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E2 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1996 Oil TO? OF TIES SITUATION 116th lanes on Briefly riletro again proposed for Carmel project If v- ,1 "It seems logical to me," Miller said. "It's just a matter of where you paint the lines." Tom Kendall, former City Council member, said that in 1990 there were 1,200 names on a petition favoring three lanes. A 116th Street Committee was formed and studied the issue for a year before favoring three lanes, given the residential makeup along the street. In the 1992 city election, Mayor Dorothy Hancock and four council members, who supported four lanes on 116th, were defeated by four new faces and mayoral candidate Ted Johnson, who supported the three-lane proposal. "We won because there was an uproar among the public (opposing four lanes), and that was a mandate as far as I was concerned for three lanes," Kendall said.

Current Mayor Jim Brainard, aware that 116th Street is a political land mine, Is not yet endorsing the four-lane proposal. He said he was fully aware that the three-lane alignment was decided only after considerable debate. "I would rather follow the recommendation for three lanes, see how it works, and if it doesn't, we'll examine the alternatives at that point," the mayor said. "I am concerned that commitments made to the people In that area be kept." The mayor said the project completion date is now July 17. Brainard promised that regardless of what decision is made about the number of lanes, he wants to eliminate "through truck traffic" on the new road.

"Regardless of what the council does, I will recommend that weight limits be established that will prohibit truck traffic on that street through the residential area," he said. Bonnie Liggett, a member of the 116th Street Committee, said she was absolutely amazed by the proposed about-face. "We spent hundreds of hours listening to citizens and collecting information from different engineers. To invalidate all that work we did by assuming three lanes will not work Is ludicrous," she said. Another committee member, Keith Kenney, believes congestion along the street is not caused so much by the amount of traffic on 116th as by the timing of the light east-west traffic at the Intersection with Keystone.

"The state controls the signals that intersection, so Keystone (Ind. 431) gets more green light time than 116th Street," he said. Brainard said regardless of what the engineers recommend, any change would have to be approved by the City Council and Indiana Department of Transportation. He said state authorization would be required because the department is administering the federal funding of the project, which amounts to 80 percent of the total cost. WITH THIS COUPON -ONLY AT.

LOTTOMARTUSA tht lottery people Laundry Basket Ucensad by Indiana Stale Lottery Commssnn I 632-8897 545 South Rural 13 El I I Staff Photo Paul Sancya Indianapolis firefighter Derrick Sayles works on the charred roof of the one-story home at 4012 E. 30th St. while other firefighters continue to assess the damage inside. The Thursday morning fire caused significant damage to the home, but no one was injured. ICLU to probe harassment charge STAFF REPORTS Federal grants on the way to hire additional officers CENTRAL INDIANA Federal grants are on the way to Indiana communities so they can hire 100 police officers.

Indiana police and sheriffs departments will receive $6,865,344 to hire 96 full-time and four part-time officers. In central Indiana, Indianapolis will get $750,000 for 10 officers; Lawrence will get $350,000 for five officers; both Greenwood and Shelbyvllle will get $75,000 to hire one officer each. President Clinton announced Wednesday $604 million in grants for hiring 8,646 full-time and 472 part-time officers in more than 2,500 locations. The grants were issued under the Community Oriented Policing Services program, which called for hiring 100,000 new police officers by the year 2000. So far, 43,000 officers or about 40 percent, have been hired.

Trustee fights court order to pay past due fire fees MORGAN COUNTY The Monroe Township trustee is fighting a court order requiring him to pay more than $41,000 in past due fees owed to the township's Volunteer Fire Department for fire protection since 1994 Trustee Michael E. Marsh has filed a petition asking Morgan Circuit Judge James E. Harris to set aside a default Judgment entered against him and the township last month. Marsh disputes an order requiring him to pay $41,500 plus interest and legal costs to the Township Fire Department. Groups combine efforts to preserve Newby Gym MOORESVILLE At last month's MooresviUe School Board meeting, the board agreed to spend $45,000 from the school corporation's emergency capital projects funds to repair a wall at the Newby Gym.

Organizers of Junior basketball leagues will contribute $26,000 toward renovations and will continue to give money each year toward gym maintenance. Save the Newby Gym Committee has pledged $20,600. Committee members plan to canvass the community and contact alumni for donations. The Morgan County Preservation Society will give $20,000 and offer a three-year loan of $20,000. Asthmatic's parents seek change in medication rule BROWNSBURQ The parents of a 10-year old asthmatic who uses an inhaler have asked for a review of a Brownsburg Schools policy requiring medications be kept by school staff.

"My concern Is an asthma attack is life-threatening," the board was told by the child's mother, who wants her son to be able to carry his inhaler. Board President Larry Boley promised a review of the policy, which also requires prescribed medication to be administered by school staff. Schools collect awards in newspaper contest CENTRAL INDIANA Whiteland Elementary School won first prize and $500 in the elementary division of the Newspaper in Education Week contest. Glenns Valley in Indianapolis won second and Woodbrook Elementary in Carmel finished third. Shelbyvllle Middle School won first and was awarded $500 for the secondary division for a unit combining career education, reading, writing and the newspaper.

Carmel High School and Our Lady of Mount Carmel tied for second. The Indiana Newspaper in Education Advisory Committee coordinates the contest to promote reading and learning through the use of newspapers In the classroom. Abuse group volunteers are victims themselves FRANKLIN Most of the 14 volunteers who 1 attended the organizational meeting of a program to help domestic violence victims in Johnson County have experienced beatings and sexual assaults firsthand. And the volunteers who have never been victims know someone who has lived in a household where emotional and physical abuse is common. Soon, the trained volunteers will respond to police investigations of violent domestic situations and will provide victims with options to improve their lives.

The options will include relocating to a 'family shelter. Ru Weltan Home II STAFF WRITER CARMEL, Ind. The 116th Street lightning rod Is quivering in anticipation of another storm. After five years of contentious debate about the number of traffic lanes on the street, a long-standing decision to widen 116th to three lanes appears up for grabs. After nearly a year of construction on the $3.5 million project, a proposal has resurfaced to turn those three lanes into four, from Keystone Avenue east to White River.

The presentation will be made to the City Council on Monday by project engineer Nelson Steele, of Butler-Fairman Seufert, said council President James G. Miller. "Four lanes is a safer situa- iiun, jvuuer saia. mere is noin-ing more dangerous than traffic going 30 and 40 miles an hour with people turning left." He said the engineering firm is concerned about the possible traffic hazard created by a 16-foot-wide middle turn lane running the length of the new roadway. 'The engineers are the ones recommending the easier and saf- "We spent hundreds of hours listening to citizens and collecting information from different engineers.

To invalidate all that work we did by assuming three lanes will not work is ludicrous." Bonnie Liggett member, 116th St. Committee er way to do the job. It would be at no additional cost because the road is going in," he said. Miller noted that the present, three-lane construction plans call for the new road surface to be 43 1 feet wide. Two lanes would be 12 'feet in width each, not including the 16-foot middle turn lane.

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Jackson has denied both allegations. Richard Waples, legal adviser for the ICLU, said Moore's case "concerns us very greatly. Especially disturbing is the threat that he received over the phone. That certainly presents a possible intimidation case." On Wednesday. Waples assigned Hammond to handle the case at no cost to Moore.

Hammond said his first order of business will be to represent Moore at a meeting with Dine on Monday afternoon. Moore will give his statement to Greenwood police Investigators. Dine has ordered a three-member police panel led by Capt. David Payne to investigate the matter. Even though Hammond is representing Moore, no decision has been made about whether to file a lawsuit, Waples said.

Hammond said Moore's case rests on potential discrimination and "equal protection under the can't drive the vehicle, and it is depreciating. Noting the $1,033 will only cover back payments, council member Gayle Allard asked, "What's going to happen come May, June, July, August, September? How long will this vehicle be "We may release it" to the owners, Hamner replied. "If we release it, then do we get any benefit from holding it?" Dennis asked. "I am really not in any position to discuss trial strategy," Hamner replied. After the meeting, Hamner explained that it is important "that the integrity of the vehicle is maintained; that's why we held it.

I'm not in a position to discuss it any further. "There is a clause in the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution that ensures a citizen has the right for Just compensation when the state takes property," he said. "We don't think It's fair that a citizen who is unlnvolved in this criminal matter should have to bear the cost of the state producing Its evidence." John P. Wilson, attorney for the i f. JUtt'- ii tv, Group assigns lawyer to the case involving a Greenwood officer and man he ticketed.

By Annette Reynolds METRO SOUTH BUREAU CHIEF GREENWOOD, Ind. The Indiana Civil Liberties Union says It will investigate allegations that a Greenwood police officer harassed a man who complained about the way his race was designated on a traffic ticket. The ICLU has assigned Indianapolis attorney Jarrell Hammond to the case of Leroy Moore, 22, a Northeastside Indianapolis resident who was issued a ticket Saturday for allegedly running a red light in Greenwood. Moore has complained that Sgt. Steve Jackson wrote an on the ticket to designate Moore's race.

He believes Jackson intended the to stand for a derogatory derivation of the word "Negro." Greenwood Police Chief Robert Dine has said the stands for "Negro" and that the FBI considers both "black" and "Negro" as acceptable race terminology. CAR Continued from Page 1 The car reportedly had no lights on at the time, investigators said. The driver drove away after the victim was struck about 3:45 a.m., but was stopped by a sheriffs deputy near Bargersville 15 minutes later. "The unfortunate part is the guy who owns the car is out a car," Hamner told Johnson County Council members Monday as he asked for $1,033 to make car payments from last December through April. The council approved the funding after questioning Hamner.

The prosecutor acknowledged that the request was unusual, saying, 'This is the only time I have ever seen it happen." Council member Daniel Dennis asked If the county was legally responsible for the payments. "It's unclear," Hamner replied. "The ethical thing to do here is to help make the payments," Dennis said. Hamner pointed outline owners law, as provided by the Constitution. That's what the ICLU is all about.

The case represents a potential violation of his civil rights." Moore said he also intends to a written complaint with the Indiana Civil Rights Commission, a state agency whose mission is to protect the civil rights of all citizens. 'They are sending me the form in the mail, and I will fill it out and send it back by early next week," Moore said. Karen Williams, a supervisor at the commission, confirmed that the commission is working with Moore to get his complaint filed. Once the written complaint is received, the staff will make a decision whether it has merit, she said. If the complaint is considered to have merit, the first thing the commission would investigate is how Sgt.

Jackson and other Greenwood police designated an offender's race on traffic tickets before Saturday. "We would be interested in knowing their policy," said Sandra D. Leek, executive director of the commission. council, said at the meeting that the county was obligated as long as the car was held as evidence for Holman's trial. "Government cannot take property from a citizen without compensating him," Wilson said.

"The prosecutor has made a call that he needs that piece of evidence. Clearly the citizen is entitled to compensation." Shelby County Prosecutor Bryan Barrett explained his policy, saying, "Vehicles are searched and photographed. Then we release the vehicle. The longest we have kept a car is two weeks, but every case is different." Barrett said it is normal practice to remove part of a car, such as a headlight assembly, and send it to a lab for testing to match debris found at a hit-and-run scene. "But reimbursement has never come up," Barrett said.

Holman's trial is scheduled for July 8 in Johnson Circuit Court. He is free on bond. Metro South Bureau Chief Annette Reynolds contributed to this story, BSABV MI stymrs OFF ALREADY MARKED PRICE 25, 1996 JOBBERS SOUTH STORE ONLY VISA 3335 Madison Avenue 788-0566 OPEN Won. Sat. 10 a.m.

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