5/30/2007
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Mayor to host next “City Hall for a Day” in Nora
Indianapolis – Mayor Bart Peterson and members of his administration will host the seventeenth “City Hall for a Day” tomorrow in the Nora area of Washington Township.
When: TOMORROW, Thursday, May 31
“I have met with neighborhood leaders in the past and it was sometimes difficult to understand their concerns and achievements without witnessing them first hand,” Mayor Peterson stated. “City Hall for a Day’ allows me to be submersed in the neighborhoods and makes issues like problem intersections, new development, unique neighborhoods, and all the things that make our neighborhoods what they are tangible to me.”
Mayor Peterson will visit a group of Boy Scouts who are volunteering to do storm drain marking, have lunch with a group of firefighters, read books to babies and their caregivers at the Nora Library, visit the Wild Child Indy children’s clothing store, take a bus tour of the area and meet with a group of neighborhood leaders.
“City Hall for a Day” brings many of the staff and resources of city government to a particular area of the city for one day, allowing the Mayor and city staffers to meet with local neighborhood leaders, visit local businesses, see community projects and activities, and take part in many other activities and events.
Previous city halls for a day were held in Ben Davis/Chapel Hill, Traders Point, Franklin Township, Decatur Township, Martindale-Brightwood, Broad Ripple, Haughville, Garfield Park, Riverside/Near Northwest, Near Eastside, Oaklandon, Clermont, Cumberland, and the Far Eastside.
City Hall for a Day schedule:
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Department of Public Works will offer a Tox Drop at the front parking lot of the Nora Shopping Center Plaza. Citizens may bring in household hazardous waste products for safe disposal. Location: 1300 E. 86th St.
9 a.m. The Zoning Division of the Department of Metropolitan Development will conduct a sign sweep.
9 a.m. Human Resources Director Collin Kebo and Historic Preservation Administrator David Baker will visit American Anthem Mortgage and Direct Buy.
9 – 4 p.m. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department will have the Mobile Community Outreach Police Station van in the Nora Shopping Center Plaza. Roll calls will be held there at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Location: 1300 E. 86th St.
9:30 a.m. Charter Schools Assistant Director Karega Rausch and Indianapolis Bond Bank Project Manager Kyle Willis will visit CIS Community Credit Union, CVS, Walgreens and Steak & Shake.
9:30 a.m. Charter Schools Special Assistant Aaron Smith and Charter Schools Accountability Manager Christine Weisenbach will visit Leppert Funeral Home, Chase Bank, 5/3rd Bank and Pillar Group.
9:30 a.m. Charter Schools Director Dan Roy will visit Englewood Group and Monon Bike & Skate.
10 – 10:15 a.m. Mayor Peterson will visit with Boy Scouts doing storm drain marking in Nora neighborhoods. Location: 84th & College area.
10 a.m. Community Development Director Andy Fraizer and Department of Public Safety Executive Assistant Steve Talley will visit Nora Pines, Crestwood Village, Nora Vet Hospital and OP Nails.
10 a.m. Department of Administration Director Sherlonda Anderson and MBE/WBE Director Jonathan Carpenter will visit Family Hair Styling, Time Gallery, Firestone, Café Nora, Target and Nora Self Storage.
10:30 – 11 a.m. Mayor Peterson will read to babies & their caregivers at the Nora Library. Location: 8625 Guilford Ave.
10:30 a.m. Deputy Mayor for Public and Neighborhood Affairs Steve Campbell will visit National City Bank, Habigs, Donatos, A-Classic Rental, Kemper Builders and Chipotle.
10:30 a.m. Economic Development Director Jim Garrard and Communications Assistant Director Chris Radford will visit Carpet Fair/Carpet One, Wild Oats, Penn Station Subs, Starbucks, Migun Massage Beds and Nora Tailor Shop.
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Mobile Mayor’s Action Center will be available in front of the Wild Oats Market. Citizens can report a problem or request a city service -- customer service representatives will be on hand with laptops so requests can be submitted instantly. Location: 1300 E. 86th St.
11:10 – 11:25 a.m. Mayor Peterson will visit the Wild Child Indy clothing store. Location: 1742 E. 86th St.
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Mayor Peterson will have lunch with firefighters from Stations six and 14 at White River, where he will also watch some of their dive training. Location: Near the 8500 block of North River Rd.
12 – 4 p.m. Animal Care and Control will be near the front lawn of the Nora Shopping Plaza to microchip pets for $10 and will have dogs available for adoption. Location: 1300 E. 86th St.
12:40 – 1:40 p.m. Mayor Peterson and neighborhood leaders will take a bus tour of Nora. Location: Meet at Nora Commons on the Monon, 8905 Evergreen.
1 p.m. Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD) Community Development Administrator Margaret Banning and DMD Senior Project Manager Jennifer Green will visit Classic Cleaners, Cater Me Café and Out of the Closet consignment clothing store.
1 p.m. Faith-Based Coordinator Marquisha Bridgeman will visit Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, Nora Christian Fellowship and First Baptist Church.
1:30 p.m. Department of Public Safety Director Earl Morgan and Indianapolis Works Transition Director Suzannah Overholt will visit Exciting Lighting, Carmel Design and Kast Away Swimwear.
1:30 p.m. Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee Executive Director Marya Overby will visit Chris Ice Cream, Jimmy Johns, Mark Pi’s China Gate, Snooty Fox and State Farm Insurance.
1:50 – 2:40 p.m. Mayor Peterson will meet with neighborhood leaders. Location: Nora Commons on the Monon, 8905 Evergreen.
2:30 – 3 p.m. Mayor Peterson will do crafts with seniors & kids from the Jordan YMCA Day Camp Location: Nora Commons on the Monon, 8905 Evergreen.
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