January Update: A New Pedestrian Bridge, Neighborhood for Consideration, and More!
January City Council Updates
A newsletter updating you on what’s happening in Noblesville
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Past Meeting Recap
The Council met twice since December (January 3rd & January 10th). I share details from those meetings below, but a few quick updates first:
Council Elections: At our first meeting, the Council elected its president (Aaron Smith) and vice president (Darren Peterson) for 2023, along with our meeting rules.
Property Acquisition: We approved the acquisition of property for the second and third phases of Pleasant Street.
More from those meetings: A new neighborhood up for consideration, the approval of a pedestrian bridge over Morse, and an update on the Village at Federal Hills are all detailed below.
We also heard road project updates: The Roads Committee shared a recap from their meeting at the beginning of January. At this monthly meeting, the Engineering Department shares and update on every road project (new construction, summer repaving, trail work, etc.) in our community and how it will impact residents. Going forward, I'll be sure to include a link to those here.
New Neighborhood for Discussion: Retreat at Morse
In November, the Gordon Family and Apollo Development proposed the rezone and creation of a residential subdivision near Hague Road and 196th Street. As proposed, it consists of paired villa homes on 47 lots (94 total homes).
They have selected Beazer Homes as their builder which constructed a similar product at Miller's Walk on the east side of Noblesville. While housing prices are in the midst of fluctuation, the homes in this proposed development are expected to exceed the price point of Miller's Walk which currently starts at $330,000 and averages more than $400,000 per home.
It will be back before Council for a vote next week. The full packet is available here.
Pedestrian Bridge on Little Chicago over Morse Reservoir
At our meeting last week, the Council unanimously approved an interlocal agreement between the City of Noblesville and Hamilton County to construct a pedestrian bridge over Morse Reservoir on Little Chicago Road.
The pedestrian bridge will be a part of the vehicular structure that Hamilton County is reconstructing as a part of this project.
This project will go to bid in May and will be under construction in 2023 and 2024.
The City of Noblesville is funding this project through a $4.5 million federal grant.
Breaking the Mold on New Development
As Noblesville grows, private development will play a key role in building the vision the City sets for its future. Each month, I'll share some of the examples of new development I've seen around the country that I believe we should look to as examples down the road.
I believer that best kind of development blends in to the environment around it — and raises the bar for the development to follow. While it looks similar to the buildings around it, this building in New Orleans is actually a 293 space garage that was completed in 2018.
Designer: Rozas Ward
Developer: Brian Gibbs Development
Update: Village at Federal Hill
I jumped onto social media over the weekend and saw a compilation of progress photos that Mattew Doudt and Kurt Meyer put together showing the progress on projects downtown Noblesville.
This one is of the Village at Federal Hill, a mixed use project next to Federal Hill Commons. If you want to follow along as they update the drone pictures every two weeks, click to like Kurt's page on Facebook and Instagram.
Under Construction: Mid-January 2023
Artist Rendering of Project Completion
Noblesville "In the News"
Here are a few stories you may have missed on Noblesville over the past month:
The Current: Smith elected as Noblesville council president
Fox59: Noblesville FD: Loose animals returned safely, were yaks not bison
Hamilton County Reporter: New Noblesville school board ready to get to work
Current: Home for the arts: Owners of historic Lacy Building in Noblesville to bring new life to structure
Chalkbeat: Here’s how Indiana Republicans plan to make good on their promise to ‘reinvent’ high school