If you are a Rocky Ripple resident, Rocky Ripple home and/or property owner, the Town Council asks for your input on Flood Protection – what do you want done and why? Please complete the Flood Protection survey and return it to the Town Council by 20-Jul-2017.
Hard copies are being delivered to all residences. Info received from the surveys will be used, in conjunction with data from other sources, to develop actions for flood protection of Rocky Ripple.
Click here to view/print a copy of the survey.
Your completed survey and comments can be dropped in the mail slot at the east end of the town hall; mailed to us at 930 West 54th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208; or you can scan in your completed form and email it to: TownCouncil@RockyRipple.com
The Rocky Ripple Town Board will host a special meeting to discuss the town’s flood control project on June 6th at 7p.m. The meeting will be held at the Meridian Street United Methodist Church, 5500 North Meridian Street. The meeting will focus on the options for Rocky Ripple’s local flood control project, as discussed in the AECOM report. The options will be shown through renderings of several areas in the neighborhood.
Details are contained in the attached copy of the flyer that was distributed in hard copy form to all residents: Rocky Ripple Flood Project Meeting Notice
Everyone,
There are several updates on flood protection initiatives in Rocky Ripple that we wanted to share with you. As always, we welcome your questions and discussion to understand this somewhat complicated issue. As we will all need to contribute input on what our future flood protection will look like, Town Council President Carla Gaff-Clark has put together a summary of her thoughts to assist in understanding the issue. Listed below are links to pages on this website that contain the following: Carla’s message (which was also posted on Next Door), the final AECOM report regarding flood protection options along the river, AECOM’s response to the town board’s questions on the draft report, a link to the City’s Northside Floodwall project website, which was recently updated with the latest developments, and finally a copy of a card being mailed by the Indy DPW regarding vegetation removal along the canal and Westfield Blvd that will start shortly.
The City of Indianapolis Department of Public Works (DPW) contacted the Rocky Ripple Town Council late this afternoon to inform us about the attached press release that was distributed this evening. It states that the DPW has decided, based upon the feasibility study completed, that the Canal Westbank Alignment project will not be pursued. Instead the City will be proceeding with the east side of the canal floodwall along Westfield Blvd.
The Westbank Alignment project could have affected Rocky Ripple homes along the canal, had it been accepted. City officials stated that we were the first area notified because we would be most affected by this. They pledged to work with us on what will happen now, based on this decision. They added that they understand the unique position of Rocky Ripple and will work with us to address our outstanding levee/flood protection concerns. Further info will be shared as we receive it.
The City of Indianapolis (Dept. of Public Works) has completed the levee study that they were conducting in Rocky Ripple.
The link below shows the study’s results. In order to download the file, right click on the link and choose “Save Link As…”
WR-24 Project Summary Memorandum (2nd Revision), 4-29-14
Brad Barcom
Rocky Ripple Town Board President
