Noblesville Schools Breaks Ground on New Stadium
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Your Hometown Week in Review . SEPT. 21, 2020 ARCADIA | ATLANTA | CICERO | SHERIDAN | CARMEL | FISHERS | NOBLESVILLE | WESTFIELD Hackers take down Carmel city website The REPORTER The City of Carmel’s website, carmel. in.gov, was down last Friday morning after being hacked. According to the Reporter’s newsgath- Reporter photo by Kent Graham ering partners at WISH-TV, the website (From left) NHS football coach Dave Sharpe, NHS Athletic Director Leah Wooldridge, NHS Principal Craig McCaffrey, “was displaying a message that it had been Noblesville Schools board member Lisa Sobek, Associate Superintendent David Mundy, Superintendent Beth hacked by Iranian hackers.” Niedermeyer, Board President Carl Johnson, Building and Grounds Supervisor Roy Wallace, NHS girls track Late Friday afternoon, the City of Carm- coach Jim Pearce, NHS Band Director Eric Thornbury, and Head Grounds Supervisor Josh Weigel. el provided an update to the Reporter on the status of the website, saying that the city’s IT team was working to restore service and that an investigation into what caused the website to go down was ongoing. Noblesville Schools breaks City services remained open throughout Friday, and website operation was restored ground on new stadium late Friday evening. The REPORTER largest high schools in the state.” ing, part of high school campus Two charged in Noblesville Schools broke ground last A new build was found to to allow for safe access to the Tuesday on a new community stadium that be more cost effective than add- field, redesigned crowd flow to April killing of will host Noblesville High School (NHS) ing on to the existing facility. better monitor and manage large football, band, track and other activities. The district will finance the ap- student groups, enhanced LED The facility, located off of Field Drive be- proximately $14 million project lighting, band director stand, Pendleton man hind NHS, will provide 50 percent more through a bond (loan), with The locker rooms for home and away The REPORTER seating than the current stadium and is Hagerman Group managing con- teams, up-to-date broadcast The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office expected to open for track in the spring of struction. Referendum dollars technology capabilities, practice Investigations Division has continuously 2021, and for football and band in the fall will not be used and the funding fields, athletic training space, been investigating the death of David Mi- of 2022. will not increase the tax rate. The Mundy and additional storage. chael Fouts, 50, Pend- “Our current facility was built in 1969 bond being used to finance the stadium The current facility, Beaver Materials leton, since Mr. Fouts’ when Noblesville’s population was 12 per- cannot be used to fund staff, programs or Field at the Swanson Sports Complex, will body was found in a cent of what it is today,” said Dr. David student needs, per state guidelines. remain a district facility to accommodate ditch near the 21500 Mundy, associate superintendent for Nobles- Highlights of the new stadium include: lacrosse, rugby, band competitions and block of Overdorf ville Schools. “Demand for more space to 50 percent more seating to provide need- other uses. Road on Friday, April accommodate our programs has continued to ed space for fans and visitors, expanded 24, 2020. increase as we have grown to be one of the concessions and restrooms, on-site park- See Stadium . Page A4 Through the vigor- ous efforts of the Ham- ilton County Sher- iff’s Office, Hamilton Fouts County Coroner’s Of- Noblesville attorney Douglas D. fice, Westfield Police Department, Indiana State Police, Madi- Church named ‘Legendary Lawyer’ son County Sheriff’s The REPORTER Department, Fishers Douglas D. Church, Noblesville, has Event Information Police Department, been named the 2020 Legendary Lawyer Douglas Church will be honored in a Pendleton Police De- partment, along with by his peers in the Indiana Bar Foundation ceremony at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. various forensic lab- for his dedication to legal ethics, commu- 15. The virtual event, sponsored by Church Hopkins nity involvement and public service. oratories, criminal Church Hittle + Antrim, is free. Registration charges have been filed against Katrina “There is not another person who pos- is required at tinyurl.com/y493ncyk. sesses greater insight, greater passion, Fouts, 54, Pendleton, and Terry Hopkins, Speakers will include: or greater humility than Doug,” said the 64, Richmond, Ind. • Steve Carter, former Indiana Attorney Honorable Steven David, Indiana Su- See Two Charged . Page A4 preme Court, in his letter of support. “He General, 2000-2009 is everything that comes to mind when • Berkley Duck, retired partner of Ice Miller one thinks of what a legendary lawyer is LLP, Indianapolis and what a legendary lawyer means to our • Mary Sue Rowland, former Noblesville County feeling strain profession.” Douglas D. Church mayor, 1988-1996 The annual Legendary Lawyer Award Church Church Hittle + Antrim in Nobles- from cost of mail-in recognizes an Indiana Bar Foundation Fel- ville where he served as managing partner torney for Noblesville from 1988 to 1996. absentee ballots low who demonstrates adherence to the for over 25 years. He is a past president of the Indiana State highest principles and traditions of the le- Admitted to practice in 1970, Church Bar Association, Hamilton County Bar As- The REPORTER gal profession throughout a legal career of served as town attorney for the Town of sociation and the Indiana Continuing Legal Across Indiana, nearly 250,000 50 years or more. Church is an attorney at Fishers from 1980 to 2015 and was city at- Education Forum. people have already requested mail-in absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 election. The printing costs vary from coun- ty to county. Hamilton County has re- ceived close to 25,000 applications for New local income tax numbers mail-in absentee ballots. Hamilton County Clerk Kathy Williams told the bolster Fishers 2021 budget situation Reporter's news- By LARRY LANNAN seven full-time positions through he will be cautious on how to han- gathering partner, LarryInFishers.com attrition, including two deputy dle the additional money. WISH-TV, that mayor jobs (no public safety jobs The mayor said he had recom- her cost to pro- Last week, I sat through my eighth annu- were impacted). He also eliminat- mended a reduction in the amount duce the ballots al media budget briefing from Mayor Scott ed all travel and training for staff. of money the city council non- and get them in Fadness. This is the first time the mayor, just City Controller Lisa Bradford profit committee would have to the mail is $2.20 a few days away from the public hearing on says the cuts in spending for 2020 distribute to local organizations, per ballot. the budget before the city council on Sept. totaled at least $1.2 million. down from $250,000 to $100,000. Hamilton 21, could not provide an overall budget num- The mayor also addressed With the latest income figures, County is expect- Williams ber for 2021. the creation of the Fishers Health Fadness anticipates more than ing to send out “This is, hands down, the most unusual Department. The city dipped into Fadness $100,000 in funds available for from 60,000 to 70,000 mail-in absen- situation we find ourselves – from a budget – cash reserves to the tune of about $2 mil- nonprofits. tee ballots for the general election. that I can recall,” Fadness said. lion to create the department and establish In terms of city building projects, the Prior to the pandemic, Williams esti- There has been some good news that will a COVID-19 testing program. The city is Geist Waterfront Park and Nickel Plate Trail mated the Nov. 3 election would cost ease the financial pressure on the city. The utilizing federal CARES Act money, which will continue to move forward with funding the county $180,000. Williams said state budget office had forecast a 10 percent can only be used for certain qualified ex- in place. the main cost is manpower, and Ham- decline in income tax revenues available to penses, such as testing and overtime, to be As to funding continuing State Road 37 ilton County has added 26 temporary local governments, but numbers released reimbursed for nearly all the money taken projects, Fadness says the city has bonds staff members just for early and ab- last Wednesday reveal a 10.8 percent income from reserves for testing and the health de- rolling off in 2024, allowing the city to issue sentee voting. tax revenue increase in Hamilton County. partment. new bonds handling any additional money “I had to go back and ask for Fadness said this development changed the Beginning in 2021, the 1-cent tax rate needed for completion of the construction more money, so, no, it was not with- city’s financial situation “dramatically” liter- used by the county to fund the county health without needing a tax rate increase. The city in the 2020 budget,” Williams said. “I ally overnight. department will, for Fishers residents, go to estimates a need to find an additional $18 went back and asked for an additional An agreement reached with Carmel deal- pay for the city health department. million to fully fund the project, according $30,000. I’m keeping a running total ing with local income tax distribution says Fishers remains the only city in Indiana to Fadness. as we spend it so I know, so I know if any growth in the income tax revenue over to maintain a AAA Standard & Poor’s bond The mayor described his 2021 budget I need to go back and ask for more.” 2.5 percent will go to Fishers.