By: Michael Horoho | Date: 11/12/2026 02:05:43 PM
Hello All!
We have two important community updates to share.
First, we are beginning to make plans for our annual neighborhood meeting for 2027. This meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 13th, 2027 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM in the cafeteria at Hazel Dell Elementary. We encourage everyone to attend and participate in the discussion about our neighborhood, however, if you are unable to attend we will make proxy forms available to each homeowner. Also, we will be holding an election for the Board of Directors (BOD) during the annual neighborhood meeting. This year, we will be looking to fill 2 vacant Board positions via the election process. For those of you interested in serving on the board, we will be sending around an H.O.A. board candidate information form for you to complete and submit to the H.O.A. board prior to the annual meeting. Additional information regarding the annual meeting will be shared as we get closer to the meeting date.
Second, we wanted to make everyone aware that the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) recently reached out to the H.O.A. with a proposal to purchase part of our neighborhood property as part of the "Improve to Move 32" project. INDOT proposed putting in a pedestrian path that will connect to our existing sidewalk in the front entrance of our neighborhood. This link is an aerial view of what is being proposed and the pedestrian path is shown by the teal lines that are labeled "Proposed Right Away." The H.O.A. reviewed the proposal and submitted a counter proposal to not only compensate for the loss of trees, but potentially our front entrance sign and possible improvements that may need to be made to sight and sound barriers for the roundabout being put in to replace the stop lights at the intersection for Pebble Brook/Hazel Dell Elementary and along the neighborhood perimeter running parallel to the expanded SR32 corridor. INDOT agreed to our counterproposal and will be reimbursing our neighborhood to cover all of these impacts as part of the purchase agreement. More discussion to follow at the annual neighborhood meeting.