The County Line
Basketball fans interested in watching the upcoming regional game between Carmel and Fort Wayne Homestead will find it telecast live online by HCTV starting at noon Saturday. Carmel, winner of the Noblesville Sectional, advances to the Logansport Regional where Zionsville plays Fort Wayne North Side in the first game at 10 a.m. Winners of the two daytime games play Saturday evening for a trip to the Semistate.
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No firm date has yet been established for the Indiana Transportation Museum’s departure from Forest Park. Noblesville city officials want the museum’s train cars and equipment out by June 1 of this year. ITM says it can’t get everything out and cleaned up until June of 2019. Negotiations are proceeding with no date firmly set. The city did not renew the museum’s lease on their site in the park which expired on March 1.
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Some Indianapolis political leaders are suggesting they need a “commuter tax” on residents of Hamilton County and other nearby counties who work in the city in order to repair and maintain Marion County streets. City streets deteriorated badly this winter. Such a tax would require action by state legislators who say there will likely be no action on the tax in the current legislative session. There has been little to no discussion on taxing the 15,000 Marion County residents who commute to work in Hamilton County each day.
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Noblesville Main Street director Chris Owens has resigned. A search is underway for a new director. Main Street, which promotes downtown business, sponsors a number of programs especially in summer months including the popular Street Dance, Jazz on the Square, an annual chili cook-off and a major art exhibit.
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A hearing has been postponed to March 29 on a lawsuit filed by Hamilton County Council candidate Rick Sharp seeking to restrain County Commissioners from enforcing a new ordinance against signs in county right-of-way. Sharp claims the ordinance was passed last month to exclude candidates from exercising their right to freely appeal for consideration by voters. Court Magistrate Will Greenaway agreed to postpone a March 5 hearing to the 29th.