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The City of Carmel established the Carmel Redevelopment Commission and the Department of Redevelopment to ensure redevelopment areas in need of reinvestment and underused areas are funded through special benefit taxes that will benefit all taxable property within the boundaries of the City.
Map of Carmel Clay Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Distircts (Carmel Clay only)
“TIF is a Gift for Future Generations” - Carmel Mayor Brainard
IU Public Policy Institute Report: Carmel Central City Core Redevelopment - An Interim Evaluation of Process & Outcomes
Access redevelopment and economic development documents and plans (via Laserfiche)
Carmel Redevelopment Commission Meetings:
- Scheduled meetings occur on the Third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
- See the Carmel Community Calendar
- Additional meetings are scheduled as needed and conform with the Indiana Open Door law
- Meetings are broadcast on Channel 16 live, as well as one week following the date and posted time of the noticed meeting
2022 Meetings
2021 Meetings
LIVE Redevelopment Commission Meetings
(when in session)
DVD copies of the meetings can be obtained for $10 from
OMNI Centre for Public Media call 317-846-2345 x.108
Current Commission Members:
David Bowers
Appointed by the Common Council to a 1-year term, ending 12/31/2022
William Brooks
Appointed by the Mayor to a 1-year term, ending 12/31/2022
Lea Lockhart Sasena
Appointed by the Mayor to a 1-year term, ending 12/31/2022
William Hammer
Appointed by the Mayor to a 1-year term, ending 12/31/2022
Jeff Worrell
Appointed by the Common Council to a 1-year term, ending 12/31/2022
Ex-Officio: Michael Kerschner
Appointed by the Carmel Clay School Board to a 2-year term, ending 12/31/2022
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CRC Department:
Henry Mestetsky, Executive Director
Carmel Redevelopment Commission
30 West Main Street, Suite 220
Carmel, IN 46032
317-571-2492
hmestetsky@carmel.in.gov
Jenell Fairman, Deputy Director
317-571-4210
jfairman@carmel.in.gov
Mike Lee, Finance Manager
317-571-2788
Fax: 317-571-2789
mlee@carmel.in.gov
Larysa Glaspie, Project Manager
317-819-7210
lglaspie@carmel.in.gov
Tara Greaves, Office Manager
317-819-7207
tgreaves@carmel.in.gov