Mayor’s Neighborhood Advocate – Area 1

Areas Served: Marion County – Area 1
Organization Address: 6151 Central Ave., Indianapolis, IN, United States, Indiana
Ages Served: All Ages

Mayor’s Neighborhood Advocates connect residents and business owners directly to city government and provide a communications link to the mayor’s office. You can determine who is your advocate by visiting our website.

Neighborhood advocates help neighborhoods by:

• Providing technical assistance to help residents create new neighborhood organizations.
  Bringing community groups together to combine forces when addressing common issues.
• Attending community meetings to hear citizens’ concerns and share them with government officials.
• Educating the public on zoning ordinances and land use issues, and how they can participate in the zoning process.
• Providing information about zoning ordinances, re-zoning variance procedures, and permitting issues.

Neighborhood advocates help businesses by:

• Connecting business owners looking to expand or relocate their business with available resources in the community.
• Helping locate vacant properties and buildings.
  Attending community meetings to hear business owners’ concerns and share them with government officials.
• Educating business owners on zoning ordinances and land use issues, and how they can participate in the zoning process.
• Providing information about zoning ordinances, re-zoning variance procedures, and permitting issues.

Community Office Hours:
Michigan Road Library, 6201 N Michigan Rd:
2nd Wednesday, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Lawrence Library, 7898 Hague Rd:
4th Wednesday, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM