Community honors the city’s first woman & first two-term mayor
Last Friday, Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam, Former Mayor Jim Brainard, SVP of Acquisitions and Development of Onyx + East David Leazenby, and Carmel Redevelopment Commission Director Henry Mestetsky celebrated former Mayor Jane Reimen by dedicating the courtyard at the Mélange located on Veterans Way and Monon Green Boulevard.
Mayor Jane’s Courtyard, centered among luxury townhomes and flats, can be accessed off the Monon Greenway through double archways adorned with iron chandeliers.
The plaque placed in Mayor Jane’s Courtyard at Mélange. (Photo provided by City of Carmel)
A plaque placed in the courtyard reads:
Jane Applegath Reiman served as Carmel’s mayor for two four-year terms beginning in 1980. After leading a campaign to defeat a proposed horse racing track that would have changed the character of the City of Carmel, she decided to run for office and became the first women to be elected Mayor of Carmel. Among her many accomplishments was converting U.S. 31 into a “corporate corridor” designed to attract major employers and preserve State Road 431’s (now Keystone Parkway) residential character on the east side of Carmel. After leaving office, Mayor Jane continued to serve the City of Carmel as an advisor and friend to mayors, councilors and citizens of her beloved home.
Mélange is a $30 million residential project that includes for-sale luxury townhomes and flats along the Monon Greenway. The project transformed underutilized parking lots into a vibrant urban neighborhood and a public courtyard. Mélange’s prime location along the Monon Greenway is just south of City Center providing residents with all of the conveniences of urban living while complimenting the success of City Center.
Future commercial taxes from the project (TIF) will be used to finance utility relocations, roadway improvements and general infrastructure. This project broke ground in the spring of 2021. The Carmel Redevelopment Commission partnered with Onyx + East on the development of this project.