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Home My WebLink AboutPublic Notice23December 31, 2019Current in Carmelwww.currentincarmel.comLIFESTYLE TRAVEL Visiting the Trotsky House Museum Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel.com. You may contact him at editorial@youarecurrent.com. Commentary by Don Knebel Most Americans do not associate Mexico City with a famous Russian revolutionary, but a mu- seum in Mexico City pays tribute to where Leon Trotsky lived and died. Trotsky became a major figure in Russia’s Communist Party after the Bolshevik Revolution. In 1929, he was forced into exile for his criticisms of Joseph Stalin and spent years seeking refuge, leaving country after coun- try while being pursued by Stalinist agents. In 1936, Mexican painters Fri- da Kahlo and her husband, Diego Ri- vera, persuaded the Mexican govern- ment to grant Trotsky asylum. In 1937, Trotsky and his wife moved into Casa Azul (Blue House), Kahlo’s childhood home in Mexico City’s Coyoacán bor- the head with a mountaineer’s ice axe. Trotsky died the next day from his wounds. On Aug. 20, 1990, the 50th anniver- sary of Trotsky’s assassination, his house and exotic gardens became a museum. Trotsky’s studio reflects its exact condition, including the papers on his desk, on the day he was attacked. Bullet holes from the earlier attack are visible inside and outside the house. Trotsky’s gardens now contain a stele, adorned with the hammer and sickle and the Soviet flag, marking where the ashes of Trotsky and his wife were buried. The museum also includes buildings add- ed to the property to display photo- graphs and other items from Trotsky’s life. About 17,000 foreigners visit the Trotsky House Museum each year. Inside the Trotsky House Museum in Mexico City. (Photo by Don Knebel) ough. After an affair between Trotsky and Kahlo that led to the breakup of his relationship with Rivera, Trotsky bought a nearby house, which he occupied in 1939. Following an un- successful machine gun attempt on his life by Russian agents, Trotsky surrounded his house with high walls and guardhouses. On Aug. 20, 1940, Ramón Mercader, a Spanish Stalinist and the lover of Trotsky’s secretary, gained access to Trotsky’s study, in which he hit Trotsky in the back of NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION Docket No. 19110020 DP/ADLS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Carmel Plan Commission will conduct a meeting on the 21st day of January, 2020 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., at the Carmel City Hall, Council Chambers, One Civic Square, 2nd Floor, Carmel, IN 46032, to hold a Public Hearing regarding an application identifi ed by Docket Number 19110020 DP/ADLS (the “Request”). The property that is the subject of the Request consists of approximately 22.9 acres, is located at the southeast corner of City Center Drive and Kinzer Avenue in the Gramercy development and includes portions of parcels of real estate that are identifi ed by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Offi ce as Tax Parcel Identifi cation Numbers 16-10-31-00-00- 001.000 and 16-10-31-00-00-002.002 (collectively, the “Real Estate”). The Real Estate is zoned pursuant to the Gramercy Planned Unit Development District Ordinance, Ordinance Number Z-493-06, and associated zoning commitments and amendments thereto (collectively, the “Gramercy PUD”) and the Petitioner, Buckingham Properties, LLC, has fi led the Request seeking site plan and design approval for 3 new apartment buildings and future townhomes on the Real Estate, to be developed in accordance with the requirements of the Gramercy PUD. A copy of the Request that is described above and the accompanying plans are on fi le for examination at the Department of Community Services, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317-571-2417. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the Request, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place. Written comments fi led with the Department of Community Services prior to or at the Public Hearing will be considered, and oral comments will be heard at the Public Hearing. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary. CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA Joe Shestak, Secretary, City of Carmel Plan Commission Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, IN. 46032 Phone: (317) 571-2417 Email: jshestak@carmel.in.gov APPLICANT Buckingham Properties, LLC Chris Mulloy, VP of Development Operations Josh Hughes, Development Manager 941 N. Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT Jim Shinaver, Attorney Jon Dobosiewicz, Professional Land Planner Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC 550 Congressional Blvd., Suite 210 Carmel, IN 46032 255 E. Carmel Drive, Carmel, IN 46032-2689 317.844.4693 | www.chwlaw.com Attorneys for Families & Business Ryan H. Cassman John V. Maurovich Alex Emerson Betsy Sommers E. Davis Coots James K. Wheeler Jay Curts James D. Crum Jeffrey S. Zipes Matthew L. Hinkle Daniel E. Coots Brandi A. Gibson 255 E. Carmel Drive, Carmel, IN 46032-2689 317.844.4693 | www.chwlaw.com Attorneys for Families & Business Ryan H. Cassman John V. Maurovich Alex Emerson Betsy Sommers E. Davis Coots James K. Wheeler Jay Curts James D. Crum Jeffrey S. Zipes Matthew L. Hinkle Daniel E. Coots Brandi A. Gibson 255 E. Carmel Drive, Carmel, IN 46032-2689 317.844.4693 | www.chwlaw.com Attorneys for Families & Business Ryan H. Cassman John V. Maurovich Alex Emerson Betsy Sommers E. Davis Coots James K. Wheeler Jay Curts James D. Crum Jeffrey S. Zipes Matthew L. Hinkle Daniel E. Coots Brandi A. Gibson