Comments on Advance Indiana™: Carmel Council Moves Quickly To Approve Brainard's Tax, Borrow And Spend Binge

Stop sign $15

2016-01-06T14:03:36.792-05:00

Stop sign $15

4:08: How are traffic circles expensive?

2016-01-05T23:57:31.995-05:00

4:08:

How are traffic circles expensive?

Judging by the we're-in-charge-here reaction a...

2016-01-05T16:08:59.582-05:00

Judging by the we're-in-charge-here reaction at last night's Carmel City Council meeting, to comments by the public, it won't be too long before residents tire and completely throw in the towel.
State and federal funding is providing the original total cost of $90 million to the widen Keystone but the good Mayor and his junior engineers have a different vision of the project that will cost Carmel's residents an additional $26 million, or $40 million, or $52 million depending upon which Brainard number you accept. However, one advantage to non-Carmel residents is that the city takeover of the project requires that Carmel maintain this stretch of road indefinitely.
As far as roundabouts, they are designed for high traffic intersections and these 80or so mini-roundabouts are just an expensive joke.

Show me one case in the history of the world where...

2016-01-05T12:17:11.430-05:00

Show me one case in the history of the world where absolute power worked in the long run for the people?

I guess Car-Mel is well on it's way to becomin...

2016-01-05T10:26:33.484-05:00

I guess Car-Mel is well on it's way to becoming Indy North.

For all Carmel's largesse, don't disparage...

2016-01-05T09:12:34.911-05:00

For all Carmel's largesse, don't disparage the traffic circle. It's an outstanding idea that safely replaces idiotic traffic lights and stop signs. The circle ceaselessly flows traffic without the requirement for stopping or a powered set of traffic lights.

The traffic circle saves a great deal of time, and it only requires Hoosier drivers to have a big of gumption to take their turn in the circle. My horn usually supplies that in sufficient quantity.

While there is more than enough to shake your head...

2016-01-05T09:00:50.607-05:00

While there is more than enough to shake your head at I found it particularly demoralizing when a Fox59 reporter talked about this building boom and said it was going to be "paid for" with bonds. I know I am a bean counter but I think if you are a reporter you should learn the difference between something being "capitalized" with bonds rather than being "Paid for" as you go. If they borrow $200,000,000 for 20 years at 5% and then pay it off the taxpayers will pay $400,000,000 for the $200,000,000 road work. Get me a job tutoring the news folks on the simple math. I could use the income so I an actually "pay" my bills instead of putting them on my credit card. Which is not paying them it is punting them.