Honoring Our Finest, Inspiring Our Future, and Saluting a Colts Legend

January 2024 Update

Happy January, it’s good to see you!

I just wrapped up speaking to a group of second graders at Hazel Dell Elementary. We covered it all — downtown Noblesville, the strategy behind Noblesville’s growth, our new partnership with the Pacers Most importantly to these young minds, we talked through how water gets from the toilet to the wastewater treatment plant.

The best suggestion sent my way? Apparently, Noblesville is in need of a waterpark.

And on that note, here’s more of the latest in the 9th largest¹ city in the State of Indiana:

Thanking the men and women who keep Noblesville safe.

Earlier this month, I joined the Noblesville Police Department and the Noblesville FOP Lodge 198 for their annual awards dinner to honor the men and women of NPD. Noblesville residents would have been impressed at the lengths these men and women go each and every day to keep our city safe.

Thank you for your service, NPD!

This Spring & Summer: INDOT projects coming to downtown Noblesville

Our partners at the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will be making a variety of improvements within downtown Noblesville in the months ahead.

Here’s everything you need to know:

SR-32/Conner Street

The most extensive project will be a complete reconstruction of SR-32/38/Conner Street, beginning as early as March of this year.  The exact dates and timelines are still being developed but the early projected schedule proposes three phases starting in March with each phase taking approximately 30 – 45 days to complete. 

• The first phase will be a full closure and upgrades to the intersection of 16^th Street and SR-32

• The second phase will be a full closure from west of 16^th Street thru 9^th Street, including the intersection of 9^th and 10^th Street and SR-32.  

• The third phase will be a full closure from west of 9^th Street to 6^th Street, including the intersection of 8^th (9^th & 10^th Streets open).

SR-37/186th Street

This intersection is one of the most dangerous intersections in Noblesville. This project will convert the existing two-way stop control intersection to a reduced conflict intersection.

A few additional points that may be helpful to know:

• It will redirect all through traffic and left turns from the eastbound and westbound lanes of 186th street to turn right onto SR 37.

• The intersection is planned as right in, right out, but will allow left turns from SR37 to Field Drive.

• Paved one-way median openings would be constructed between the northbound and southbound lanes.

• Median islands would also be constructed at the 186th Street approaches.

• All median islands would be mountable to allow for emergency vehicles to safely cross through the intersection.

SR-37/191st Street

The work at this section is primarily scoped to give a safe pedestrian crossing for the neighborhoods on the east side of SR-37 and extending our trail network across SR-37.

More: You can find out more and sign up for updates at  www.reconstructingSR32.com.

AIM Panel: Embracing growth in our own way

A few days back, I took Noblesville’s story on the road to share the best parts about our city at the AIM Conference in Indianapolis.

I was most proud to talk about the unique ways we:

• Embrace our history and authenticity in the economic development process

• Balance big infrastructure projects like Pleasant Street while prioritizing the preservation of unique Noblesville assets like the brick streets on Clinton and Logan.

• Brought good, high-paying jobs to Noblesville by working with businesses like Bastian Solutions.

• Funded road resurfacing and the construction of a record number of trails with dollars outside of local dollars.

I was on the panel alongside Councilor Jared Evans (Indianapolis) and Councilor Bill Cheever (Monticello) at a conference for newly-elected Indiana city councilors.

Congrats: Old Town resident, Chuck Leonard, retires as Colts’ scoreboard operator!

Chuck Leonard has been the Indianapolis Colts' scoreboard operator since the team first came to town in 1984. He initially got the job by chance through a connection during construction of the Hoosier Dome and has never missed a home game in 40 seasons of service! Read more on his long career at with the Colts and what’s next for our downtown neighbor.

Before you go, a few trending stories:

Here are a few stories you may have missed on Noblesville over the past month:

• Inside Indiana Business: Two Chicks District Co. shop shifting to Noblesville

• The Hamilton County Reporter: SERVE Noblesville wraps up 2023 & jumps into 2024

• The Current: Nordstrom Rack to open in Hamilton Town Center

• IBJ: 2023 Year in Review: Cities look to attract smaller-scale events at new arenas

• The Hamilton County Reporter: Texy Mexy says “adios” after five years

• The Current: Noblesville music lounge to open in spring'

• The Current: Noblesville Schools approves adult education program agreement

1. Noblesville is growing — and quickly. In 2021, the IndyStar shared an article that listed Noblesville as the 10th largest city in Indiana. Since then, we’ve eclipsed Lafayette as the 9th largest. We have a bit to go until we get close to Hammond at 77k.