>>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: >>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," BLOOMINGTON'S MAYOR BLAMES SOME OF THE CITY'S ISSUES WITH THE UNHOUSED POPULATION, ON AN INFLUX OF INDIVIDUALS FROM OUTSIDE THE COUNTY.

>> OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT SERVING ANYONE WELL IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET OUR HEADS ABOVE WATER.

>> ALMOST 40% OF MONROE COUNTY'S UNHOUSED HAVE LIVED HERE FOR LESS THAN TWO YEARS.

>> THE INDIANA STATE FAIR OPENS TODAY WITH A NEW ATTRACTION, A BIG TOP CIRCUS FEATURING ACROBATS, AERIALISTS, CLOWNS AND MORE.

>> I STAND THERE WITH MY HANDS ON MY HIPS AND TAKE THREE DEEP BREATHS BEFORE I'M REALLY READY TO GO OUT FOR MY ACT.

>> THE CIRCUS WILL HAVE THREE PERFORMANCES DAILY DURING THE STATE FAIR'S TWO-WEEK RUN.

>>> AND SOME BLOOMINGTON OFFICIALS WANT TO REGULATE THE NUMBER AND THE LOCATION OF CAR WASHES IN THE CITY.

WE'LL HAVE THESE STORIES AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

♪ >>> WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

I'M JOE HREN.

BLOOMINGTON HAS THE REPUTATION FOR OFFERING BETTER SERVICES FOR UNHOUSED PEOPLE THAN OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION, BUT MAYOR KERRY THOMSON SAYS THE CITY IS DROWNING IN DEMAND.

AS ETHAN SANDWEISS REPORTS, THE CITY AND THE LOCAL NONPROFITS DISAGREE ON THE BEST APPROACH FOR ACCOMMODATING OUT-OF-TOWN HOMELESSNESS.

>> MONDAY WAS A QUIET DAY IN SEMINARY PARK.

NORMALLY THIS IS ABUZZ WITH HOMELESS ACTIVITY, BUT IT'S BEEN LARGELY EMPTY SINCE BLOOMINGTON POLICE ARRESTED EIGHT LAST WEEK ON DRUG DEALING AND DISTRIBUTION CHARGES.

THOMSON RAN ON HOUSING.

SHE SAID BLOOMINGTON IS STRUGGLING WITH NEW ARRIVALS FROM PLACES WITH FEWER SERVICES.

>> TODAY INDIVIDUALS ARE BEING BROUGHT TO BLOOMINGTON BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

BOTH I.U.

HEALTH AND WHEELER, AMONG OTHERS, ARE EXPERIENCING INFLUX THAT THEY'RE UNABLE TO DEAL WITH.

>> A YEAR AGO, THEY WORKED WITH LOCAL SHELTERS AND HOUSING GROUPS TO CREATE A LOCAL HOUSING PLANS, AT THE TIME THOSE NONPROFITS SAID THEY WOULD STOP ADMITTING PLANS TO EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT SHELTERS BUT HEADING HOME IS ENDING THAT REQUIREMENT, EXPLAINING IT CAN'T PRACTICALLY REUNIFY ALL THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS FROM THE COMMUNITIES THEY CAME FROM.

>> AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT.

AND SO THE FEAR IS IF WE MAKE A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT AND SAY YOU CAN'T STAY HERE, THEN THAT PERSON MAY WELL JUST BECOME UNSHELTERED.

>> THOMSON DISAGREES.

>> OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT SERVING ANYONE WELL IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET OUR HEADS ABOVE WATER IN ORDER TO TRULY END THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE FROM OUR H.U.D.

DISTRICT.

>> IN JUNE, HEADING HOME COUNTED 471 PEOPLE IN MORGAN, MONROE AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES LIVING ON THE STREET AND IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS.

AN EQUAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ENTERED THE SYSTEM TO THOSE WHO EITHER LEFT OR FOUND HOUSING.

>> WE HAVE REALLY BEEN WORKING HARD TO KIND OF GET A GRASP ON WHAT IS GOING ON AND THEN TRY TO REALLY LOOK AT PROACTIVE STEPS FOR WHAT WE CAN DO GOING FORWARD, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST HASN'T BEEN WORKING.

>> GIFFIN IS BLOOMINGTON'S FIRST EVER HOMELESS RESPONSE COORDINATOR, A POSITION CREATED BY THOMSON TO HELP MEET HER AMBITIOUS GOAL OF VIRTUAL ZERO HOMELESSNESS.

HE'S BEEN ON THE JOB THREE MONTHS.

AMERICA'S HOMELESS CRISIS STEMS FROM HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND ADDICTION TREATMENT.

BLOOMINGTON PROVIDES BETTER ACCESS TO THESE TOWNS THAN OTHER TOWNS WITH FACILITIES LIKE I.U.

BLOOMINGTON HEALTH CENTER BUT THE SUCCESSES HAVE COME WITH A CATCH.

HEADING TO HEADING HOME'S MOST RECENT SURVEY, ALMOST 40% OF MONROE COUNTY'S UNHOUSED HAVE LIVED HERE UNDER TWO YEARS.

MORE THAN A THIRD WERE HOMELESS WHEN THEY ARRIVED.

>> WE HAVE ESPECIALLY SEEN JUST IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS A LOT OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS CRACKING DOWN MORE ON STREET HOMELESSNESS AND KIND OF MAKING IT AN UNCOMFORTABLE PLACE TO BE IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS.

>> JURISDICTIONS TAKING THE CRACKING DOWN APPROACH HAVE BEEN GIVEN A FREER HAND SINCE DONALD TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER, INCREASED FUNDING FOR PLACES THAT ARE TOUGH ON URBAN CAMPING.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IS CONSIDERING CUTS TO SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE, THE LOW-INCOME RENTERS RELY ON.

BUT THE CITY AND HEADING HOME AGREE THAT IT'S UP TO BLOOMINGTON TO GUIDE ITS NEIGHBORS TOWARDS A MORE SERVICE-BASED APPROACH.

>> IF YOU ARE FROM BEDFORD, THERE IS A MEN'S SHELTER, BUT IT'S ONLY OPEN PART OF THE YEAR, RIGHT?

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HEADING HOME IS TRYING TO DO IS TO WORK WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES IN OUR REGION TO IMPROVE THE RESOURCES THEY HAVE AVAILABLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

>> IN JUNE, THOMSON INVITED MAYORS FROM OTHER CITIES ACROSS INDIANA TO COME UP WITH A REGIONAL STRATEGY.

>> EVERYBODY CAN KIND OF HELP EVERYBODY HELP THE PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEY ARE NOT HAVING TO TRAVEL FROM ONE COMMUNITY TO ANOTHER TO TRY TO GET RESOURCES.

>> CITIES AND NONPROFITS ARE USED TO DOING MORE WITH LESS WHEN IT COMES TO HOMELESSNESS, BUT THERE'S IS A SILVER LINING.

THEY ARE HELPING GROUPS EXPAND SERVICES FOR UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS.

MORGAN AND THOMSON SAYS THEY ARE OPTIMISTIC.

>> IN 2025, MANY OF US THINK THAT THIS IS AN INTRACTABLE PROBLEM THAT IS NEVER GOING TO GO AWAY.

WE CAN AND WE WILL GET TO VIRTUAL ZERO HOMELESSNESS.

>> I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE A DECREASE IN UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS AND I THINK WE ARE JUST GOING TO SEE A COMMUNITY THAT REALLY WRAPS ITS ARMS AROUND THIS PROBLEM.

>> HEADING HOME IS DEVELOPING UPDATES TO LAST YEAR'S HOUSING ACTION PLAN AND THEY HAVE MORE MEETINGS SCHEDULED THIS MONTH WITH STAFF FROM OTHER INDIANA TOWNS.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ETHAN SANDWEISS.

>>> THOMSON SAYS THE CITY VALUES HEADING HOME AS A PARTNER AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH IT DESPITE THEIR DISAGREEMENTS.

>>> WELL, WE'RE JOINED NOW BY ELYSE PERRY WITH HEADLINES FROM AROUND STATE.

>> MAUREEN BRAUN ANNOUNCED A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY IN INDIANA.

INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCAST'S LAUREN CHAPMAN REPORTS BRAUN WAS TASKED WITH FINDING PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT AFTER THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE ELIMINATED ITS STATE FUNDING.

>> THE CENTER POINT ENERGY FOUNDATION DONATED $500,000 TO THE STATEWIDE PROGRAM.

THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY IS A NONPROFIT EARLY CHILDHOOD READING PROGRAM THAT MAILS BOOKS TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 5 YEARS OLD.

>> WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HELP THE FIRST LADY AND DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY TO PROVIDE BOOKS, THE VERY TOOLS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT INDIANA HAS THE YOUNG LEADERS OF TODAY, WHO WILL BECOME YOUR STATE LEADERS OF TOMORROW.

>> BRAUN SAYS EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY HAS A WEALTH OF BENEFITS FOR HOOSIER CHILDREN, INCLUDING BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND VOCABULARY.

>> THIS MATTERS FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN AND THIS MATTERS TO ALL OF US, AS A COMMUNITY, TO HELP FUND THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY.

>> FORMER GOVERNOR ERIC HOLCOMB FUNDED HALF THE PROGRAM'S STATEWIDE EXPANSION WITH $6 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING IN 2023.

GOVERNOR MIKE BRAUN ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY HIS ADMINISTRATION WOULD ELIMINATE THAT SUPPORT.

FOR INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, I'M LAUREN CHAPMAN.

>>> CENTRO HAS FINALIZED THE COOK GROUP'S PROPERTY ON NORTH CURRY PARK.

THE 300,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY IS THE FORMER GENERAL ELECTRIC PLANT AND IS NEAR CENTRO'S EXISTING MEDICAL DEVELOPING.

THEY SPECIALIZE IN MANUFACTURING INJECTABLE MEDICINES.

IT'S EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF NEW MANUFACTURING LINES AT THE SITE.

>> THIS FACILITY WILL ALLOW US TO STEP INTO MORE SPECIALIZED THERAPIES, MORE TARGETED, PARTICULARLY IN THE ONCOLOGY FIELD, SO CANCER PRODUCTS.

>> ADAM SAYS IT'S TOO EARLY TO KNOW HOW MANY JOBS WILL BE CREATED BUT HE EXPECTS AN INCREASE.

>>> THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WANTS TO UNDO ITS FINDING THAT CLIMATE CHANGE HARMS PEOPLE AND ELIMINATE GREENHOUSE GAS STANDARDS FOR CARS AND TRUCKS.

INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING'S REBECCA THIELE REPORTS EPA, ANNOUNCED A PROPOSAL TUESDAY AT A COMMERCIAL TRUCK DEALERSHIP IN INDIANAPOLIS.

>> THE 2009 ENDANGERMENT FINDINGS SERVES AS THE SCIENTIFIC FOR MANY OF EPA'S RULES THAT LIMIT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM THINGS LIKE CARS AND COAL PLANTS.

REVERSING THE FINDING WOULD BE THE LARGEST DEREGULATORY ACTION IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY.

THE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS HAVE GONE DOWN IN DECADES AND AMERICANS SHOULDN'T BE FORCED TO BUY EXPENSIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

>> THERE ARE OTHER NATIONS THAT CONTINUE TO INCREASE EMISSIONS AND ALL OF US STRANGULATING OUR OWN ECONOMY, REGULATING THE HECK OUT OF AMERICAN FAMILIES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.

>> FORMER EPA OFFICIALS AND CLIMATE ADVOCATES SAY REVERSING THE FINDING THE LEAD TO MORE PREMATURE DEATHS, AS WELL AS INCREASED RISKS FROM HEAT WAVES AND FLOODING.

FOR INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, I'M REBECCA THIELE.

>> THE INDIANA MOTOR TRUCKING ASSOCIATION SAYS ELECTRIC TRUCKS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE, CAN'T TRANSPORT AS MUCH CARGO AND DON'T HAVE AN ESTABLISHED CHARGING NETWORK.

THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE 45 DAYS TO COMMENT ON THE PROPOSAL.

>>> BLOOMINGTON'S LEGAL BATTLE OVER ANNEXATION WILL BE HEARD BY THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT ON OCTOBER 30th.

THE CASE CHALLENGES A 2019 STATE LAW THAT RETROACTIVELY VOIDED PROPERTY OWNS REMONSTRANTS WAIVERS.

THE WAIVERS ARE AGREEMENTS WHICH THE OWNERS OPPOSED ANNEXATION FOR SERVICES.

THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS FROM BOTH THE CITY AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

>>> INDIANA WILL RECEIVE MORE THAN $16 MILLION FROM THE LARGEST NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT WITH EIGHT DRUG COMPANIES OVER THE OPIOID CRISIS.

IN ADDITION TO THE MONEY EACH OF THE COMPANIES ARE BARRED FROM ADVERTISING OPIOIDS, REWARDING EMPLOYEES BASED ON OPIOID SALES AND BANNED FROM MANUFACTURING MORE THAN 40 MILLIGRAMS OF OXYCODONE.

>>> AND THE TASTE OF BLOOMINGTON RETURNS SATURDAY AFTER FIVE YEARS.

FROM 3 P.M. TO 10 P.M., KIRKWOOD AVENUE BETWEEN WALNUT AND INDIANA AVENUE WILL BE FILLED WITH FOOD AND DRINK VENDORS ALONG WITH LIVE MUSIC.

NATALIE FITZGIBBONS HAS MORE.

>> THE EVENT WAS CANCELED AFTER 2019, BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

IT SUPPORTS LOCAL BUSINESSES BY SHOWCASING LOCAL RESTAURANTS, BREWERIES, WINERIES AND DISTILLERIES.

THERE WILL BE LOCAL BANDS AND MUSICIANS.

>> THE CULINARY SCENE IN ANY COMMUNITY, BUT ESPECIALLY BLOOMINGTON IS THE LIFEBLOOD.

I MEAN, IT'S WHAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER.

>> MAJOR CHANGES TO TASTE OF BLOOMINGTON THIS YEAR ARE COST AND LOCATION.

THE EVENT IS FREE AND EACH BOOTH WILL OFFER A SMALL SERVING OF THREE MENU ITEMS, EAST COSTING $5 OR LESS.

THERE WILL BE ABOUT 50 LOCAL FOOD VENDORS RANGING FROM INTERNATIONAL TO AMERICAN CUISINE.

THERE WILL BE EIGHT ALCOHOL VENDORS INCLUDING OLIVER AND BUTLER WINERIES, FRIENDLY B.CIDER.

AND MORE.

A LOCAL ELECT CLICK MUSICIANS AND BANDS WILL PROVIDE MUSIC.

BAD NEWS TEES WILL BE THERE AS WELL.

>> TO SUPPORT ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT LOCAL BUSINESSES TO HAVE SOME GREAT BEERS AND WINS AND LISTEN TO GREAT, LIVE, LOCAL MUSIC, JUST ALL TOGETHER.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU COULD REALLY ASK FOR TO BE HONEST.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M NATALIE FITZGIBBONS.

>> AND, JOE, THE WEATHER IS SUPPOSED TO BE PERFECT TOMORROW WITH SUNS AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70s.

>> ISN'T THIS WONDERFUL?

PERFECT TIMING AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE REALLY GOOD AT THE INDIANA STATE FAIR AS WELL!

THAT OPENS IN INDIANAPOLIS WITH RIDES, ANIMAL COMPETITIONS, EXHIBITS AND MORE TODAY, AMONG THE NEW ATTRACTIONS THIS YEAR IS A CIRCUS.

OUR ISABELLA VESPIRINI HAS MORE ON HOW THE CIRCUS BE PART OF THE FAIR.

>> THIS PAST WEEK HAS BEEN FULL OF PREPARATIONS AT THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS.

AMONG THOSE GETTING READY IS THE BIG TOP CIRCUS.

ACTS INCLUDE HUMAN CANNON BALL BRIAN MISER WHO APPEARED ON AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, COMEDIANS A GLOBE OF DEATH WITH MOTORCYCLES INSIDE A STEEL CAGE AND AN AERIALIST.

>> IT'S GOING TO BE FULL OF DYNAMIC MOVEMENTS, FAST SPINNING.

I WILL BE UPSIDE DOWN.

ALL OF THOSE CLASSIC THINGS THAT YOU OUGHT TO SEE WHEN SOMEONE IS UP IN THE AIR.

>> MONTGOMERY ATTENDED CIRCUS SCHOOL SEVEN YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN PERFORMING FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS.

SHE FOLLOWS A STRICT ROUTINE ON PERFORMANCE DAY.

>> I WAKE UP AND DO MY WAKE-UP AND HAIR FIRST, EVEN BEFORE I COME TO THE TENT.

AND THEN I WILL WARM UP, GET READY, GET MY BODY READY.

LOTS OF STRETCHING, PUSHUPS, PULLUPS.

AND THEN I KIND OF -- I KNOW IT SOUNDS SILLY, BUT I STAND THERE WITH MY HANDS ON MY HIPS AND TAKE THREE DEEP BREATHS BEFORE I'M REALLY READY TO GO OUT FOR MY ACT.

>> SHE IS TRAVELED THE WORLD TO PERFORM AND IS EXCITED TO BE IN INDIANAPOLIS.

>> TO SHOW ALL THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO THE STATE FAIR INDIANA REALLY WHAT THE CIRCUS IS ABOUT.

SHOW THEM MY ACT, LIKE -- YEAH, JUST KIND OF BE BACK IN THE TENT THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN BEING IN AN ACTUAL CIRCUS TENT AND IT IS A LITTLE BIT RARE THAT YOU CAN SEE A CIRCUS IN THE FULL TENT INSTEAD OF IN LIKE A BUILDING.

>> IAN GARDEN HAS BEEN IN THE CIRCUS BUSINESS SINCE THE '90s.

>> MY GRANDFATHER STARTED THE VERY FIRST CIRCUS IN CANADA IN 1938.

AND IN THE EARLY '90s, MY BROTHER AND I TOOK OVER THE SHOW FROM MY FATHER AND HIS PARTNER.

>> GARDEN HELPS RECRUIT ACTS AND ORGANIZE THE SHOW WHICH RUNS ABOUT 40 MINUTES.

>> I'M OUT THERE IN EVERY PERFORMANCE, YOU KNOW, ANNOUNCING THE SHOW, KEEPING THE ENERGY UP DURING THE SHOW.

>> GARDEN HOPES TO BRING THE CIRCUS BACK TO THE FAIR IN THE COMING YEARS.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ISABELLA VESPIRINI.

>>> THE FAIR RUNS THROUGH AUGUST 7th.

THE CIRCUS SHOWS ARE DAILY AT 1, 4:00 AND 7 P.M. >>> COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," CITY OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING TO REGULATE THE NUMBER OF CAR WASHES IN BLOOMINGTON AND WHERE THEY CAN BE BUILT.

AND THE INDIANA FOOTBALL TEAM OPENED FALL PRACTICE THIS WEEK WITH THE GOAL ON BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS FROM LAST SEASON.

THESE STORIES AND MORE, RIGHT HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

DEMAND FOR CAR WASHES IS GROWING NATIONWIDE, BUT BLOOMINGTON OFFICIALS SAY THE TOWN ALREADY HAS TOO MANY.

ISABELLA VESPERINI REPORTS ON BLOOMINGTON'S LATEST CAR WASH AND HOW THE CITY IS WORKING TO LIMIT THEM.

>> DAVID FREEMAN GETS HIS CAR WASHED EVERY WEEK.

WHILE HE'S BEEN GOING TO THE EAST SIDE CREW CAR WASH, THE NEW EAST SIDE LOCATION IS CLOSER TO WHERE HE LIVES.

HE DOESN'T SEE A NEED FOR ANY MORE CAR WASHES THAN THE CURRENT NUMBER OF EIGHT.

>> I THINK EIGHT IS A GOOD NUMBER.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED ANY MORE THAN THAT.

>> CREW CAR WASH'S NEW EAST SIDE LOCATION OPENED JUST LAST MONTH.

>> WE FELT PUTTING ANOTHER LOCATION HERE WOULD NOT ONLY FILL A GAP IN THE AREA ITSELF AND ALSO HELP GIVE CUSTOMERS MORE CONVENIENT ACCESS TO CAR WASHING.

>> THE CAR WASH INDUSTRY SPIKED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND IS GROWING APPROXIMATELY 5% EVERY YEAR.

CASSIDY ATTRIBUTES IT TO PRIDE IN OWNERSHIP AND MAINTAINING CAR OWNERY.

>> THEY WANT TO LOOK GOOD.

AND ON TOP OF THAT, I THINK -- YOU RIDE AROUND IN A CLEAN CAR, YOU FEEL BETTER.

I THINK IT'S AN EASY WAY TO JUST, LIKE, ONE, YOU GET A LITTLE DISCONNECT FROM THE DAY AS WELL.

YOU GET THREE OR FOUR MINUTES FROM THERE AND THEN YOU HAVE A NICE SHINY CAR.

>> DESPITE GROWING DEMAND, ONE CITY OFFICIAL SAYS THERE'S SO MANY CAR WASHES IN BLOOMINGTON WITH ZERO BENEFIT.

>> THEY PROVIDE ZERO TO FEW JOBS AND THE JOBS THEY DO PROVIDE ARE REALLY LOW PAYING.

THEY ARE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS WITH CHEMICALS AND VEHICLES IDLING AND THEY ARE AESTHETICALLY NOT THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO LOOK AT.

>> CURRENTLY CAR WASHES CAN BE BUILT IN TWO MIXED USE DISTRICTS.

AFTER GETTING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HIGH NUMBER OF CAR WASHES IN THE AREA, THEY ARE PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF AREAS APPROVED FOR CAR WASHES.

>> THEY ARE STILL ALLOWED IN THE CITY BUT WE WANT TO CORRAL THEM IN AN AREA WHERE THEY MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE.

THINK OF THE BIG STREETS WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO FIND YOUR BIGGER STORES.

SO ON THE EAST SIDE AND WEST SIDE, WHERE THE BIG BOX STORES ARE.

>> AS TO ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIONS, CREW CAR WASH SAID THEY HAVE ELECTRICAL DEVICES THAT MINIMIZE.

THEY ALSO HAVE A RETENTION POND ON SITE.

>> WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE RINSED OFF, WE HAVE A WATER RECLAMATION SYSTEM, CLEANING OUT THE BACTERIA AND MAKING SURE IT'S SANITIZED AND CLEAN ENOUGH IT WON'T CAUSE ANY HEALTH HAZARDS.

WE REUSE SOME OF THAT IN THE WASH. >> THEY THINK THE HIGH NUMBER HELPS TO PROMOTE COMPETITION.

>> THERE WILL BE CUSTOMERS WOULD WANT TO HAND WASH THEIR OWN VEHICLE.

THERE WILL BE VEHICLES WE CAN'T WASH JUST DUE TO THE SIZING AND THE VEHICLE SAFETY RESTRICTIONS WE HAVE IN PLACE.

SO I DON'T THINK IT'S A BAD THING FOR CUSTOMERS TO HAVE OTHER OPTIONS.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ISABELLA VESPIRINI.

>>> BLOOMINGTON WILL CELEBRATE THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT SATURDAY WITH A FREE EVENT DURING THE FARMER'S MARKET.

TO MARK THE ANNIVERSARY, WE LOOK BACK TO A STORY FROM LAST FALL BY INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTINGS REBECCA THIELE ON HOW INDIANA IS TRYING TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS AND STATE'S PARKS.

>> THIS IS WHY I BROUGHT YOU THIS WAY.

>> INDIANAPOLIS RESIDENT NANCY GRIFFIN SAYS SHE ENJOYS THE CHALLENGE OF MANEUVERING TREE ROOTS.

SHE'S USING A MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR, KNOWN AS PEGGY.

>> IT'S SHORT FOR PEGASUS.

PEGASUS CAN FLY.

>> WITH PEGGY'S HELP, SHE CAN GET TO PLACES SHE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BEFORE.

SHE WALKED ON THE BEACH FOR THE FIRST TIME A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS IN FLORIDA FOR HER GRANDDAUGHTER'S WEDDING.

>> I WOULD RUN UP AND DOWN THE SAND, BUT JUST HAVING THE BEST TIME BECAUSE I COULD GO RIGHT UP TO THE SURF AND COME RIGHT BACK UP INTO WHERE ALL THE UMBRELLAS ARE SITTING AND THE PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, ENJOYING THEIR LITTLE BEVERAGES AND CHATTING AWAY.

IT WAS JUST THE MOST FUN.

>> THROW GRIFFIN HAS HER OWN CHAIR FOR TRAILS, THEY LOAN THEM OUT AT 11 STATE PARKS.

HERE TESS McCORMICK'S CREEK STATE PARK, THEY SHOW HOW CAREGIVERS OFTEN BRING THE CHAIR TO VISITORS WITH DISABILITIES.

THIS YEAR THE DNR RELEASED A WEB PAGE WHERE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES CAN FIND THINGS LIKE TRAIL CHAIRS AS WELL AS ACCESSIBLE PLACES TO HIKE, FISH, HUNT OR GET IN THE WATER.

EDWARDS SAYS AT FIRST HE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE AN ACCESSIBILITY WEB PAGE.

HE DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL LIMITED TO ONLY GOING TO CERTAIN TRAILS AND PARKS.

>> THEN I REALIZED WE HAD NOT DONE OR I HAD NOT DONE PROMOTING A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR YEARS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE TRAIL CHAIRS.

WE'VE HAD TRAIL CHAIRS SINCE 2006.

>> THE NUMBER OF ADULTS IN THE U.S. THAT HAVE SOME TYPE OF DISABILITY HAS BEEN SLOWLY INCREASING OVER TIME.

EDWARDS SAYS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE LIVING LONGER AND THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY NATURE THE WAY EVERYONE ELSE DOES.

>> PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE COMING BACK FROM IRAQ AND IRAN, MILITARY SITUATIONS, WHERE, YOU KNOW, THEY -- THEY WANT TO GO OUT AND EXPERIENCE THE SAME THINGS THEY EXPERIENCED BEFORE.

>> EDWARDS SAYS GETTING RID OF BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BENEFITS OTHER FOLKS TOO, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN.

HAVING LOWER RAILINGS IN WILDLIFE VIEWING AREAS CAN ENSURE SOMEONE SITTING OR A CHILD STANDING CAN BOTH SEE THE SANDHILL CRANES.

RAMPS ACCOMMODATES WHEELCHAIRS AND STROLLERS.

THIS BEACH MAT IN BLOOMINGTON MAKES IT SO WHEELCHAIRS CAN ROLL DOWN TO THE LAKE OR KIDS CAN KEEP THEIR FEET COOL AND OFF THE HOT SAND.

EDWARDS SAYS BETTER ACCESS IS FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE RIGHT THING TO DO, BUT IT'S ALSO FINANCIALLY SMART.

>> WE'RE TRYING TO REACH OUT TO ALL PEOPLE, AND IF WE PURPOSEFULLY EXCLUDE A GROUP OF PEOPLE, WE ARE NOT ONLY EXCLUDING THEM BUT WE ARE EXCLUDING THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR FRIENDS AND EVERYBODY ELSE.

SO I WOULD SAY THAT'S CERTAINLY ON OUR MINDS, THAT THIS IS INCOME-GENERATING BUT IT'S NOT THE PRIORITY.

>> THOUGH THE DNR HAS DONE A LOT TO MAKE THEIR PROPERTIES PHYSICALLY ACCESSIBLE, HE SAYS THERE'S STILL MORE TO DO.

HE SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE TACTILE EXHIBITS LIGHT THE ONES AT FALLSVIEW OHIO STATE PARK WHICH ALLOWS SOMEONE WHO IS BLIND OR LIMITED VISION TO FEEL MODELS OF THE FOSSILS UNDER THE WATER.

NANCY GRIFFIN SAID SHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MOOR BRAILLE AND MORE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO BRIGHT LIGHTS AND LOUD NOISES.

>> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A TRAIL WALK WHERE OR A BIRD HIKE HERE AT THE PARK WITH SOMEONE WHO IS AN INTERPRETER, GIVING THE TALK SO THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF COULD GO -- YOU DON'T HAVE TO HEAR THE BIRDS.

IF YOU CAN SEE THEM, YOU CAN STILL ENJOY THEM.

>> EDWARDS SAYS FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC IS THE MAIN WAY THE DNR PRIORITIZES PROPERTIES FOR ACCESSIBLE UPGRADES.

EVEN HEARING FROM ONE PERSON CAN SOMETIMES TURN INTO ACTION.

THE DNR HAS PUT OUT A SURVEY TO FIND OUT WHICH NATURAL SPACES IN INDIANA NEED MORE ACCESSIBILITY.

FOR INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, I'M REBECCA THIELE.

>>> AND EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH FOR THE INDIANA FOOTBALL TEAM AFTER ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASONS IN HISTORY LAST YEAR.

THE HOOSIERS HAD THEIR FIRST OF 20 PRACTICES WEDNESDAY, LEADING UP TO THE SEASON OPENER.

>> WE'RE LOOKING FOR CONSISTENCY IN PERFORMANCE.

A LOST OLDER -- A LOST OLDER GUYS BEEN THROUGH IT.

SOME OF THE GUYS WENT THROUGH LAST SEASON AND SOME OF THE OLDER GUYS THAT ARE PROJECTED TO START JOINED US IN JANUARY AND HAD A TASTE OF IT IN THE SPRING.

>>> I.U.

RETURNS A SOLID CORPS TO LAST YEAR'S 11-2 SEASON.

THE BIG CHANGE WILL BE AT QUARTERBACK, WHERE CAL TRANSFER FERNANDO MENDOZA TAKES OVER.

THE HOOSIERS OPEN AUGUST 30th AGAINST OLD DOMINION.

CIGNETTI HAS FACED CRITICISMED FOR A PERCEIVED SOFT, NONCONFERENCE SCHEDULE.

>> THEY ARE GOOD TEAMS AND WHEN YOU PLAY THEM WHEN THEY ARE AT FULL STRENGTH THEY ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.

>>> AFTER OLD DOMINION, THE HOOSIERS HOST KENNESAW STATE AND INDIANA STATE BEFORE THE BIG TEN SEASON GETS UNDERWAY.

THEY HAVE BEEN PICKED TO FINISH SIXTH IN THE BIG TEN IN A SERIES OF PRESEASON POLLS.

OUR WORK CONTINUES ONLINE AS WE COVER THE NEWS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AT IPM.ORG.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

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