Free Heavy Trash EXPANDING TRAILS - Avon, Indiana IN 46123 Town of Avon Newsletter AvonGov.org...
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Town Department Heads TOM KLEIN, MPA Town Manager tklein@avongov.org 272-0948 ext. 101 Day-¬to-day operations and implementation of council policies. RYAN CANNON Public Works Director rcannon@avongov.org 272-0948 ext. 106 Street maintenance, parks and recreation, road projects. JODI DICKEY, AICP Director of Planning & Building jdickey@avongov.org 272-0948, ext. 108 Planning, permits, code enforcement. SEAN STOOPS Chief of Police sstoops@avongov.org 272-0948 ext. 104 Community safety. 6570 East US Highway 36 Avon, IN 46123 Town of Avon Newsletter AvonGov.org Follow the Town of Avon An incorporated town since 1995, Avon is governed by a five-member Town Council who sets policy and employs a Town Manager to implement that policy. The town’s Police Chief is appointed annually by the Town Council President. Have a suggestion or just want to know more? Visit AvonGov.org, or call Town Manager Tom Klein at 272-0948 ext. 101. © 2016 Town of Avon. All rights reserved. More information www.AvonGov.org Free Heavy Trash & Shred Day Need to free up some space? Avon residents (ID required) can bring large garbage to our Public Works Salt Facility (on Gable Drive behind Ashley Furniture) from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. We’ll also have a heavy-duty shredder, and there’s no charge for trash or shredding. A list of what we can accept appears below and if you have something that isn’t on the list, visit hendrickssolidwaste.com to see where it can go. ITEMS WE CAN ACCEPT • Upholstered furniture • Outdoor/patio furniture • Desks and bookcases • TV stands • Scrap metal (no cars) • Toys & playground equipment • Exercise equipment • Mattresses & box springs • Carpeting and rugs ITEMS WE CAN SHRED • Paper • Folders • Binders • Cardboard boxes • CDs and Diskettes • Cassettes • Paper clips and staples TOWN OF AVON ACTIVATEAVON. THE PLANNING POWER BUTTON LAN UPDATE 2015 Avon plan heads to council Thanks to everyone who stopped by our recent open house to examine the Avon Future Land Use map, which is part of the comprehensive plan. The plan serves as a guide for future growth and the map highlights specific areas for desirable development. The Future Land Use map is currently scheduled to be heard by the Town Council in the next few months for review and approval. If you’d like to know more about the plan, contact CaitlinDopher at [email protected]. EXPANDING TRAILS See more about road and trail projects at avongov.org Every year, Avon’s trail network has grown — and 2017 won’t be an exception. Work on the Bicentennial Trail, which connects our trail network with the popular B&O Trail and the trail connecting Town Hall Park with Washington Township Park begins this spring. And we’re currently designing a trail to follow White Lick Creek from 100 North to 100 South. Our long- term goal is to connect Avon’s trails along the creek with those in Brownsburg and Plainfield!
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AVON IS HENDRICKS COUNTY’S FIRST TREE CITY USA COMMUNITY
Town Department Heads
TOM KLEIN, MPATown [email protected] 272-0948 ext. 101 Day-¬to-day operations and implementation of council policies.
RYAN CANNONPublic Works [email protected] ext. 106Street maintenance, parks and recreation, road projects.
JODI DICKEY, AICPDirector of Planning & [email protected], ext. 108Planning, permits, code enforcement.
SEAN STOOPSChief of [email protected] ext. 104Community safety.
6570 East US Highway 36 Avon, IN 46123
Town of Avon Newsletter AvonGov.org
Follow the Town of Avon
An incorporated town since 1995, Avon is governed by a five-member Town Council who sets policy and employs a Town Manager to implement that policy. The town’s Police Chief is appointed annually by the Town Council President. Have a suggestion or just want to know more? Visit AvonGov.org, or call Town Manager Tom Klein at 272-0948 ext. 101.
© 2016 Town of Avon. All rights reserved.
More information www.AvonGov.org
Free Heavy Trash & Shred DayNeed to free up some space? Avon residents (ID required) can bring large garbage to our Public Works Salt Facility (on Gable Drive behind Ashley Furniture) from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. We’ll also have a heavy-duty shredder, and there’s no charge for trash or shredding. A list of what we can accept appears below and if you have something that isn’t on the list, visit hendrickssolidwaste.com to see where it can go.
ITEMS WE CAN ACCEPT • Upholstered furniture • Outdoor/patio furniture • Desks and bookcases • TV stands • Scrap metal (no cars) • Toys & playground equipment • Exercise equipment • Mattresses & box springs • Carpeting and rugs
ITEMS WE CAN SHRED • Paper • Folders • Binders • Cardboard boxes • CDs and Diskettes • Cassettes • Paper clips and staples
TOWN OF AVON
ACTIVATEAVON.
THE PLANNING POWER BUTTONAVON’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE 2015
Avon plan heads to councilThanks to everyone who stopped by our recent open house to examine the Avon Future Land Use map, which is part of the comprehensive plan. The plan serves as a guide for future growth and the map highlights specific areas for desirable development. The Future Land Use map is currently scheduled to be heard by the Town Council in the next few months for review and approval. If you’d like to know more about the plan, contact CaitlinDopher at [email protected].
EXPANDING TRAILSSee more about road and trail projects at avongov.org
Every year, Avon’s trail network has grown — and 2017 won’t be an exception. Work on the Bicentennial Trail, which connects our trail network with the popular B&O Trail and the trail connecting Town Hall Park with Washington Township Park begins this spring. And we’re currently designing a trail to follow White Lick Creek from 100 North to 100 South. Our long-term goal is to connect Avon’s trails along the creek with those in Brownsburg and Plainfield!
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AVON IS HENDRICKS COUNTY’S FIRST TREE CITY USA COMMUNITY
It’s finally underway!Earlier this year, Avon Avenue closed at the CSX railroad tracks for construction of the bridge over the tracks and the adjacent roundabout. Preliminary work started in summer 2016, but major construction is now underway. You can still access Frost Bite, Hackelman Auto Collision, American Electric, NAPA Auto Parts, and Sun Spot from Avon Avenue south of U.S. 36. The new bridge should be open for traffic by early summer 2018.
SEAN STOOPSChief of [email protected] ext. 104Community safety.
SPRING 2017
If you’ve noticed a lot of new pavement around town this year, there’s good reason. Between 2016 and 2017, Avon is spending $4.2 million on road paving projects. That’s a $3.4 million increase over the $800,000 we normally budget over two years.
The best part is that we’re doing it without raising your tax rates. Part of the money came from a $1 million additional state distribution of income taxes, $1 million from the State Road 267
relinquishment agreement and an additional amount was freed up when we were able to receive a $1 million Community Crossing grant for the Avon Avenue bridge project. The paving is a key part of our $100 million Go!Avon
infrastructure plan.
Last year, we repaved Avon Avenue, most of County Road 625 East, large
portions of 100 North, and parts of 200 North near Ronald Reagan Parkway. This year, most of our
work will be on neighborhood streets. Our budget focus is on preventive maintenance to keep our roads in good shape, and using extra funds like those from the state to address roads
that need extra attention.
TOWN OF AVON
Extra funds in 2016, 2017$4.2 MILLION IN PAVING PROJECTS
Part of a nationwide surveyWE WANT YOUR OPINIONWhat do you love about Avon? How do you feel about the community’s resources? Does local government serve your needs? What would you improve?
Asking questions like that will help local leaders continue to improve the quality of life in our community. That’s why Avon is participating in the National Citizen Survey for the very first time. We’ve asked the National Research Center to conduct a scientific survey of 1,500 households about our town.
You may have received a survey through the mail, and we encourage you to complete and return it. If you haven’t received a survey but want to participate, visit avongov.org after March 24 and click on the link to the survey. All replies are due by April 7.
The National Research Center conducts this annual survey in hundreds of American communities. They’ll compare your opinions of Avon with what residents in other communities think about their hometowns. Local leaders will receive detailed reports in May, giving us valuable information as we plan for the community’s future. We hope you’ll participate!
Spring 2017
★★★Support for
our schools
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Neighbors YOU SHOULD KNOW
Kerry Tuttle
Ask your neighbors why they brought their families to Avon, and they’ll probably mention our community’s outstanding public schools. Making sure teachers and students have the resources they need to thrive is at the center of the Avon Education Foundation’s (AEF) work.
Kerry Tuttle has served as the AEF’s executive director for the past two and a half years. The lifelong Hendricks County resident, husband Jason, and daughter Lexi have called Stratford of Avon home for better than a decade.
AEF supports programs in all 12 Avon schools. “Over the past ten years, our contributions have totaled more than half a million dollars,” Kerry tells us. “This school year alone, we’ll invest more than $100,000 in education programs for Avon students. Our work touches
students with a variety of different academic needs at every grade level.”
Her favorite story concerns a student who entered the AEF-funded Read 180 remediation program as a struggling freshman. “Four years later, the young woman came to her Read 180 teacher with a letter of acceptance to college,” Kerry recalls. “She credited the remediation class and the support of her teacher as the turning points in her success. And this is a program that would have been eliminated without AEF’s support.”
An IU graduate, Kerry also serves on the board of directors for the Indiana Association of Public Education Foundations, is a graduate of Leadership Hendricks County, and is a member of Avon’s Kiwanis Club.
Watch the birdies!Whether you’re an avid birder or simply want to learn how to match a call to a bird, join us at Town Hall Park on Saturday, May 20, for our IndiGo Birding Nature tours. We’ll have two 90-minute walks. The first, at 8:30 a.m., is for intermediate to advanced birders, while the second, at 10:30 a.m., is for families and beginners. We’ll have some binoculars, but we encourage participants to bring their own. Each tour is limited to 20 participants, so reserve your spot by emailing [email protected].
BIG EVENTS AHEADMark your calendar for some exciting events.
THIRD ANNUAL SPRING FLING RADIO CONTROL FESTIVAL First, on Saturday, May 6, Town Hall Park will host the Third Annual Spring Fling Radio Control Festival from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with RC boats, planes, cars, and trucks in action throughout the park.
AVON BALLOON GLOWThen on Saturday, June 24, the Avon Balloon Glow will return as part of the Hendricks County RibFest. Join the food and fun starting at 4:00 p.m. at Kingsway Christian Church, and wait for dusk, when colorful hot-air balloons will light up the sky.
SUMMER CONCERT SERIESAnd we’ve expanded our summer concert series to three, with the first on Friday, June 16 at Washington Township Park. Visit avongov.org or call (317) 272-0948 for all the details!
Our community’s legacyTo celebrate Indiana’s 200th birthday, Avon created three Bicentennial Legacy projects that future generations will be sure to enjoy. We planted 200 trees in the community, started construction on the Bicentennial Trail, and placed the massive 200 sculpture in Town Hall Park.
Farmers MarketLooking for fresh veggies and other goodies? Be sure to stop by the Avon Farmers Market from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. every Tuesday from June 6 through September 26, in the parking lot at Hendricks Regional Health. The market is brought to you by Avon Parks & Recreation.
Save $50 at the “Y”Avon residents qualify for a coupon worth $50 off programs at the Hendricks Regional Health YMCA (even if you’re not a member). Learn more by calling (317) 273-9622, or stop by 301 Satori Parkway.
Scholarships For AvonAvon residents taking classes at the convenient Avon campuses of Ivy Tech or Trine University in Beechwood Center may qualify for a scholarship! Call (317) 775-8410 or email [email protected] to learn about opportunities at Trine. For Ivy Tech, apply at ivytech.edulindianapolis/avonscholarship, or contact them for information at (317) 921-4539 or [email protected]. Ivy Tech also offers funding for workforce training for Avon businesses.
Spring 2017
Community CALENDAR
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AVON?
Dates and times subject to change. Check avongov.org for updates.
Create some shadePlant a tree now, and you’ll enjoy its shade (and oxygen) for many years to come. We’re holding our annual Spring Tree Sale from March 20 through April 21. To see what’s available or to place your order, visit avongov.org or our Facebook page starting March 20.
You may not realize it, but one in five Americans has a diagnosable mental health condition. It isn’t easy to spot emotional problems, so the Campaign to Change Direction has been promoting awareness of the five common signs of emotional suffering. They hope to create a common language that will make it easier for us to help others and care about everyone’s mental well-being (including our own).
If you see these signs in someone you know, the Campaign encourages you to connect, reach out, inspire hope, and offer help. Show compassion and caring, and help the person access resources in the community. As the Campaign says, if everyone is more open and honest about mental health, we can prevent pain and suffering, and those in need will get the help they deserve. Visit changedirection.org to learn more.
The five signs1. PERSONALITY CHANGEThere are sudden or gradual changes in the way that someone typically behaves.
2. AGITATEDThey seem uncharacteristically angry, anxious, agitated, or moody.
3. WITHDRAWALThey withdraw or isolate themselves from other people.
4. POOR SELF-CAREThey stop taking care of themselves and may engage in risky behavior.
5. HOPELESSNESSThey seem overcome with hopelessness and overwhelmed by their circumstances.
Weeks of Monday, March 20 and 27Spring Kids CampsWashington Township Community Park,washingtontwpparks.org
Saturday, April 1, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Heavy Trash & Shred Day Public Works Salt Facility on Gable Drive, avongov.org
Friday, April 7, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Easter Celebration at the Y Hendricks Regional Health YMCA, indymca.org
Saturday, April 8, 8:00 a.m. to noonSensory Easter Egg Hunt Washington Township Community Park, washingtontwpparks.org
Monday, April 10Open Football and Cheerleading registrationAJAA, ajaaonline.com
Thursday, April 13, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Nerf Competition Washington Township Community Park, washingtontwpparks.org
Saturday, April 22, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.Artscape 2017Avon-Washington Township Library, avonlibrary.net
Friday, April 28, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.Fish FryWashington Township Community Park, washingtontwpparks.org
Saturday, May 6, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Radio Control Spring Fling Festival Town Hall Park, avongov.org
Sunday, May 7, 12:30 p.m.Movie Night with MomWashington Township Community Park, washingtontwpparks.org
Friday, May 19Family Campout at the YMCAHendricks Regional Health YMCA, indymca.org
Saturday, May 20, 8:30 a.m. to noonBird Hike with IndiGo Birding Town Hall Park, avongov.org
Sunday, May 21NateWalk Memorial 5KTown Hall Park, avongov.org
Thursday, May 25, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Foam FrenzyTown Hall Park, avongov.org
Saturday, May 27Splash Pad OpensWashington Township Community Park, washingtontwpparks.org
Saturday, June 3Community Yard SaleWashington Township Community Park, washingtontwpparks.org
Monday, June 5Kickoff to Summer ReadingAvon-Washington Township Library, avonlibrary.net
Tuesdays, starting June 6Farmers Market StartsHendricks Regional Health parking lot
Saturday, June 10, 10:00 a.m. to noonStory Walk Read-A-LongTown Hall Park, avongov.org
Monday, June 12AJAA Fall Sports Registration Open Softball/BaseballAJAA, ajaaonline.com
Friday, June 16, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Concert by the Creek: Blue River BandWashington Township Community Park, washingtontwpparks.org
Saturday, June 17Solstice YogaHendricks Regional Health YMCA, indymca.org
Saturday, June 24, 4:00 p.m. to darkRibFest, Balloon Glow, and RibRun 5K Kingsway Christian Church, avonchamber.org
Tuesday, July 4, 8:00 a.m.Run 4 FreedomTown Hall Park, funraces.com
Sunday, July 9Junior TriathlonHendricks Regional Health YMCA, indymca.org
Friday, July 28, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Concert by the Creek: Indy Jazz BandWashington Township Community Park, washingtontwpparks.org
Tuesday, August 1National Night Out – Avon PoliceLowe’s Parking Lot
Friday, August 11, at sunsetMovie on the Hill: Fantastic Beasts Town Hall Park, avongov.org
Know the 5 signs of emotional suffering?
