Documents

• Major misconceptions about the Arboretum and re-zoning (PDF File)
• Updated proposed solution to Hayes' funding crisis (PDF File)
• Original fundraising proposal that was rejected by Hayes (PDF File)
• Letter sent to City Council prior to their first vote (Word Document)
• FOTA Flier (Word Document)
• Do the Math! (PDF File)
• My View - Response to Pal-Item editorial 12/2/2003 - (PDF File)
• Points to Ponder (PDF File)
• Preliminary Report: Hayes Property Tax Exemption (PDF File)
• Presentation Outline for Plan Commission (PDF File)
  This outline was hand-delivered to Plan Commissioners the night before the Dec. public hearing. The night OF the public hearing, the hearing was closed and this information was not allowed to be presented.
• Response from Hayes Board (PDF File)
• Truth or Consequences (PDF File)
• Guidelines for Speaking at Plan Commission hearings (PDF File)

Links

• http://www.petitiononline.com/hayespl1/
  Petition to boycott businesses locating on the Hayes Arboretum development land
• http://www.lawmall.com/rpa/cover.html#Cover
  (Get the true fact about strip mall economics from the Shills report.),
• http://www.pyramidhill.org/cgibin/main/magic/main.cgi?a=1
  (They're making ends meet at Pyramid Hill),
• http://www.mortonarb.org/
  (Other arboretums are investing in capital projects, not downsizing.),
• http://www.sprawl-busters.com/
  (Cities all over the country are fighting the good fight, to preserve their local economies.),
• http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/156391-3632-009.html
  (Yes, an aquifer can be contaminated. Read how it happened in Martinsville, IN.),
• http://historiclandmarks.org/
  (Historic Landmarks supports FOTA and our effort to preserve a historical treasure in our community.),
• http://www.indiananationalroad.org/
  (The Indiana National Road association supports our effort to preserve the best feature of the eastern gateway to Indiana via the National Road.)

Core Reasons to Deny the Hayes Petition to Rezone

1. The proposed development presents an unnecessary risk to the safety of our drinking water supply.
2. The overlay of a Planned Unit Development on an O-1 Greenbelt zoning is an incorrect application of the PUD Ordinance. This is a change in the principle use of the property. The PUD cannot be used in this instance.
3. Putting a commercial development on land zoned O-1 Greenbelt is unprecedented. The proposed commercial development is expressly not permitted in a Greenbelt designated zone.
4. The Petition to Rezone is not in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan as specifically required by the zoning process.
5. No Independent Market Saturation Analysis has been performed to ensure the elasticity of the local economy.
6. As a result of the capricious nature of the notification process, the Planning Staff Report is not an accurate representation of neighborhood input.
7. Past decisions have sided in favor of the concerns of neighbors opposed to commercial intrusion. Approval of this Petition would be Spot Zoning.
8. The Wellhead Protection Ordinance was submitted before the Hayes Petition to Rezone, and should have been considered in order.
9. There is no legally binding written assurance that the remainder of the property will be preserved in perpetuity. The Hayes organization has expressed, before Council, that they would not consider a Conservation Easement on the property and that to do so would be unconscionable. This is the clearest indication of the intent of the Hayes Board.
10. Destruction of greenspace is contrary to the Mission Statement and Articles of Incorporation of the Stanley W. Hayes Research Foundation, Inc.

Virtual Petition

I support the Friends of the Arboretum in their effort to preserve and provide for the cultural, historical, and natural resources of Hayes Arboretum.