Carmel council forms committee to investigate Christkindlmarkt operations

By GREGG MONTGOMERY
WISH-TV | wishtv.com

The Carmel City Council on Monday night voted to establish an investigation committee to look into the operations of the annual Christkindlmarkt. The vote was 8 to 0.

This comes as the former CEO of the market, Maria Adele Rosenfeld, resigned from her role. She says that the board that oversees the market was excluding her from important decisions.

Then, a member of the board, Susan McDermott, filed a lawsuit against the city’s mayor. McDermott claims she and one other member were forcibly removed from the board last year to give more power over the market to the city.

Councilors hope the investigation will give them a better understanding what’s going on behind the Christmastime tradition.

Several councilors noted Monday night that the Christkindlmarkt will go on as planned this year.

This story was originally published by WISH-TV at wishtv.com/news/politics/carmel-city-council-christkindlmarkt-investigation-committee-formation.