lion, with a portion of that rently funnels to the Tour- cost being paid for by utili- ism Bureau through the ty sale funds. The extension Photo provided County. adds nearly one lane mile to (FROM LEFT) Councilor Joe Edwards, Mayor Andy Cook, City Engineer Phil Sundling and Council Council members Westfield’s road network. President Jim Ake cut the ribbon on the Westfield Boulevard extension. agreed they needed more information from their at- torney before they could move forward with My- Grand Park continues to build out with new destination experience . ers’s request. Mayor Cook joins partners to launch Game On e-sports center The REPORTER and other partners ues to produce leagues and tournaments. Thanks Once considered a are launching the wins for West- Player training and devel- kid’s video game pastime, first Game On field! Game On opment programs will also e-sports is a multi-mil- e-sports center at is a great exten- be offered. lion-dollar powerhouse Grand Park Field sion of a place “When you mention for with international experi- House to elevate where people gaming, people typically ence with participants and this wide-spread come together think of a kid playing an figures indicate that what partners from all walks. interest in Indi- for fitness, health online game into the ear- once was a game sold for Rick Barretto, Game ana.