Hamilton County Reporter
The Fishers girls basketball team lost to Brownsburg 62-32 in a Friday Hoosier
Crossroads Conference game.
The Bulldogs led 13-9 after the first quarter and 28-12 at halftime. Skylar
Fulton scored nine points for the Tigers.
Tamia Perryman collected seven rebounds, with Cierra Tolbert grabbing six
and Katie Burton pulling five.
Fishers is 2-3 in the conference and 11-8 overall, and will play at Carmel on Tuesday.
If you talk to anyone that has graduated from one of the citizens’ academies offered by the City of Fishers, each person will tell you it was a great time and a lot was learned in the experience.
The Fishers Police Department is taking applications for its 36th Citizens Police Academy class.
The Academy is scheduled for 12 weeks and offers “police style” training to area citizens. Some of the training will include: Crime Prevention/Neighborhood Watch, Bicycle Patrol, Criminal Law, Police Canine, Traffic Stops, Weapons Familiarization, Self Defense, Criminal Investigations, Evidence Collection, and Narcotics. The instructors will be police officers from the Fishers Police Department. Participants in the Citizen’s Academy are eligible to complete a ride along with an on- duty Fishers Police Officer.
Our spring 2019 Citizen’s Police Academy will be held at the Fishers Police Department every Wednesdaynight from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. starting February 20, 2019. The academy will be open to individuals who reside or are employed in the Hamilton Southeastern School District. You must be sixteen years old or older to participate in the Citizen’s Academy.
It is the Police Department’s goal to build on the relationships already established in the community. The Citizen’s Academy consists of classroom and hands on training that will allow citizens to interact and become more familiar with the tasks that are assigned to a police officer.
Apply online at www.fishers.in.us/police or apply in person at the Fishers Police Department. Applications will be accepted until February 11th. If you have any questions contact Officer Rob Thompson at thompsonr@fishers.in.us or (317) 595-3300.
Jennifer Kehl has served as Fishers City Clerk ever since the the transformation from a town to a City in 2015. Now, Jennifer Kehl is seeking another term in the clerk’s office by filing her candidate paperwork for the 2019 Republican primary election. She will face a challenger…..Jackie Bowen has already filed her candidate paperwork.
Here is the list of filings for Fishers city offices, as of close of business Friday, January 11th:
Fishers City Clerk
Jackie Bowen (Republican) (1-9-19)
Jennifer L. Kehl (Republican) (1-11-19)
Fishers City Judge
Daniel E. Henke (Republican) (1-10-19)
Fishers City Council, North Central
Eric Moeller (Republican) (1-9-19)
Fishers City Council, Northeast
Brad DeReamer (Republican) (1-9-19)
Fishers City Council, Northwest
Mike Colby (Republican) (1-9-19)
Fishers City Council, Southwest
David C. George (Republican) (1-9-19)
Fishers City Council, At Large
Cecilia Coble (Republican) (1-9-19)
Todd Zimmerman (Republican) (1-9-19)
I have been away from my computer for a while, so I am a little behind, but I do not want this news item to pass me by, albeit a bit late.
The City of Fishers has announced that Megan Baumgartner will be taking over as the Director of Economic Development for the City of Fishers. Megan has been the assistant to Brandon Dickinson in that department, but will assume the top economic development job for the city following Brandon’s departure for another job opportunity.
Megan Baumgartner has been heavily involved in nearly all economic development projects pursued by the City of Fishers in recent years. Before joining the city staff in Fishers, Megan worked for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, and drew upon that experience in her work for Fishers.
“Megan has represented Fishers well during her time here and has proven to lead our city in the right direction as we strive to be a place where business thrives,” said Mayor Fadness in the city news relase announcing Megan’s promotion. “With this team in place, Fishers will continue to dedicate its efforts toward providing service and partnership to entrepreneurs, innovative firms, and small business.”
In the same news release, the city announced that Jordin Alexander joined the Fishers Economic Development team in September 2018 as Economic Development Specialist. Alexander is responsible for all redevelopment project coordination, compliance, programming, and outreach for the department.
In May of 2016, I interviewed Brandon Dickinson and Megan Baumgartner about their work. Much of the information discussed is dated, but it gives you an insight into how Megan Baumgartner approaches economic development.
The current Fishers City Judge, Dan Henke, has filed his paperwork to run for another term in that office.
The official candidate filing period just began this week and there have been several filings already.
As of the close of business Thursday, here are all the candidates that have filed for Fishers city offices, according to the Hamilton County Elections Office:
Fishers City Clerk
Jackie Bowen (Republican) (1-9-19)
Fishers City Judge
Daniel E. Henke (Republican) (1-10-19)
Fishers City Council, North Central
Eric Moeller (Republican) (1-9-19)
Fishers City Council, Northeast
Brad DeReamer (Republican) (1-9-19)
Fishers City Council, Northwest
Mike Colby (Republican) (1-9-19)
Fishers City Council, Southwest
David C. George (Republican) (1-9-19)
Fishers City Council, At Large
Cecilia Coble (Republican) (1-9-19)
Todd Zimmerman (Republican) (1-9-19)
More people have filed for Fishers city offices Wednesday. Here are the candidate filings since my last update.
Fishers City Council, North Central District
Eric Moeller (Republican) (1-9-19)
Fishers City Council, Northeast District
Brad DeReamer (Republican) (1-9-19)
Fishers City Council, Southeast District
David C. George (Republican) (1-9-19)
Fishers City Council, At Large
Todd Zimmerman (Republican) (1-9-19)
All four candidates are incumbents. So far, all candidate filings in the Fishers City Election are Republicans.
The Saxony area of Fishers near I-69 Exit 210 will be adding yet another medical building to the many facilities already located there.
Urology of Indiana announced Tuesday the groundbreaking of its Center of Excellence at 14300 E. 138th Street. The company cites increased demand for urological services in this area as the main reason for the new building .
The 22,000 square-foot office will accommodate up to 12 urologic providers and multiple urologic service lines at one time. Urology of Indiana anticipates opening the building to patients in November 2019. Northwest Radiology Network is partnering with Urology of Indiana to offer advanced imaging services in the adjacent building.
“The MedTech Park campus will be a destination for medical services, not only for Fishers but for Central Indiana, and the addition of Urology of Indiana and Northwest Radiology perpetuates that vision,” said Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness in a city news release. “Their mission to invest in cutting-edge technology while providing unmatched patient care is at the heart of what makes Fishers smart, vibrant, and entrepreneurial.”
Today is only the second day of candidate filings for Hamilton County municipal elections, but we already have some news to report.
Mike Colby, a former member of the Fishers Town Council, has announced his candidacy for the Northwest Council District, also referred to as District 2. Incumbent Selina Stoller is expected to run for reelection in that same district.
In a Facebook post announcing his candidacy, Colby cited his experience as a town councilor in Fishers and his role as the President of the River Glen Homeowners Association. He listed the main issues of his campaign as transportation and economic development for the Fishers community. His release also says the council needs “to continue to focus our community’s quality of life programs in order to bring more jobs to Fishers.”
Colby is an Army veteran and served in Vietnam.
In another race, Jackie Bowen has officially filed her candidacy for Fishers City Clerk. The incumbent clerk, Jennifer Kehl, is expected to run for another term.
Incumbent at-large Councilwoman Cecilia Coble, officially filed her paperwork to run for another term.
Hamilton County Reporter
Fishers got back on the winning track Tuesday, toughing out a 59-55 win at Arsenal
Tech.
The Tigers used balanced scoring to hold an early lead in the first half, going up
10-8 in the first quarter and 23-20 at halftime. Five different players scored in
each quarter.
Fishers led 42-37 after three quarters, with Jeff Simmons and Terry Hicks each
contributing five points in that period. The Tigers then held on in the fourth, thanks to
an 11-of-14 effort from the free throw ling.
Hicks and Willie Jackson were both 4-for-4 from the line in that quarter.
Hicks finished the game with 16 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Simmons
added 14 points, while Jackson scored 13.
Fishers is 10-4 for the season and returns to Hoosier Crossroads Conference play on
Friday with a trip to Brownsburg for a girl-boy doubleheader.
The City of Fishers has taken a major step forward in encouraging the arts and artists with the formation of the Fishers Arts & Culture Commission. The City Council approved the creation of this group and Mayor Scott Fadness appointed its seven members.
Tuesday night, the commission got down to work.
This session was more orientation than anything else, with city staff members explaining how they will support the commission in its work.
Tony Bagato, Director of Planning and Zoning for the city, explained how the commission will be involved in the art work featured in new construction of commercial developments, such as the Flexware building now under construction next the the library and the large development under construction near I-69 & 116th Street, The Yard.
Commission members had a number of questions and listened carefully to the staff briefings.
The commission will vote on a president and vice president at its first official meeting set for March 12th.
This commission begins a new era of arts and cultural activism in Fishers. With the downtown Nickel Plate District designated by the state as an Indiana cultural district, there is much to do.
Here are the members of the Fishers Arts & Culture Commission:
–Cecilia Coble, City of Fishers Councilwoman
–David Decker, Owner of ACo and Co-Founder of Hub & Spoke
–Jeremiah Follis, Teacher at HSE High School, Founder of Olio Productions, and Sculptor
–Kathryn Haigh, Chief Operating Officer at Newfields
–Chris Lingner, Founding Company Member of the Indianapolis Ballet
–Marisol Sanchez, Vice President, General Counsel at Endress+Hauser, Inc. USA
–Jocelyn Vare, Owner of Propeller Marketing, Former President of Fishers Arts Council, Nickel Plate Arts Board Member, and President of Fishers Music Works
