Reader responds to Fred Swift’s column

Dear Editor:

I will never understand why Noblesville needs to be more like Carmel. Carmel has its qualities, but Noblesville is UNIQUE!

Noblesville is the County Seat. We have Morse Reservoir along with a public swim beach and dock rentals for boaters.

We have Ivy Tech Campus, which is a great alternative for anyone who wants a different type of education. Our schools are hard to beat and we have wonderful parks and a golf courses.

We have great shopping in downtown Noblesville and a terrific shopping mall just minutes away from downtown Noblesville. We have a wonderful hospital, as well as a new and improved Boys and Girls Club.

Why compete with Carmel? We have everything anyone would want and it is right here in Noblesville. So what if parking is at a premium. Isn’t parking at a premium everywhere in great small communities? It is just something we live with.

Please leave the downtown parking as it is and quit competing with Carmel.

Marilyn Conner

Noblesville