As redevelopment has transformed Carmel from a bedroom suburb to a bustling urban-style community in recent decades, some longtime residents feel their neighborhoods have been left behind.
Dozens of residents from some of the city’s oldest subdivisions near Carmel’s central core attended a town hall meeting June 3 at the Carmel Clay Public Library to express frustration about longstanding flooding issues, aging infrastructure and a road that’s been proposed for decades but never built.
Members of the Carmel City Council organized the event, and many of them attended. Councilor Ryan Locke said feedback gathered at the meeting would be presented to the mayor’s office, which he believes has focused too many resources on attracting new residents at the expense of those already living here…