Because Downtown property owners, employees, residents and visitors are concerned about health, public safety and clean up costs, United States Department of Agriculture-Wildlife Services (USDA-WS) will implement a variety of methods to discourage starlings and crows from roosting Downtown this fall.
Periodically in the evenings beginning Monday, November 8, USDA-WS staff will use pyrotechnics and lasers to discourage flocks from roosting Downtown. USDA-WS staff will be in uniform and working from sidewalks and selected rooftops. The pyrotechnics make loud shrill sounds and booms. If your employees, visitors or residents hear or see these efforts, please let them know that this is part of USDA-WS’s efforts to discourage these pest birds from roosting Downtown.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
City of Indianapolis Invites Organizations to Apply for Sustainability Awards
Mayor Greg Ballard and Kären Haley, director of the Office of Sustainability, announced today in Indianapolis at the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Indianapolis National Speakers Series event that the second annual Indianapolis Sustainability Awards luncheon will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.
“One of my top priorities since taking office has been creating one of the most sustainable – and livable -- cities in the Midwest,” said Mayor Ballard. “The Indianapolis Sustainability Awards gives the community an opportunity to recognize businesses and organizations that have made the important commitment to improving our local environment for future generations by implementing sustainable initiatives of all kinds.”
The awards, presented by the City’s Office of Sustainability, McKinney Green Initiatives Fund and the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, are designed to inspire innovation, showcase impact, reward leadership and promote education around the principles of sustainability. Sara Snow will return to emcee the awards. Projects submitted for consideration must have been completed in Marion County between Jan. 1, 2010, and Dec. 31, 2010. Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Feb. 4, 2011.
Five awards will be given to honor excellence in each of the following categories:
* Water
* Land
* Air
* Energy
* Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Last year a single winner was named in each of the five categories out of more than 70 applicants. This year the program anticipates even more applicants to the Indianapolis Sustainability Awards, sponsored by Citizens Energy Group, HNTB Corporation, IPL and Performance Services.
For more information or to apply for a Sustainability Award, visit www.sustainindy.org/awards.
“One of my top priorities since taking office has been creating one of the most sustainable – and livable -- cities in the Midwest,” said Mayor Ballard. “The Indianapolis Sustainability Awards gives the community an opportunity to recognize businesses and organizations that have made the important commitment to improving our local environment for future generations by implementing sustainable initiatives of all kinds.”
The awards, presented by the City’s Office of Sustainability, McKinney Green Initiatives Fund and the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, are designed to inspire innovation, showcase impact, reward leadership and promote education around the principles of sustainability. Sara Snow will return to emcee the awards. Projects submitted for consideration must have been completed in Marion County between Jan. 1, 2010, and Dec. 31, 2010. Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Feb. 4, 2011.
Five awards will be given to honor excellence in each of the following categories:
* Water
* Land
* Air
* Energy
* Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Last year a single winner was named in each of the five categories out of more than 70 applicants. This year the program anticipates even more applicants to the Indianapolis Sustainability Awards, sponsored by Citizens Energy Group, HNTB Corporation, IPL and Performance Services.
For more information or to apply for a Sustainability Award, visit www.sustainindy.org/awards.
Leaf Collection
http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DPW/Residential/Trash/Pages/Leaf%20Collection.aspx
Fall Leaf collection will begin Monday, November 8th, and run through December 3rd. You may set out 40 bags of leaves each week. If you are in a 96 gallon cart area, please make sure that the leaves are 3 ft away from your trash cart. Please do not set out open bags of leaves. If you are using kraft paper bags, great, but please secure them across the top with a big piece of tape. If the leaves are scattered because the bag is open, the driver is not going to rake them back up.
On the webpage it states that compost is available for free at Southside Landfill. This is only true in the spring, for as long as the compost lasts. You will want to call them before you go out there to see if it is ready, and if there is any left. 247-6808 is the number there.
Fall Leaf collection will begin Monday, November 8th, and run through December 3rd. You may set out 40 bags of leaves each week. If you are in a 96 gallon cart area, please make sure that the leaves are 3 ft away from your trash cart. Please do not set out open bags of leaves. If you are using kraft paper bags, great, but please secure them across the top with a big piece of tape. If the leaves are scattered because the bag is open, the driver is not going to rake them back up.
On the webpage it states that compost is available for free at Southside Landfill. This is only true in the spring, for as long as the compost lasts. You will want to call them before you go out there to see if it is ready, and if there is any left. 247-6808 is the number there.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Indy Connect Announces Public Meeting Schedule
Indy Connect, Central Indiana’s Transportation Initiative, will provide details about its long-range transportation plan during public meetings throughout the region, beginning on Monday, Nov. 8.
The long-range transportation plan is the result of an extensive public outreach effort and planning by regional transportation experts. Central Indiana residents provided feedback to a draft transportation plan that connects residents in Marion and surrounding counties through bus and rail transit, as well as roadways and bike and pedestrian walkways. Feedback was collected at more than 150 community meetings and events throughout the region, through the Indy Connect website, a phone line, mail-in questionnaires and face-to-face meetings.
“Indy Connect represents the most extensive transportation outreach effort ever conducted in Central Indiana,” said Lori Miser, executive director of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization, a partnering organization in the Indy Connect initiative. “The volume of input we received from residents and community leaders helped us identify transportation options that connect people to people and people to places in our region.”
The long-range transportation plan will be shared during public meetings from November 8 through November 18. The following is a list of scheduled meetings:
* Monday, Nov. 8—Greenwood Public Library, 310 S. Meridian Street, 5:30 p.m.
* Monday, Nov. 8—Monon Community Center, 1235 Central Park Drive East, Carmel, 7 p.m.
* Tuesday, Nov. 9—Plainfield Public Library, 1120 Stafford Road, 6 p.m.
* Tuesday, Nov. 9—Julia Carson Government Center, 300 E. Fall Creek Parkway N. Drive, Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
* Wednesday, Nov. 10—Beech Grove Community Center, 5245 Hornet Ave., 6 p.m.
* Wednesday, Nov. 10—Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center, One Hamilton County Square, Noblesville, 7 p.m.
* Saturday, Nov. 13—Fishers Town Hall, 1 Municipal Drive, 10 a.m.
* Tuesday, Nov. 16—Pecar Health Center, 6940 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, 6 p.m.
* Tuesday, Nov. 16—John H. Boner Community Center, 2236 E. 10th St., Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
* Wednesday, Nov. 17—IndyGo Training Center, 1501 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
* Wednesday, Nov. 17—Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center, 7320 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
* Thursday, Nov. 18—Robert Sterrett Senior Center, 8950 Otis Ave., Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
Additional Indy Connect briefings are being scheduled for County Council meetings in Marion, Boone, Hendricks, Hamilton, Shelby, Hancock, Morgan and Johnson counties. A list of County Council presentation dates will be available and updated on www.indyconnect.org.
The long-range transportation plan is the result of an extensive public outreach effort and planning by regional transportation experts. Central Indiana residents provided feedback to a draft transportation plan that connects residents in Marion and surrounding counties through bus and rail transit, as well as roadways and bike and pedestrian walkways. Feedback was collected at more than 150 community meetings and events throughout the region, through the Indy Connect website, a phone line, mail-in questionnaires and face-to-face meetings.
“Indy Connect represents the most extensive transportation outreach effort ever conducted in Central Indiana,” said Lori Miser, executive director of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization, a partnering organization in the Indy Connect initiative. “The volume of input we received from residents and community leaders helped us identify transportation options that connect people to people and people to places in our region.”
The long-range transportation plan will be shared during public meetings from November 8 through November 18. The following is a list of scheduled meetings:
* Monday, Nov. 8—Greenwood Public Library, 310 S. Meridian Street, 5:30 p.m.
* Monday, Nov. 8—Monon Community Center, 1235 Central Park Drive East, Carmel, 7 p.m.
* Tuesday, Nov. 9—Plainfield Public Library, 1120 Stafford Road, 6 p.m.
* Tuesday, Nov. 9—Julia Carson Government Center, 300 E. Fall Creek Parkway N. Drive, Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
* Wednesday, Nov. 10—Beech Grove Community Center, 5245 Hornet Ave., 6 p.m.
* Wednesday, Nov. 10—Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center, One Hamilton County Square, Noblesville, 7 p.m.
* Saturday, Nov. 13—Fishers Town Hall, 1 Municipal Drive, 10 a.m.
* Tuesday, Nov. 16—Pecar Health Center, 6940 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, 6 p.m.
* Tuesday, Nov. 16—John H. Boner Community Center, 2236 E. 10th St., Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
* Wednesday, Nov. 17—IndyGo Training Center, 1501 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
* Wednesday, Nov. 17—Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center, 7320 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
* Thursday, Nov. 18—Robert Sterrett Senior Center, 8950 Otis Ave., Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
Additional Indy Connect briefings are being scheduled for County Council meetings in Marion, Boone, Hendricks, Hamilton, Shelby, Hancock, Morgan and Johnson counties. A list of County Council presentation dates will be available and updated on www.indyconnect.org.
IndyGo Announces November Observances
November brings Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday—holidays that will impact IndyGo operations to varying degrees.
Veterans Day – Thursday, November 11
∙ Administrative staff out of the office
∙ Customer service call center open regular business hours
∙ Retail center at 34 North Delaware open regular business hours
∙ Buses operating on regular schedules (detours and delays possible due to parade)
Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 25
∙ Administrative staff out of the office
∙ Customer service call center closed
∙ Retail center at 34 North Delaware closed
∙ Fixed route buses operating on a Sunday/Holiday schedule*
∙ Paratransit buses operating on a Sunday/Holiday schedule
∙ The ICE commuter express routes not in service
∙ The Green Line Airport express operating on its regular schedule
*If a fixed route does not normally operate on Sundays, then that route will not offer service on Thanksgiving Day. Such routes are 4, 11, 16, 21, 22, 24, 25, 30, 34, 55 and 87.
Black Friday (unofficial shopping holiday) – Friday, November 26
∙ Administrative staff out of the office
∙ Customer service call center open regular business hours
∙ Retail center at 34 North Delaware closed
∙ Buses operating on regular schedules
If you have any questions regarding holiday bus service, please contact the IndyGo Customer Service Call Center at 317.635.3344. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. until noon.
Veterans Day – Thursday, November 11
∙ Administrative staff out of the office
∙ Customer service call center open regular business hours
∙ Retail center at 34 North Delaware open regular business hours
∙ Buses operating on regular schedules (detours and delays possible due to parade)
Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 25
∙ Administrative staff out of the office
∙ Customer service call center closed
∙ Retail center at 34 North Delaware closed
∙ Fixed route buses operating on a Sunday/Holiday schedule*
∙ Paratransit buses operating on a Sunday/Holiday schedule
∙ The ICE commuter express routes not in service
∙ The Green Line Airport express operating on its regular schedule
*If a fixed route does not normally operate on Sundays, then that route will not offer service on Thanksgiving Day. Such routes are 4, 11, 16, 21, 22, 24, 25, 30, 34, 55 and 87.
Black Friday (unofficial shopping holiday) – Friday, November 26
∙ Administrative staff out of the office
∙ Customer service call center open regular business hours
∙ Retail center at 34 North Delaware closed
∙ Buses operating on regular schedules
If you have any questions regarding holiday bus service, please contact the IndyGo Customer Service Call Center at 317.635.3344. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. until noon.
Circle of Lights Coloring Contest Nov. 1 - 17
Kids can color their way to a very special holiday evening
Participate in coloring contest for a chance to "flip the switch" at the 2010 Circle of Lights® presented by the Contractors of Quality Connection and Electrical Workers of IBEW 481
Children age 12 and under have the opportunity to "flip the switch" at the Circle of Lights® presented by the Contractors of Quality Connection and Electrical Workers of IBEW 481 Nov. 26 via a Coloring Contest. coloring-sheet2010The coloring sheet depicts a large holiday light bulb, allowing plenty of room for creativity. The contest runs Nov. 1 - 17. Thousands enter every year!
This year, three new partners will support the Coloring Contest: College Choice 529, Dunkin' Donuts and Ivy Tech Community College.
The selected child will be announced Nov. 22. The child will receive a t-shirt,their original coloring sheet entry framed and a photo with Santa on stage. The 2009 winner was 11-year-old Courtney Sackettfrom Brownsburg.
Pick up a coloring sheet Nov. 1 - 17 at any Quality Connection contractor office, more than 20 Dunkin' Donuts locations or print one from www.qc-indy.com. The sheet will also be available in The Indianapolis Star Nov. 5, 7 & 12.
Drop-off locations are Quality Connection, the Electrical Training Institute, Long Electric, Miller-Eads or ERMCO. Or mail to: 1828 N. Meridian Street, Suite 115, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Additionally, coloring sheets can be dropped off at any Central Indiana Dunkin' Donuts location. When a child returns the entry form to Dunkin' Donuts, he or she will receive a free donut! All coloring sheets must be turned in by 3 p.m. Nov. 17.
Participate in coloring contest for a chance to "flip the switch" at the 2010 Circle of Lights® presented by the Contractors of Quality Connection and Electrical Workers of IBEW 481
Children age 12 and under have the opportunity to "flip the switch" at the Circle of Lights® presented by the Contractors of Quality Connection and Electrical Workers of IBEW 481 Nov. 26 via a Coloring Contest. coloring-sheet2010The coloring sheet depicts a large holiday light bulb, allowing plenty of room for creativity. The contest runs Nov. 1 - 17. Thousands enter every year!
This year, three new partners will support the Coloring Contest: College Choice 529, Dunkin' Donuts and Ivy Tech Community College.
The selected child will be announced Nov. 22. The child will receive a t-shirt,their original coloring sheet entry framed and a photo with Santa on stage. The 2009 winner was 11-year-old Courtney Sackettfrom Brownsburg.
Pick up a coloring sheet Nov. 1 - 17 at any Quality Connection contractor office, more than 20 Dunkin' Donuts locations or print one from www.qc-indy.com. The sheet will also be available in The Indianapolis Star Nov. 5, 7 & 12.
Drop-off locations are Quality Connection, the Electrical Training Institute, Long Electric, Miller-Eads or ERMCO. Or mail to: 1828 N. Meridian Street, Suite 115, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Additionally, coloring sheets can be dropped off at any Central Indiana Dunkin' Donuts location. When a child returns the entry form to Dunkin' Donuts, he or she will receive a free donut! All coloring sheets must be turned in by 3 p.m. Nov. 17.
The Mayor's Citywide Indy Financial Planning Day Nov 13th from 10am to 3pm
“NO COST • NO SELLING • NO GIMMICKS • NO STRINGS ATTACHED"
You will not be asked for your phone number, credit card, or address
· FREE private consultation on financial issues that matter to you with experts from the Financial Planning Association and highly-qualified Certified Financial Planner professionals.
· FREE educational workshops addressing key personal money and tax issues.
· A NO COST opportunity to get one-on-one advice from basic budget planning,child support, to employment benefits.
Register on-line: www.FinancialPlanningDays.org/Indianapolis or phone: 1.877.861.7826.
OR
Just walk-in….
Hispanic/Latino translators available.
All materials offered in English & Spanish.
Saturday, November 13, 10am – 3pm
University of Indianapolis
Schwitzer Student Center
1400 East Hanna Avenue
Indianapolis
Financial Planning Day is a free event organized by The City of Indianapolis and The FPA of Greater Indiana in partnership with national organizations – Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Financial Planning Association, Foundation for Financial Planning, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
You will not be asked for your phone number, credit card, or address
· FREE private consultation on financial issues that matter to you with experts from the Financial Planning Association and highly-qualified Certified Financial Planner professionals.
· FREE educational workshops addressing key personal money and tax issues.
· A NO COST opportunity to get one-on-one advice from basic budget planning,child support, to employment benefits.
Register on-line: www.FinancialPlanningDays.org/Indianapolis or phone: 1.877.861.7826.
OR
Just walk-in….
Hispanic/Latino translators available.
All materials offered in English & Spanish.
Saturday, November 13, 10am – 3pm
University of Indianapolis
Schwitzer Student Center
1400 East Hanna Avenue
Indianapolis
Financial Planning Day is a free event organized by The City of Indianapolis and The FPA of Greater Indiana in partnership with national organizations – Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Financial Planning Association, Foundation for Financial Planning, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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