Urban Indiana

Indy Parks to take over management of downtown's University Park

In a move aimed at improving public safety downtown, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett's administration on Tuesday announced an agreement with the Indiana War Memorials Commission to let Indy Parks take over management of University Park.

The agreement gives Indy Parks the authority to "beautify, improve, maintain, and regulate the use of" the one-block park at 325 N. Meridian St., subject to the same rules, regulations and laws that apply to city-owned parks.

That includes giving the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department authority to enforce Indy Parks rules, including those against the discharge of weapons and the use of alcohol and controlled substances.

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https://www.ibj.com/articles/city-to-take-over-management-policing-of-university-park#top