Election Victory!

November 9, 2011

It is an honor to be elected to serve as an at-large member of the Indianapolis City/County Council. My campaign has been spent meeting thousands of people in neighborhoods, listening, and learning.  Everyone I met has the same love for our city – and the same ambitions. They want to live in a community that is safe and welcoming, a place with good schools and good jobs. They want to be included in the decisions being made by the mayor and Council.  Simply put, neighbors want their voices heard. This is why listening to the people and serving as an advocate for neighborhoods will be my continued commitment.

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Supporting our Neighborhoods

April 22, 2011

We often hear the phrase “World Class City.” But what does that mean and how do we get there? Our city and county is made up of many neighborhoods, each with different strengths and challenges. Elected officials must do more than listen when citizens reach out to government. We must foster involvement and new ideas to support neighborhoods, in all nine townships.  Read the “John Barth for Council” paper on ideas to support Indianapolis neighborhoods without “breaking the bank” here: Barth for Council Neighborhood Support 4-21-11

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What’s Next? City Must Turn its Attention to Neighborhoods

March 7, 2011

Beginning with the February 6th edition, the Indianapolis Star kicked off a year-long series focused on thinking about what’s next for our city. That day’s paper saw the publication of the story “Beyond the Big Game: Trying to Build on our Sports Success,” which provided a bright spotlight on what our city has done to revitalize downtown. Our elected leaders, civic groups, business community, and residents joined forces to create a vibrant downtown, and their success is unquestioned. However, the story also pointed out that our neighborhoods have not shared in that success. Our success downtown can, and must, be replicated in neighborhoods around our city, but it will take the same focused attention, collaboration, commitment, and shared vision to expand the revitalization throughout our city, block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood. Read John’s letter to the editor in response to the Star’s series here: Barth Star Letter 3-7-11

Update: The Indianapolis Star published John’s letter on March 21, 2011.

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John Brings Attention to Neighborhood Issue

February 26, 2011

John  participated in a press conference with Mayoral Candidate Melina Kennedy aimed at bringing attention to the plan to construct a flood wall along the East side of the White River Canal that threatens the beauty of the mid-north neighborhoods and could affect access and use of the Central Canal. John strongly supports Melina’s position “to stop this proposal from advancing until there is further review and discussion.” Good planning requires interactive input from neighbors and John will be attending upcoming meetings to work to find a solution that works for the whole community. The event was covered by both Channel 13 and the Indianapolis Star.

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