Letters from DLZ to Rocky Ripple Property Owners Along the River/ May 12 Town Board Meeting

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Hello Fellow Rocky Ripplers,

We hope everyone has continued to stay safe during the past month.  We do have a couple updates to share.  First of all, we will be holding the May Rocky Ripple Town Board meeting as scheduled on 12-May-2020 at 7:30 pm.  However, to maintain safe distancing, the meeting will be held as a teleconference using Zoom.  To listen in, use the information below.  You will need to provide your name in order to join the meeting.

Also, we have received inquiries regarding letters that owners of property along the river in Rocky Ripple received during the past week from DLZ, a subcontractor to AECOM and City of Indianapolis Department of Public Works.  The letters were to let affected property owners know that survey work will be done on their properties in the near future.  AECOM has been hired by the city to serve as its technical representative for the Rocky Ripple flood protection initiative.  You may recall that AECOM is the engineering firm that came up with the plans that allow for protection, while saving all homes in Rocky Ripple.

We wanted to provide you with additional information on this. The surveying is being done in order for the city to obtain specific information in preparation for the Rocky Ripple floodwall project.  The survey will be used for identifying design and land acquisition (easement) needs/details for the proposed floodworks and establishing cross sectional information for river modelling necessary for completing the project.  This land surveying is a preliminary engineering task foundational to other future engineering tasks.  The work should include no or very minimal clearing of vegetation to complete.

If anyone has any questions regarding this, please do not hesitate to contact your town council members:

Megan Hulland Mandy Redmond Randy Sanders
(724) 816-8889 (317) 319-7865 (317) 431-0091

Rocky Ripple Town Board Zoom Meeting on 12-May-2020:
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City of Indianapolis Department of Business and Neighborhood Services to Attend March 10th Rocky Ripple Town Council Meeting to Answer Zoning/Permitting Questions

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Donna Price from the City of Indianapolis Business and Neighborhood Services group will attend the Tuesday, March 10th Rocky Ripple Town Council Meeting to answer resident questions regarding zoning and permits.  The question and answer session will start promptly at 7:30 pm, followed by routine Rocky Ripple Town Council business at no later than 8:30 pm. The session was set up so that Rocky Ripple residents can ask specific questions about building codes, permitting, requirements, and recent permits that have been issued in the town of Rocky Ripple.  City County District 7 Councilor John Barth and City of Indianapolis Neighborhood Liaison Natalie Von Dongen are also scheduled to attend the March Town Council meeting.

If you are not be able to attend the March 10th Town Council meeting, but have a zoning or permitting question, please forward your question(s) in advance to a member of the town council and they will make sure your question is asked and that you receive a response.

2019 Rocky Ripple Election Results

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Thanks to the large voter turnout for the 2019 Rocky Ripple Town Council election.  The newly elected Rocky Ripple Town Council (serving 01-Jan-2020 through 31-Dec-2024) includes the following individuals:

Julie Smith, clerk/treasurer
Megan Hulland, town councilor
Mandy Redmond, town councilor
Randy Sanders, town councilor

Specifics can be found at the following location:
https://www.indy.gov/workflow/election-results

Thank you to all candidates that ran for office.  It is because we have people willing to step up that we are able to maintain this small vibrant town of ours.  Shout out also to Tamara Carr and crew that ran the Rocky Ripple quick and efficient polling location for this year’s election.

New RR Floodwall Advisory Committee Members Sought

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Interested Rocky Ripple residents are sought to be a part of a new Rocky Ripple Town Council advisory committee for the Rocky Ripple floodwall project.

The mission of the Floodwall Advisory Committee will be to gather information from residents about what will make a positive or negative impact in regards to the established levee floodwall project and provide feedback for decision making to the Rocky Ripple Town Council.

The committee will provide advice, insight and guidance on floodwall issues to aid the town’s programs for the proposed floodwall and related initiatives. The committee will work with residents living along the wall where it is located on personal and public (Rocky Ripple) property to make the project as palatable as possible.  The charge also includes representation of the wants, thoughts and desires of residents living inside the town’s boundaries but not along the river; as well as the residents in the nine homes that have been left out of the project where riverbank stabilization is to also be a part of the project.

To review the full charter for this committee, click here:  Rocky Ripple Floodwall Advisory Committee Charter.

If you have questions about and/or are interested in being part of this committee, click here to contact a Rocky Ripple town councilor.

July 9th Rocky Ripple Town Board Meeting – Get Your Westfield Blvd Floodwall Questions Answered

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Mike Massonne, DPW project manager, will attend the July 9th Rocky Ripple Town Board meeting (7:30 pm Town Hall) to provide an update and answer questions on the Westfield Blvd. Alignment flood protection project, which is scheduled to be completed this year. Note this is to answer questions about the Westfield floodwall, not the Rocky Ripple floodwall project along the river, which has been approved by the City of Indianapolis as a project and is currently going through the bidding process.

RR Road Paving Scheduled

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The Town of Rocky Ripple is happy to announce that repaving of several roads in town is scheduled for the week of 24-Jun-2019, weather permitting.  This should take no longer than a couple days in total.  Please note that the following streets are affected  and give consideration to the paving equipment, trucks and personnel that will be doing this important work for us:

1) Canal Blvd. From: W 53rd St To: Ripple Rd

2) W53rd St From: Canal Blvd To: Lester St

3) W53rd St From: 835 W53rd St To: Riverview Dr

4) W52nd St From: Canal Towpath To: Lester St

5) Crown St From: W53rd St To: W54th St

6) Sunnymeade Ln From: W52nd St To: W53rd St

7) Annette St From: W53rd St To: 5326 Annette St

8) Clarendon Rd From: W51st St To: W52nd St

9) W54th St From: Karstadt Dr To: Canal Blvd

10) Ripple Rd From: 340 Ripple Rd To: Canal Blvd

Town Wide Garage Sale on Sat. Jun 1st

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The annual town wide garage sale will be held Saturday, June 1st with posted hours from 8 am to 2 pm. Everyone is welcome to participate. Start planning for the sale and gather those items that have been sitting around and collecting dust.

If you do not wish to participate on your own, but want to donate items, we will be having a sale with proceeds to benefit RRCA at the town hall. You can bring stuff you want to donate for the RRCA sale on Friday May 31st at the town hall from 3-7 pm.

New this year:  Sell your stuff at the town hall; have your own table for $5.  Town Hall will be open for set-up beginning at 7 am on Sat., Jun. 1st.

Kandy Kendall is coordinating this year’s sale.  Contact Kandy to reserve a table or with any questions:  cosmickandy@onemain.com or phone number 317-255-8117.

Ads will be placed in local newspapers. If you choose to participate and do not donate items for the RRCA sale, consider making a small donation to the community association to cover the advertising costs.

Flood Protection Update: MDC Final Vote/Last Public Hearing on 15-May-2019

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The Indianapolis City County Council Public Works Committee voted to recommend approval of the declaratory resolution designating the establishment of the White River-Rocky Ripple Flood Control Improvement District on 18-Apr-2019.  The recommendation now goes before the entire City County Council for final adoption on Monday 13-May-2019.  The last public hearing on the matter and final vote on the confirmatory resolution will occur at the Metropolitan Development Commission meeting on Wed., 15-May-2019 at 1 pm in the public assembly room of the City County building.  The full proposal (#192) can be found at the following location:

https://www.indy.gov/workflow/city-county-council-proposals/prop_details

Any questions regarding flood protection can be directed to your Rocky Ripple Town Councilors at TownCouncil@RockyRipple.com.

RR Flood Protection Update –Board of Public Works Hearing Held 27-Feb-2019

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The first of several public meetings and hearings to move forward with approval of the flood protection plan recommended by the City of Indianapolis DPW (know as Option 3), which saves all Rocky Ripple homes and includes a new levee made up of a combination of earthen, T-walls and I-walls was held on 27-Feb-2019.  This was the first of the meetings noted in the 12-Feb-2019 communication from the Indianapolis Department of Public works that was sent to all property owners affected by the proposed new levee.  A copy of that letter is posted on this website at the following link:

https://rockyripple.wordpress.com/community-information/flood-protection-info/

The outcome of the February 27th Board of Public Works meeting was that three board members voted for approval of the Rocky Ripple flood protection plan.  Two board members voted against the proposal.  As the board requires a quorum in order to pass a resolution, it was determined that another vote would be held at the next scheduled meeting, when two additional board members would be present.  The next Board of Public Works meeting, at which time this second vote will occur, is scheduled for 13-March-2019 at 1 pm in the City County Building Public Assembly Room on Floor 2.  The meeting on March 13th will not be a public hearing, so public comment for or against the proposal will not be allowed.

The tentative meeting schedule for gaining approval to move forward with the flood protection plan was as follows; as another meeting of the Board of Public Works was added, the upcoming meeting dates will be pushed out to the next scheduled meetings of the Acting Bodies.  We will keep you posted of the new dates and times.

Acting Body                           Tentative Date                               Proposed Action
 

Board of Public Works

 February 27 – 2nd meeting scheduled for 13 Mar 2019 Public hearing and vote on District approval recommendation to MDC
Metropolitan Development Commission (MDC)  

March 6

 Adoption of a declaratory resolution establishing the proposed District
 

Full City-County Council

  

April 8

 Introduction of proposal approving the MDC’s declaratory resolution
 

Council Public Works Committee

  

April 18

 Public hearing and information-only hearing of Council proposal approving the MDC’s declaratory resolution
 

Full City-County Council

  

May 13

 Vote on proposal approving of MDC’s declaratory resolution
Metropolitan Development Commission (MDC)  

May 15

 Public hearing and vote on confirmatory resolution establishing the proposed District

Your Rocky Ripple Town Council strongly encourages you to attend the upcoming public hearings and voice your support of this crucial initiative for our community, as City officials need to hear it from you, not just us.  Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions in the meantime.

Carla Gaff-Clark                cgaff@indy.rr.com

Mandy Redmond             redmond.mandy@gmail.com

Jill Morris                          jmorris004@Indy.rr.com

Townwide Thank You Carla and Fall Celebration/Pitch In

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Sunday, October 27 at 3 pm
(Band starts playing at 4:30 pm)

Rocky Ripple Town Hall

Join us for a pitch in celebration to thank Carla Gaff Clark for 24 years of service to our community.  Community Association will provide the meat and vegetarian main dish option, as well as soft drinks, water, coffee and tea.

The Sax Pistols (residents Cathy and Steve Hurt’s band) will play from 4:30 – 6 pm or so. Bonfire along the river, weather permitting.

Sponsored by
Rocky Ripple Community Association