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Random Rippling - BRVA Meeting/Election Brings Large Turnout
by Alan Hague
posted: Nov. 12, 2004

October 19, 2004 - There were over 60 in attendance at the October Broad Ripple Village Association (BRVA) meeting. Coffee was provided by Suzanna Held from Hubbard & Cravens Coffee Co. and a wide variety of tasty snacks were provided by Scholars Inn Bakehouse, 701 Broad Ripple Avenue.
2004 BRVA membership is up 50% over 2003. The 2005 membership drive starts in January. Postcard reminders should be mailed in December. Due primarily to the successful Blues Fest and the Taste of Broad Ripple, the treasury has a balance of almost $40,000.
The last Farmer's Market for 2004 will be October 30, 2004. This is the last year for the market in its current location in the parking lot of Lor Corp, across the street from McDonald's. The BRVA has two potential sites for the 2005 market. It is estimated that the final location will be decided in November. Many of the vendors at the market say that the Broad Ripple market is their favorite.
Officer Ben Hunter and Deputy Chief Benton presented the IPD report. The taxi lane issue has passed committee and is in the council for a vote. It is expected to pass. This will create a taxi only lane on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights after 8pm in the 800 block of Broad Ripple Avenue. This lane was developed to ease the congestion caused by taxi cabs on the avenue.
Middle Shift Field Lieutenant Terry Eden was seriously injured when he was struck by a mini-van while standing outside of his marked police vehicle. Lt. Eden was securing a perimeter position on 71st Street during a manhunt for the National City Bank robbery suspects when the incident occurred. Injuries sustained include a broken arm, broken rib, fractures of the hip and pelvis, and torn muscle in the right leg. North District officers have been frequent visitors to Lt. Eden in the hospital and wish him the best as he recovers. Ben said cards and emails from citizens are welcomed. To contact Ben Hunter, see page two - Local Government.
Chief Benton stated that assaults, namely bar fights, are way up this year. He has no idea why. A plea was made to bar owners to contact IPD with any ideas.
The October meeting is the annual election of board members. Tonight there were nine spots open and nine candidates. Each candidate made a brief speech stating their background and why they want to be on the board. The candidates each made it clear that Broad Ripple is a very special place in Indianapolis. Some went so far as to say that "It is the only place to live." It is great to see such neighborhood spirit and such a high caliber of people added to our already strong board. This should make for an exciting year in the village.
The ballots were collected and all nine were voted in unanimously.
There was a discussion about a recent notification process that may have been improperly handled. Residents that should have been notified about an upcoming zoning hearing were not. While the Gazette is no substitution for legal notification, we did print the notice of the hearing in question in our local government section.


alan@broadripplegazette.com
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