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Mondays 1-5pm
Salvation Army Community Center – 44th and High School Road

Wednesdays 1-5pm
Pike Library – 6525 Zionsville Road

Please stop by to share your concerns or just stop by to say hello.

Picture of Karen waiting for you to come see her during her community hours at Pike Library

Karen Lightbourne is the Northwest Outer Region Neighborhood Liaison for the city of Indianapolis. This includes most of Pike Township. Her contact information is here.

Determined to solve a nagging problem in the New Year? Free legal advice from local lawyers is only a phone call away. On Tuesday, January 8, the Indianapolis Bar Association will offer Legal Line, a free legal advice call-in service from 6 to 8 p.m. at 317-269-2000.

Licensed Indiana attorneys participating in Legal Line will be prepared to answer questions on such topics as divorce, child custody, child support, landlord/tenant issues, bankruptcy, personal injury, employment law and more. All calls are confidential. Those with complex legal issues or anyone seeking representation are encouraged to contact the IndyBar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (317) 269-2222, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or go online to www.indylawyerfinder.com.

Individuals with questions about bankruptcy can also contact the IndyBar’s Bankruptcy Help Line on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. at (317) 269-1910.

These community services are sponsored by the Indianapolis Bar Association, a 134 year old organization of Indianapolis area attorneys, judges, paralegals and law students, and are made possible through the generosity of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation.

The 2013 April Great Indy (Pike Township) Cleanup is Just Around the Corner!

Saturday April 27, 2013

KIB’s Great Indy Cleanup is an anti-litter program in partnership with the City of Indianapolis designed to combat heavy litter and debris that has accumulated in public spaces such as streets, alleys, greenspaces and waterways. The Great Indy Cleanup program runs weekends from April through October and provides dumpsters, trash bags and gloves while supplies last. Community groups may sign up for up to two cleanups per year. Please remember, the dumpster provided is not for personal use (cleaning out garages, basements, homeowner association property, etc.) or the personal use of volunteers/neighbors. Disposal of the collected trash is donated by South Side Landfill, and is intended for cleanup of public spaces only. Failure to comply jeopardizes the neighborhood’s ability to benefit from future resources from KIB.

Requests for the April 2013 Great Indy Cleanup will be accepted starting February 11, 2013.

KIB Great Indy Cleanup

Drainage and Infrastructure Improvements along Michigan Road Corridor Improve Safety for Pedestrians and Commuters

INDIANAPOLIS – RebuildIndy announced today the wrap-up of the final phase of the Michigan Road Multi-Use Trail project on the City’s Northwest Side. The City of Indianapolis finished the connection of the trail from Cold Spring Road to 86th Street, marking the completion of a construction project that included drainage and infrastructure improvements.

The project, started during the summer of 2010, included the installation of a multi-use, asphalt trail constructed in three phases from Cold Spring Road to 86th Street. Two portions of the trail from Cold Spring Road to Kessler Boulevard and 75th to 86th streets were completed first, leaving the Kessler Boulevard to 75th Street segment to be completed this year.

“Connectivity is a vital part of building stronger neighborhoods throughout our city,” said Mayor Greg Ballard. “With projects such as the Michigan Road Multi-Use Trail, the RebuildIndy program continues to improve accessibility regardless of transportation mode, helping to make Indianapolis one of the most livable cities in the Midwest.”

Improvements made along with construction of the shared path included street resurfacing, crosswalks, Americans with Disabilities Act Compliant access ramps, and drainage system updates. The drainage improvements will reduce storm water run-off pollution, as well as local flooding issues that plagued the area. The project cost approximately $3.1 million.

RebuildIndy is Mayor Ballard’s initiative to restore deteriorating thoroughfares, residential streets, sidewalks and bridges, as well as address neighborhood drainage and flooding issues and demolish unsalvageable abandoned homes that pose a public safety threat to neighborhoods. For more information on the improvement projects or a complete project list of the RebuildIndy investment to date, please visit www.Indy.gov/RebuildIndy.

PROPERTY TAX REASSESSMENT INFORMATION

1. According to Marion County Assessor Joe O’Connor, the better way to address any questions about a resident’s reassessment is for the resident to call the general number for the Assessor’s office (317-327-4907) or to stop in at one of the Assessor’s satellite locations, as listed below. All locations are open 8:00 to 4:30 Monday through Friday.

Downtown
City – County Building
200 E Washington St
Suite 1360
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Fax: 317-327-4639

North
951 E 86th St
Suite 110
Indianapolis, IN 46240-1846
Fax: 317-327-7048

East
7363 E 21st St
Indianapolis, IN 46219
Fax: 317-327-8887

West
351 N Transfer Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46214
Fax: 317-273-4140

South
5226 Elmwood Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46203
Fax: 317-327-4186

2. If there are obvious mistakes with the assessment, they can be corrected at the discretion of personnel of the Assessor’s Office without a formal appeal.

3. If an appeal is still desired, the deadline to file the Form 11, which was included with the notice, requesting that appeal of the assessment is 45 days from receipt of that reassessment notice.

4. Indiana law does not set a maximum percentage increase or decrease for a change in assessment as a result of a mandated statewide general reassessment.

5. If a resident does wish to appeal the assessment of their property, it will be incumbent upon them to provide proof as to why the assessment is incorrect as part of the appeal of that assessment.

6. The reassessments will impact the property tax bill that will be due and payable in 2013.