Marion County Alliance of Neighborhood Associations

McANA takes position on Police Consolidation -- October 5, 2005

Law Enforcement Consolidation Study -- by Roger B. Parks and James Steele for the City County Council Law Enforcement Consolidation Committee -- August 19, 2005

Suburbs Without a City - Power and City-County Consolidation -- A study of the effects of City-County consolidation of Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky -- by H.V. Savitch and Ronald K. Vogel -- Urban Affairs Review, July 2004, pp 758-790.(please note this is a pdf file and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view)

Indy Works opposition statement

Data that the Peterson Administration used to calculate the expected changes in tax rates due to consolidation of Fire Services throughout the County (not including the excluded cities).  Click here to view (please note this is a pdf file and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view)

Click here for I-69 Hot Topics Page

Norman Pace testifies against amendment to the Sign Ordinance (12/02)

Related Resources and Information:

"Billboards in Your Community: Who Gets to Decide" -- report by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (4/04) (pdf - requires Acrobat Reader)

McANA Billboard Moratorium Booklet -- (7/03) (pdf - requires Acrobat Reader)

McANA Signage Initiative -- online primer

Scenic America Public Opinion Poll http://www.scenic.org

Scenic Virginia

McANA Position on Variances to Permit Establishment of Billboards -- adopted April 5, 2000 (pdf - requires Acrobat Reader)

"Billboards - A Menace to Health" -- From The Index, 28 July 1906

Cornell Burris -- The Septic Conversion Problem (Indy Star 7/04)

McANA letter on conduct of Public Works Committee (12/03)

Related Resources and Information:

"McANA Inquires About Septic Ordinance" -- Common Ground (4/04)

"Public Works Committee" -- Common Ground (12/03) - by Cathy Burton

"Public Comment Shut Down" -- Common Ground (12/03) - by Pat Andrews

"Bill to Defray Costs of Septic Conversion" -- Common Ground (11/03)

"Septic Systems and the Barrett Law" -- Common Ground (6/03) - by Cornell Burris

McANA Position on Proposed Wet Weather and Sewage Disposal Ordinances and Control Plans -- adopted April 12, 2001 (pdf - requires Acrobat Reader)

McANA calls for investigation of CIB financial history
Cathy Burton's letter to Governor Daniels, Mayor Ballard, and Councillor Cockrum
(please note this is a pdf file and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view)

Canal Park Advocates
Annual Report
Case Statement for Lincoln Park ("Canal Park")
Press Release : City Punts On Park Creation Opportunity for the Downtown Canal

IPL Tree Trimming Practices
If you have received notice of utility tree-trimming in your neighborhood, you should read what one Indianapolis neighborhood found out about the practices and what limited recourses property owners now have in this process by clicking here.

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Related Resources and Information:

HomeOwnershipMatters -- website

"Does Indiana Pass the Home Ownership Test?" -- Common Ground (4/04) - by Mildred Wilkins

"Home Ownership Matters" -- Common Ground (3/04) - by Mildred Wilkins

"A Neighborhood's Nightmare" -- Common Ground (9/03) - by Pamela Green

"Foreclosure Alert -- Where are We Headed" -- Common Ground (8/03) - by Mildred Wilkins

Sanford Garner -- Fall Creek Place Development (Indy Star 7/04)

Norman Pace -- Code Compliance

McANA Letter to Mayor Peterson on proposed IndyGo route cuts (1/04)

City Council Economic Development Committee to Discuss Property Tax Issue (7/03)

McANA supports Councilor Soards' Resolution seeking a definition of 'grocery store' (1/03)

Related Resources and Information:

"McANA Voices Concern About the Politicization of the MDC" -- Common Ground (4/04)

"Alcohol Legislation" -- Common Ground (12/02)

Cathy Burton on the Crown Hill rezoning proposal: "Our Crowning Glory"

Letter from Mayor Peterson to McANA regarding his appointments to the MDC (4/05)

McANA's 2005 MDC Report

McANA's press release for 2005 MDC Report

Zoning and the Comprehensive Plan - McANA's study of zoning petitions in 2004
Rezoning Petitions Considered by the Metropolitan Development Commission in 2004, Indianapolis, IN -- April 20, 2005
(pdf - requires Acrobat Reader)
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V

Zoning Data Spreadsheet -- you will need Excel to view -- set up so you can sort the data by a variety of criteria  -- this file may be slow to download with dialup internet access

Cathy Burton -- The Comprehensive Plan and Public Process (Indy Star 7/04)

Letter from Mayor Peterson to McANA regarding his appointments to the MDC (4/05)

McANA Letter to Mayor Peterson About MDC Appointments (4/05)

McANA Letter to Mayor Peterson About Political Leadership Appointments to the MDC & BZAs -- (2/04)

Clark Kahlo (for Citizens Water Coalition) letter to the Star on Councilor Conley's termination of public comment on $50 million bond for Water Company (1/04)

Cathy Burton asks Mayor Peterson to open public process for Board of Water Works affairs (4/03)

Related Resources and Information:

"A Look Back at 2002" -- Common Ground (1/03)

"McANA Resolution on the Indianapolis Board of Waterworks" -- adopted January 9, 2002  (pdf - requires Acrobat Reader)