Home Place community members and City of Carmel leaders participated in a long-term vision planning process facilitated by Yard & Company from April 2024 through July 2025. Watch the video for an overview of that effort.

Thank you to all who contributed! Featured in the video are (in order of appearance): Skye Winslow, Owner of Carmel Salt Caves; Mike Hollibaugh, City of Carmel Director of Community Services; Tony Green, City of Carmel Council Member; Daniella Beltran, Yard & Company Planning Team Lead; Robin Scobell, Home Place Resident & Project Ambassador; Lindsay Fanning, Home Place Resident & Project Ambassador; and Sue Finkam, City of Carmel Mayor.

Upcoming Plan Approval

The This Is Home community vision plan for Home Place was used to inform an investment strategy and policy guidance summarized by a Home Place Subarea Plan. This Subarea Plan serves as an amendment to the Carmel Comprehensive Plan and has been reviewed by both the Carmel Advisory Plan Commission and the Carmel City Council as part of the public adoption process.

An initial public hearing was held by the Plan Commission on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 6:00PM in the Council Chambers at Carmel City Hall. Members of the public were in attendance, with some providing comments. Since then, the Home Place Subarea Plan has been discussed and refined across four Commission Committee meetings and received a favorable recommendation by the Plan Commission to advance to the Carmel City Council.

On May 18, 2026, the Carmel City Council approved the Home Place Subarea Plan with revisions. The revised May 2026 version of the document will now return to the Plan Commission for ratification at its June 16, 2026, meeting at 6:00 PM in the Carmel City Hall, 2nd Floor Council Chambers. Check back here for further updates and watch for Meeting Agendas (linked here). All meeting files (linked here) can be reviewed online. Video recordings of meetings can be viewed at the City of Carmel YouTube page.

Formal City of Carmel approval of the This Is Home community vision plan will move forward following adoption of the Home Place Subarea Plan.

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This Is Home Place Background

Carmel adopted its current Comprehensive Plan in December 2022. A critical component of that Plan is to create Sub Area Plans throughout the city. Home Place was one of the first Sub Area Plans to be developed. While the Sub Area Plan will be amended into the Comprehensive Plan, this planning process provides an even deeper understanding of Home Place’s needs and opportunities while reinforcing the community’s unique identity. It is a plan for and by Home Place.

Meet Your Community Ambassadors!

Robin Scobell
Lindsay Fanning


Robin has been a proud Home Place resident for over 25 years. With over 10 years of experience in marketing and community engagement, particularly as a Marketing Specialist at SePRO Corporation, she is excited to leverage her skills to foster strong connections within the Home Place neighborhood. Robin will be supporting the This Is Home Place Community Plan during weekday evenings and as part of occasional weekend events. Lindsay has been a resident of Home Place for the past 8+ years and worked and socialized in the Carmel area for many years prior. She enjoys nature walks with her family and hiking the trails in the many parks the area has to offer. Lindsay has developed a deep appreciation for this unique neighborhood and looks forward to fostering connections and enhancing the vibrancy within our community.

Community Events

A public cookout was held in June to introduce Home Place community members to the This Is Home Place planning project. In November, community members received an update on the plan's progress and were asked to provide feedback on draft ideas. The release of the "This Is Home" Draft Plan was unveiled at a May 3 Block Party in a new pocket park at 106th and College.