From the Indianapolis Business Journal:
The unincorporated area of Center Grove in Johnson County could become a town if its 29,000 residents can convince local officials to approve the plan by the end of the year.
Citizens for Center Grove, a not-for-profit leading the effort, is set to present its proposal for the new town at a public meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Center Grove Schools administration building.
The group has hired Indianapolis public accounting firm H.J. Umbaugh and Associates to study tax rates, which will be presented at the meeting.
It hopes to present a final proposal in July to county commissioners, who could vote on the plan within the following 90 days. The proposal would need approval from two of the three commissioners in order for Center Grove to become a town.
If successful, a town of Center Grove would be one of the largest towns in central Indiana, with a population greater than Zionsville, Plainfield, Brownsburg and Avon.
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Veldkamp’s group wants to incorporate as a town instead of a city because the only requirement would be the election of a five-person town council and clerk-treasurer.
If successful, the town would contract with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department to provide police protection, which it already does. Fire protection would be provided by the existing White River Township Fire Department. Other necessary utilities already are in place, Veldkamp said.
The town would begin collecting tax money in January 2014, which would provide enough time to get organized and to hold an election in November 2013.
http://www.ibj.com/group-pushing-to-make-center-grove-a-town/PARAMS/article/34905
