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Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Trial court rules against Carmel annexation of Home Place
The Indianapolis Star is reporting this afternoon:
After a year of debate and a lengthy court battle, a Hamilton County judge has ruled Carmel cannot annex Home Place, a small community completely surrounded by the city's boundaries. Judge William J. Hughes announced his decision this morning, putting an end to the annexation battle -- at least for now. * * *Carmel's City Council unanimously voted last November to annex the 1.6-square-mile hamlet bound by I-465 to the south, Westfield Boulevard to the east, 111th Street to the north and U.S. 31 to the west.
In February, Home Place filed a court remonstrance with signatures from more than 65 percent of landowners in the area opposing annexation. After two days of court arguments in July, Hughes released his decision today.
It's unclear how the Home Place decision will affect Carmel's ongoing efforts to annex southwestern Clay Township. Carmel voted to annex that 8.3-square-mile area last November. No Ordinance for Annexation, or NOAX, is the community group in that area. The city and NOAX announced a deal last month that would delay annexation for three years and give property owners a three-year tax break package. Property owners have until Dec. 1 in southwestern Clay to vote by mail ballot on that deal.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 4, 2005 02:48 PM
Posted to Ind. Trial Ct. Decisions