SCR0027 Summary

• Recognizes the 175th anniversary of the City of Carmel, founded on April 13, 1837 by Quaker Pioneers as Bethlehem and renamed Carmel in 1846.

• Documents Carmel's growth from 150 residents at incorporation in 1874 to 79,191 as of the last census, making it the 8th largest city in Indiana.

• Highlights Carmel's traffic innovations, including the first traffic signal in Indiana installed in 1924 and over 80 roundabouts installed since 2000, earning the city the title of "unofficial roundabout capital of the country."

• Notes Carmel High School's prominence, growing from 40 students in 1887 to 4,400 students and winning its 100th IHSAA championship in 2011, the most of any Indiana school.

• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard and the Carmel City Council.