Join CANA
The Chatham Arch Neighborhood Association (CANA) was incorporated on October 18, 1981. The association is committed to nurturing a strong, inclusive community while preserving the unique character of our historic neighborhood. It organizes annual events like the block party and Groundhog’s Day Wine Fest, as well as neighborhood cleanups and social gatherings. It also serves as an official link between the neighborhood and the City of Indianapolis.
CANA collaborates with the Chatham Arch Neighborhood Foundation (CANF) on special projects to beautify or improve the neighborhood, such as period streetlights, street signs and the pocket parks Chatham Commons at East St and St. Clair St and The Yard at 1015 Broadway. CANF also continues to work on a long-term project to restore our historic brick alleyways.
The association is governed by a board of directors who serve two-year terms. At its first meeting of the year, the board elects a president, vice president, treasurer and secretary to serve as the officers for that year. Through collaboration, engagement and responsible stewardship, we support all those who call the Chatham Arch neighborhood home and strive to create opportunities for everyone to engage, contribute and thrive.
Any person 18 years or older who resides (renters included) or is a property owner in the Chatham Arch neighborhood, or a business, agency, or church that is located in the Chatham Arch neighborhood is eligible to become a member by completing the membership form and paying the annual membership dues.
CANA Bylaws (amended October 2025)
CANF Bylaws & Policies
Join the Chatham Arch Neighborhood Association and meet more of your neighbors, get involved in neighborhood activities, and have a voice in what happens in the neighborhood.
Streetlight Outage Reporting
IPL / AES Indiana has a simple online form on their website to report streetlight outages: www.aesindiana.com/report-streetlight-problem. Neighbors are encouraged to use this online reporting form if there are outages or damaged lights. The Chatham Arch Neighborhood Foundation, which pays for the maintenance and electricity for most of the neighborhood’s historic streetlights, has created a helpful chart of the public streetlights we are paying for, with the pole numbers and addresses associated with each light. Thanks are owed to Chatham Arch neighbor Dan Mullendore for putting this chart together.
The form has several questions that the chart will provide the answers to. If it is one of the lights on this chart, it is a public streetlight and it is a Washington Post Top Luminaire light. The pole # and address associated with the light are also on the chart. If there are questions about reporting outages or difficulty getting outages addressed, please email the Foundation at foundation@chathamarch.org.
