Board of Public Works and Safety added an item Dec. 3, 2025, to authorize scoping and negotiations for Merchant Square road and utility improvements with the proposer Avenue after Westland Engineering graded proposals; city staff estimated construction starting next year and extending into 2027.

On Dec. 3, 2025, the City of Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety approved multiple contracts and purchases — including a FEMA grant-backed exhaust-capture system for fire stations, engineering and utility consultants, equipment purchases and additional neighborhood paving — and took steps to advance a Merchant Square infrastructure project.

The Hamilton County Council on Dec. 3 approved dozens of budget transfers and additional appropriations — including an $11.9 million general obligation bond appropriation, a $1.75 million transfer to the regional utility district and $1.775 million in airport fund appropriations — and tabled Ordinance CC 12‑03‑2025.A for joint session review.

County attorney reported pending summary-judgment motions and a Dec. 22 hearing in the McFadden case and said IDEM appeal filings were expected; a resident urged the county to explore holding sewer board members personally liable after what he described as continued spending following IDEM dissolution.

Filmmakers pitched a sports‑drama and requested $400,000 of city marketing funds; council raised concerns about guarantees, repayment and precedent and voted to table the request until a contract with safeguards is drafted.

The Clinton County Area Plan Commission continued a public hearing on application CCDash2025Dash01086 (Tab Minor Subdivision), a request to approve a 0.76‑acre one‑lot subdivision, after neighbors said the lot is too small, septic setbacks and drainage remain unresolved; the commission will revisit the matter on Jan. 6.

At its Dec. 2 meeting the Greenwood Parks and Recreation Board approved several vendor contracts — including pool-filtration work, playground mulch, pool furniture and vendor resale agreements — and reviewed carryover projects and a disc-golf proposal for Northwest Park.

The sheriff told commissioners that administrative phone lines have intermittently dropped calls for about 10 days, hindering responses to some life-or-death calls and prompting the county to pursue an emergency replacement of the phone system; the sheriff also updated the board on a proposed shooting range site with a planned December 16 field review.

Adams County received a $516,101.36 INDOT matching grant for rehabilitation of Bridge 142 and the board authorized staff to advertise the project so the county can secure the funding within INDOT’s timeline.

The commission approved Resolution 25-2025 to incorporate the county's bridge reconstruction on College Avenue into the city's phase 1 project and approved an amended registered claims list; commissioners said county funds had already been appropriated to the county highway department.

The redevelopment commission approved a three-year ANZ Engineering LPA consulting contract with a not-to-exceed fee of $1,260,597, accepted redline clarifications and specified a 2026 utility-relocation phase followed by inspection and construction engineering in 2027–2028.

Council referred a rezoning that would allow a Lennar-built single-family subdivision and a 4‑acre Luke service station to the plan commission for additional review of an Environmental Advisory Board report and draft buffer ordinance; referral passed on a 5–2 roll-call vote.

Kelly Smith, chief administrator in the mayor’s office, reviewed city efforts to address homelessness including ARPA‑funded emergency sheltering, a proposed street team, reconnection strategies and grant awards for opioid response.

The council approved multiple additional appropriations to cover police and fire overtime and remaining salaries, while union speakers criticized limited bargaining time and council members cited lost LIT funding that constrains offers.

Superintendent Christopher Johnson told the Common Council the Waterworks Board plans to file a rate case and issue bonds to fund roughly $50 million in water system projects; Johnson proposed phased customer bill increases that would raise an average residential monthly water-only bill from $23.09 today to $39.20 by 2029.

During public comment, Sandy Palmer urged the city to help recruit volunteers for the Salvation Army warming shelter as volunteers are stretched; the mayor thanked volunteers, noted an MOU with the Salvation Army, and announced a Dec. 9 public meeting on zoning modernization, confirmation that the 2026 budget has been approved by DLGF, a homeowner rehab program overview and Welch Park bid opening Dec. 18.

At a Dec. 2 Michigan City Common Council workshop, Waterworks Superintendent Chris Johnson outlined a multi-phase bonding plan and an Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission filing to fund distribution, treatment and mains work; staff proposed phased residential increases totaling $16.11 over 2027–29 and said an IURC decision could take 9–12 months.

Redevelopment Director Henry Mestetsky reported progress on multiple downtown projects and said CRC plans to shift regular meetings from 6:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. next year; several councilors raised concerns about public access and disagreed about the legal authority to set hours.

The Lawrence Common Council approved Resolution 8 20 25 designating the Sunnyside–Oakland Economic Development Area, enabling the redevelopment commission to use statutory tools for future projects; no TIF is proposed now and the public hearing by the redevelopment commission is scheduled for Dec. 18.

Noblesville Utilities presented a 2026 budget forecast showing a 2.9% year-over-year expense increase and proposed a 2026 bond to fund two major capital projects — a Headworks Rehabilitation (discussed at approximately $10,000,000) and replacement of Lift Station 20 and an associated force main.

The Common Council approved two ordinances on Dec. 2: an appropriation using county innkeepers tax to help pay arena bond obligations and a bond authorization of up to $6.5 million for Embrace Downtown Phase 1, both passed on unanimous roll-call votes. Council also approved transfers to fund design and inspection work for Embrace Downtown.

The Merrillville Redevelopment Commission unanimously approved a $19.7 million spending plan for 2026 required by state law, approved an intra-budget transfer to cover a community center lease, reviewed an impact report for taxing units and scheduled a tax-abatement workshop for Dec. 9.

A committee hearing on ordinance No. 3, 2025 to align city code with police and fire CBAs (changes to accrual timing, sick/holiday carryover and bereavement leave) ended with the council tabling the measure and asking the comptroller and consultants for a detailed cost estimate.

The council voted to forward Resolution No. 8, 2025 — designating the Sunnyside-to-Oakland Economic Development Area and adopting a broad plan — to the Lawrence Redevelopment Commission for public hearing and potential future project action; the plan includes statutory findings and explicitly includes no TIF allocation area now.

The board adopted Declaratory Resolution No. 2025‑02 to approve projects and seek revenue bonding not to exceed $60.5 million, and set a public hearing for Dec. 9, 2025, with a confirmatory bond ordinance to follow.