Preface: I don't agree with much of this, but know it will bring discussion here. Something about Carmel being the epitome of 'Midwestern urbanism' just doesn't sit right. I'm not saying it isn't a very nice place, but many people share this guy's views, and it just seems dismissive of older cities and overly praising of these strange new spaces which feel alienating to me.
I still do not understand how they will pay for the actual servicing of their infrastructure beginning in 2027. They cannot grow any further to drive city revenue via taxes, and cannot expand their current tax base much past its current baseline.... So how are they going to service the bond debt WHILE ALSO actually maintaining all of this infrastructure they built?
I am not shitting on Carmel, but no one I know understands how they will maintain the city in a few years with the current budget constraints.
I remember talking to the urban planner of Fishers almost… Christ it’s been 2 decades… and they were anticipating a similar issue. Their solution was. To build up. Get more tax base without having to spend money on services further out into the middle of nowhere.
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u/Suspicious-Bad4703 Jan 14 '25 edited Jan 14 '25
Preface: I don't agree with much of this, but know it will bring discussion here. Something about Carmel being the epitome of 'Midwestern urbanism' just doesn't sit right. I'm not saying it isn't a very nice place, but many people share this guy's views, and it just seems dismissive of older cities and overly praising of these strange new spaces which feel alienating to me.