April 11, 2012 at the Riviera Club at 7:00pm

updates to include:

Infrastructure Projects – completed Meridian Street and 56th street sidewalk projects

Transportation Enhancement Project at Meridian and Westfield (currently underway)

Alice Carter Place Park

- Gateway Plaza

- Sidewalks in the park

- Options for a children’s play area

Questions? Call or email Cindy Zweber-Free (czwebfree@aol.com or 317-727-7125).

Support Alice Carter Place by donating a brick or a bench to the Gateway Plaza.

Please bring your completed Brick Order Form to the meeting.

midtownindy.org

• Tuesday’s Town Council meeting cancelled
• VOTE TUESDAY

Tuesday’s Town Council meeting cancelled

Election Day is Tuesday (tomorrow) November 8 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Residents will have the opportunity to vote for three representatives to serve the Rocky Ripple Town Council. Rocky Ripple Town Council candidates are, in alphabetical order, Brad Barcom, Julie Bleakly, Carla Gaff-Clark, and Robert Tomey. Cathy Hurt is running unopposed as Clerk Treasurer. Greg Goodrich has withdrawn.

Additionally, residents will elect representatives to serve the City Council and Indianapolis Mayor.

Visit http://IndyStar.com/voterguide/ for an online guide to this year’s candidates and ballot-builder. In the menu, select “Indianapolis” for the city-wide candidate list or “Rocky Ripple” for the Town Council candidate list.

The Rocky Ripple Community Association (RRCA) is sponsoring a “Meet the Candidates” forum where residents can meet and ask questions of the candidates running for a four-year term on the Rocky Ripple Town Council. The candidates are, in alphabetical order, Brad Barcom, Julie Bleakly, Carla Gaff-Clark, and Robert Tomey. The forum will be facilitated by a member of the RRCA.

According to the RRCA, residents may pose questions in advance or at the forum. However, no one may directly question the candidates during the forum–in the interest of time, all questions will be asked by the facilitator and candidate responses will be limited to three minutes per candidate.

Send your questions to rrcommassoc@aol.com.

The RRCA will provide refreshments. For those unable to attend the “Meet the Candidates” forum, the RRCA we distribute a candidate profile summary of candidate information and their viewpoints in advance of the election.

Election Day is Tuesday November 8 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. This year, residents will have the opportunity to vote for three representatives to serve the Rocky Ripple Town Council. Additionally, residents will elect representatives to serve the City Council and IndianapolisMayor. Rocky Ripple Town Council candidates are, in alphabetical order, Brad Barcom, Julie Bleakly, Carla Gaff-Clark, and Robert Tomey. Cathy Hurt is running unopposed as Clerk Treasurer. Greg Goodrich has withdrawn.

Early voting ends at noon November 7.

For more information about Marion County elections, visit http://www.indy.gov/eGov/county/clerk/election/pages/home.aspx .

For information about absentee voting, visit http://www.indy.gov/eGov/County/Clerk/Election/Voter_Info/Pages/absentee_voting.aspx .

The unapproved minutes from the July Town Council meeting have been posted, along with the approved minutes from the June meeting. The next Town Council meeting takes place Tuesday August 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Elections

The following residents’ names (listed in alphabetical order) will appear on the election ballot in November:

Town Council–At Large

• Brad Barcom (D)
• Julie Bleakley (I)
• Carla Gaff-Clark (R) Incumbent
• Greg Goodrich (R)
• Robert Tomey (R) Incumbent

A training is also being planned, details forthcoming.

Rocky Ripple is unique in that it has its own RREM/CERT effort and needs your participation.

Please plan to attend the Tuesday March 8 Town Council meeting.

This proposed plan includes substantial modifications, some of which may have an impact on Rocky Ripple and the Central Canal water supply for 600,000 Indianapolis residents.

The minutes from the February 28 special meeting held at the Riviera Club are available for review.

The Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has recently received a small grant to cover the cost of making a minimum of 50 clean water related presentations to Homeowner Associations, Civic Groups, and other organizations within Marion County Indiana prior to March 31st, 2011. The purpose of these presentations are to provide interested organizations an improved “conservation awareness” of water quality and quantity issues and potential services that are available from the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability, the Indianapolis Department of Public Works, the Indiana Wildlife Federation, the Upper White River Watershed Alliance, and the Marion County Soil & Water Conservation District.

This program is free and open to everyone.

The Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has recently received a small grant to cover the cost of making a minimum of 50 clean water related presentations to Homeowner Associations, Civic Groups, and other organizations within Marion County Indiana prior to March 31st, 2011.  The purpose of these presentations are to provide interested organizations an improved “conservation awareness” of water quality and quantity issues and potential services that are available from the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability, the Indianapolis Department of Public Works, the Indiana Wildlife Federation, the Upper White River Watershed Alliance, and the Marion County Soil & Water Conservation District.

All are welcome.