The Omnibus Show E053 Carmel City Councilman Jeff Worrell On Civics, Civility, and Local Involvement

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May 6, 2024 - This week, The Omnibus Show welcomes back Jeff Worrell. Worrell is the at-large Carmel City Councilman, now in his third term in office.
In episode 9, when Worrell originally appeared on The Omnibus Show, he discussed his life, experiences, and being in office. Tune in to today’s episode to hear Worrell’s summary of the focus in Carmel in the past few months and going forward, as well as his new series of community talks on civility and why this has become such a focus for him.
In the first half of today’s show, Worrell discusses the Elevate Carmel Plan – the items new Mayor Finkam would like to accomplish in office. One of those things is figuring out housing in Carmel with the assistance of the Housing Task Gorce. The mayor has several other items on task such as doing a full audit of Carmel’s debt and doing a full review of the Universal Development Regulations. The UDO are what we live and breathe by and abide by – such as the size limitations of homes, renting out homes, speed limits in roundabouts, curbs, and more - the things that guide the residents and keep them safe.
In his government position, Worrell is working to ‘gel’ with the new mayor and the other councilmen, six of whom are new. He is advocating for the mayor who is bringing new, fresh ideas to the table.
Worrell’s other exciting focus right now is on Civility. After being inspired by the book The Soul of Civility by Alexandra Hudson, Worrell began working with her and has started a series of talks in various locations around Carmel.
Worrell explains how he was moved by the subtitle, “Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves,” and how he believes these talks on sharing civility will lead to not only local healing and better
interactions, but then can spread into more national and international challenges – like this year’s election.
“The goal is to start talking about civility, define civility, make sure everybody knows what it means to be civil,” shares Worrell. “Then try and foster a culture of being more civil. We’re going to disagree. We’re going to fight to the death to try and convince each other. But at the end, could we still go have, as Tip O’Neill and Ronald Reagan did, could we still go have a cigar and bourbon? That’s what I’m looking for.”
His first talk was standing room only, proving many in the community feel the same way Worrell does.
Carmel City Councilman Jeff Worrell:
https://www.carmel.in.gov/government/city-council/jeff-worrell
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