Comments on Advance Indiana™: Georgia Street Project Includes Heated Street And Sidewalks

We will also permanently lose the name "Georg...

2011-09-11T05:02:26.667-05:00

We will also permanently lose the name "Georgia Street" if people don't speak up! Leave the name "Georgia Street" as is! It has worked for 190 years and is part of Alexander Ralston's original plat for the City of Indianapolis. Join the protest:

1. Take the renaming survey by Sept. 19 (one question: write in "Georgia Street"): http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W8B3SQJ
2. Join the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keep-the-historic-name-Georgia-Street-Indianapolis/283498898332005
3. email these folks a short note requesting them to keep Georgia: julia@indydt.com, Ryan.Schafer@indy.gov, GeorgiaStreet@indy.gov, marc.lotter@indy.gov
4. Make some noise!

Thank God our hard-earned tax dollars at least go ...

2011-08-23T19:06:52.362-05:00

Thank God our hard-earned tax dollars at least go to a great cause!! /s off

I guess that means at least two blocks in the city won't have to be plowed anymore!

Index this blog entry, Gary. Sure as the sun shin...

2011-08-23T06:53:37.008-05:00

Index this blog entry, Gary. Sure as the sun shines today, the CIB will be at the City-County Council this spring, begging for an increase in the admissions tax and car rental tax - the last two taxes that can be raised as part of the CIB bailout that began a couple of years ago.

If you find a sidewalk that is heated downtown, it...

2011-08-22T20:31:08.778-05:00

If you find a sidewalk that is heated downtown, it is because the owner of the building paid for it. Baker & Daniels has heated their sidewalks and the owner of the Chamber of Commerce Building next to the B&D building replaced the sidewalk in front of its building in order to heat it a couple of years ago. They choose to do this as a convenience to their tenants, clients and guests and to avoid having to have someone shovel snow and spread salt in the winter time.

Of course we used to have heated sidewalks in some...

2011-08-22T20:19:33.915-05:00

Of course we used to have heated sidewalks in some places downtown many years ago. I recall the Circle and (I think) Washington St fascinating me as a kid by being snow-free, wet and steaming when Mom took us in tow for the big bargain day sales.

I have no idea if any of the old heating systems still exist.

The real crockery is that it is purported to be a million-dollar job to accomplish this over a 3 block area.

Taxpayers are again being screwed.