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Newspaper Articles - Group 1 (3) W S C-3 Carmel ..,..._,_......, ..., • x update � ..� ,.. .,. . . ... , . , , . , ..,......„.,..,..,,,,,,,,....„6„ ror orugunai .. ,., ..,.. . , ,,,,,,...,,,,,,,,,,„,, ,,..„.,,,, By PATTIE DICK • Under Indiana law, compre News Correspondent hensive plans must be updated -4,''';17-;-*:v'; CARMEL, Ind. — The Carmel every five years and a full new Clay Plan Commission will re- plan must be made every 10 �Z . ceive the 1990 comprehensive years. "''' x plan update for the original Speaking of the delays in the ,7,-..,,,,„, -'; $60,000 fee in spite of delays in ` P Y project, Brandau said, '`The `°� ��' � � „,,,,s. the project.` P J committee is trying to do a thor- ,A, $. The plan update was original- ough job with what they have < �' �� ��- � ly scheduled to be approved in targeted as the scope and if it a, R December 1989 and printed and takes more time, so be it." ,- a g; ready for distribution in Febru- ,, ary 1990. Brandau said additional traf- Joanne Green, speaking for fic studies were requested by the ' ' Howard Needles Tammen & Ber- committee but no decision has `� ' gendoff, the firm preparing the been made on the extra cost of • ,„ .- ; plan, said she hopes the plan those studies. . .• ,, �: will pass through the approval � � �,��� k, "In doing this study, we have . � process and in print by Decem- uncovered some things which ber. .„'” '�,, .„ `» . Green attributed the delays in have opened our eyes a little and they might require further /The Indianapolis News the project to the depth with stud he said. which the updated plan is being y' prepared. Plan Commission President ' y at a private airfield "I think it is a little more Jeff Davis said the traffic studies - bankment. Investiga- involved- than they (the Plan which may be ordered would be and landed at the Commission update steering used to align the Carmel Clay committee) originally anticipat- thoroughfare plan with the plan ed," she said. drawn by the Hamilton County mniimmilGreen said the scope of the Plan Commission. r project was anticipated by HNTB but the process was more in- Firm is praised volved than the engineering and He said any extra traffic stud NS consulting firm had expected. "We came into the thing ies would be done outside the scope of the comprehensive plan • without having a defined set of P --' 11AMir,T011? goals on the part of the commis- u date. sion," she said. Davis praised the efforts of The initial stages of the up- HNTB to accommodate the re- date process were devoted to de- quests of the committee. MAiWS* fining the goals and objectives of "We have had our own prob- the steering committee. lems in defining the scope of the She said purpose of the meet- update," he said. "An update is ' MIT ing held July 31 was to give the more difficult to do that a corn steering committee members a plete new plan. If I could, I would 1 last chance to make comments recommend that a partial plan on the text of the updated plan. never be done again. "I don't believe at this point "It's really been very difficult we will have any further coin- for them (HNTB) to accommodate ments (on the text) from the all of our requests and they have oving of steering members," she said. really gone out of their way to go Green said she and staff past the scope of what they origi- e asked members at the Carmel Depart- nally contracted to do," Davis ment of Community Develop- said. ment will continue reviewing the "I think we're really on the napolis News text and possibly making further point of closing it up and going , 3YVILLE, Ind. — The revisions. on to the approval process," Da- County commissioners "The majority of the informa- vis said. =.dering a request to im- tion which needs to be addressed He said the meeting set for curve in a county road is things which HNTB has not Aug. 14 may be reset if the con- -as the scene of a July reviewed since the 1985 plan cerns addressed by the staff ateident. P - - `� was made,''"said Rick Brandau, have not been resolved.-"" " .< -ash on Asbury Road assistant director of the Depart- Green said she has made rec- ., County Road 1200 ment of Community Develop- ommendations to Davis which pled Eric Beaver, 18, of ment. would improve the process for itown and injured two Brandau said examples of the the 1995 Carmel Comprehensive - things which may need to be Plan. ter has been sent to the reviewed are the population pro- She said she would like to see ' - sioners by a group of jections since the 1985 plan and the committee do a feasibility iwn area residents ask- making sure the sewer plans in study before beginning work on . safety improvements for the update document reflect the the plan to define the areas of tion of the road. changes in the system since concern and has offered her as- ral other accidents have 1986. sistance for the project.