Eagle Nest Blog

Be sure to check the "Crime and police reports" toggle in the right rail of website content categories. New items are added as they become available from area police agencies and neighborhood crime-watch groups. Please email all crime-related information to Eagle Nest editor Scott Thien at scottthien@comcast.net You also can view a map of real-time police and emergency runs across Marion County at http://www.indystar.com/911

Welcome to the electronic version of the Eagle Eye , the newsletter of the Eagle Nest Property Owners Association. You'll want to bookmark this page, because eventually it will replace the hard copy version delivered to your home. Why? The ENPOA board is looking for cost efficiencies to save you money, and increased use of the Internet is among the ways. For those without Internet access, highlights will be copied and made available at the clubhouse. This site is still in development, however, so feel free to contact board member Scott Thien at 902-3103 if you have suggestions. Happy reading!

Effective Jan. 1, 2011, the state of Indiana has made it illegal to dump televisions, computers, printers and other electronics into the state's landfills or to incinerate them. Such items no longer will be picked up by trash haulers, but Eagle Nest residents (actually, all Marion County residents) can dispose of unwanted electronics at no charge at the following locations: Belmont Avenue Collection Facility, 2700 S. Belmont Ave., 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; IMPD Training Facility, 9049 E. 10th St., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of the month; Perry Township Government Center, 4925 Shelby St., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays; Traders Point Collection Facility, 7550 N. Lafayette Road, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays. More information is available on the web at www.sustainindy.org/toxdrop or call 327-4TOX (327-4869).

Finally, after years of requests, work to repair the bumpy roadways and uneven sidewalks along Bittern Lane and Warbler Way has been completed. The project, which involved scraping 1½ inches of old asphalt and replacing with new, was done mid-September. Contractually, the city had until the end of 2010, said Virginia Cain, City-County councilwoman representing Eagle Nest, District 5. The Eagle Nest repairs were the only street projects approved and scheduled for Cain’s district this year, she said. Her district covers a wide area, too, ranging from Graham Road in the west, 96’th Street to the north, 71’st Street to the south, and Carroll Road to the east. That includes several highly trafficked areas, including Binford Avenue, the 82’nd Street/Castleton Mall area, 86’th Street/Fashion Mall area, Geist Reservoir, Hague and Sergeant roads, and Fall Creek Parkway. The city also has repaired several uneven sections of sidewalk, as well as converting five curb entrances to make them c...