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January 14, 2025
City of Carmel Department of Community Services
Attention: Bric Butler
RE: Edward Rose Properties, Inc., US 421-WCD Planned Unit Development Ordinance request,
Docket Number PZ-2024-00222 PUD, January 21, 2025, Plan Commission matter
Dear Mr. Butler:
Please accept this letter as Alliance for Cooperative Energy Services Power Marketing LLC’s (ACES) support
for the Edward Rose Properties, Inc. proposal referenced above. We believe that the project, if
implemented as proposed to the community, would be beneficial to West Carmel.
ACES was somewhat hesitant to support the project initially, but after meeting with the Edward Rose team
and discussing our concerns, we now believe that the project would have a positive impact on our
company and future development in and near the Mayflower Park area and West Carmel. The Edward
Rose project, as presented, would bring additional retail options along the Michigan Road corridor and a
high-quality apartment project to West Carmel.
The Edward Rose team has engaged constructively with us to address our concerns about the impact of
the proposed project on our headquarters facility, which is adjacent to the proposed site. As an example,
we expressed our concern with a public roadway that would connect to Mayflower Park Drive in the
southwest corner of the project, subjecting our employees to possible safety issues when walking to the
headquarters from our remote parking lot that would result from increased traffic. The Edward Rose team
agreed to not make this road connection in light of our concern and agreed to help the Mayflower Park
Business Park Association develop a long-term plan to maintain the existing roads within the park.
Please share our letter of support with all Plan Commission and Council members. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Michael T. Steffes
President and CEO
CC: Alexia Lopez, City of Carmel Department of Community Services
Nathan Anderson, Edward Rose, Inc.