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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondence A of __gj o City of e 4 TON GC)z?r DEPT. OF COMMUNITY SERVICES Stephen C. Engelking Director November 17, 2000 TO Carmel Clay Plan Commission FRO1Vi: V e ollibaugh, Department of Community Services RE. VV Amendment to Thoroughfare Plan-Proposed Illinois Street Corridor Alignment Attached with this memo is a copy of the Draft Technical Memorandum for the Illinois Street Corridor Alignment, which has been noticed for Public Hearing at Tuesday's regular Plan Commission meeting. The U.S. 31 Overlay Zone Task Force has been working with John Myers and Kimberly Lutz from the firm of Parsons Brinkerhoff to fine tune the alignment for Illinois Street within the context of our overall study of the U.S. 31 Corridor. The format for this report is simple and user friendly. The use of aerial photography provides good context to assist in your review of this proposal. John Myers will be present at the meeting to present an overview of the study, and answer any questions, which arise. Please note that the proposed alignment found on page 15 of the report will be more clearly defined, and a new page provided to you at Tuesday's hearing. Please feel free to call me with any questions or comments you may have. Thank you. ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2417 UPI:1NUU I Mk Ltt.HL 1N I Hh S1 fdiii'ti1 I U:,Si( 5(4 i fib hHLat:022 bb,S IONA ., - •b [+1 ti 0 INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 100 North Senate Avenue b !NI p F. u Q Boom N755 i p Indianapolis,Indiana 46204-2249 T 4 (317) 232-5533 FAX (317) 232-0238 0 p Tv( An Equal Opportunity Employer • http://www.state.in.us/clot FRANK O'BANNON, Governor CR1STINE M. KLIKA, Commissioner Writer's Direct Line (317) 232-5526 October 17,2000 Carmel Plan Commission City of Carmel One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 To Whom It May Concern: This letter is to advise the Cannel Plan Commission that the Indiana Department of Transportation ("INDOT") has met with Duke-Weeks Realty Corporation relating to Duke's desire to rezone and develop property that is located between Spring Mill Road and Meridian Street, south of I-465 and north of 96`b Street, in Hamilton County, Indiana (the "Development Property"). INDOT has determined that approximately 7'/z acres of property (the "Expansion Area") within the Development Property will be needed for the programmed expansion of the interchange at U.S. 31 and.I-465. The attached drawing marked Exhibi.t A depicts the Expansion Area as it relates to the Development Property. Duke has advised INDOT that Duke's proposed development will be outside of the Expansion Area, thus leaving sufficient property for INDOT to complete the programmed interchange expansion. Therefore, INDOT does not believe that the rezoning of all of the Development Property (including the Expansion Area) will binder INDOT's future plans in the area so long as the actual development occurs outside the Expansion Area. • Very truly yours, Cristine M. ika Attachment • • OCT 17 '02 13:31 .. _-... . 3172331481 PAGE.02 ®D u ke weeks CONSTRUCTION September 19.., 2000 Carmel / Clay Plan Commission do: Ramona Hancock, Secretary One Civic Square Carmel, Indiana 46032 RE: Proposed Thoroughfare Plan Modifications Docket No. 143-00 O.A. Dear Commission Members: As you are aware, your currently proposed modification to the Thoroughfare Plan, reserving Right-of-Way for a potential interchange at US 31 and 131st St. has significant impacts upon some of the adjoining properties. As the owners of the southwest quadrant of that intersection, we are seriously concerned about the negative impacts that we believe that the proposal will have. Attached, for your review, is a plan that we prepared which overlays the currently proposed interchange plan with our current development plan. The interchange plan, as currently proposed impacts both of the two remaining buildings as it takes approximately 4.5 acres from the site. Building No. 5, for which we have ADLS Approval, have spent in excess of $100,000 in the preparation of construction documents, and intend to commence construction in the spring of next year, is effectively eliminated. While we understand the City's desire to appropriately protect necessary public areas, the reservation of this Right-of-Way is a taking as surely as if the buildings existed today. We have numerous questions that are unanswered at this point, including; (1) How much land might actually be acquired, and what would be it's final configuration? (2) How would we be reimbursed for the developed value of the property? (3) What would be the time frame of a proposed acquisition? — Without answers to the above, we are not able to evaluate our resultant economic position, nor can we determine an appropriate development/redevelopment strategy. As a result, we ask that this item be continued at this evening's Commission Meeting, and remain continued until these issues can be resolved and analyzed. We would hope to be extended the courtesy of a personal contact to explain what the City of Carmel is prepared to do given our intent to begin construction of Building No. 5. We appreciate your consideration of this matter. Very Truly Yours, DU - — S REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP lair D. Carmosino, P.E. Development Services Manager cc: Chris Seger Phil Nicely—Bose McKinney& Evans 600 East 96th Street Steve Engleking/Mike Holibaugh—City of Carmel Suite 100 Indianapolis, IN 46240 Phone: 317.808.6000 t:\develser\rwfalk\carmel\hamiltoncrossing\0919001tr131 interchange.doc . le p J1 i ft TO fi {v�j^�,]J�' DAVEY . 161 s " RESOURCE GROUP A Division of The Davey Tree Expert Company September 16, 2003 —n ` Mr.Jim Brainard EID —1 n Corporate Headquarters Mayor CP 0 City of Carmel %� o 1500 North Mantua Street One Civic Square P.O.Box 5193 Carmel,IN 46032 \j Kent,OH 44240-5193 RE: Indiana Urban Forestry Grant Program: Applications due November 6,2003 330.673.5685 Dear Mr.Brainard: The Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, has announced that funding is Toll Free 1.800.828.8312 available for the 2004 Urban Forestry Grant Program. This is an excellent opportunity for funding FAX:330•673.0860 assistance for urban forestry projects. 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