How It Works: Behind the Scenes of a Growing City

How It Works

By Chuck Haberman

By Chuck Haberman

October 15, 2025

How It Works: Behind the Scenes of a Growing City

In Noblesville, progress is more than what you see; it’s how we work together to make it happen. Every road improved, business opened, and neighborhood enhanced is the result of a coordinated effort across multiple City departments dedicated to keeping Noblesville moving forward.

To help residents, business owners, and community partners better understand how their local government functions, we’re launching a new series: How It Works.” This ongoing feature will take you behind the scenes of key City departments, highlighting the people, processes, and partnerships that drive Noblesville’s continued success.

Teamwork That Builds a Stronger Noblesville

Economic development and community growth don’t happen in isolation. They’re the product of collaboration among several departments that plan, design, build, and maintain the city’s infrastructure and quality of life. Together, these teams form the foundation of Noblesville’s vision, where strategic planning meets practical execution.

Throughout this series, we’ll explore how each department contributes to that mission:

  • 🏗️ Planning Department – Guiding responsible growth through land use, zoning, and community design.
  • ⚙️ Engineering Department – Delivering the infrastructure that supports safe, efficient, and sustainable development.
  • 💧 Utilities Department – Providing essential water and wastewater services that power homes, businesses, and industry.
  • 🚧 Street Department – Maintaining and improving the roadways, sidewalks, and trails that connect our community.
  • 🚓 Public Safety Departments – Protecting our residents and businesses through proactive police, fire, and emergency services.

A City That Works for You

Whether it’s building the next innovation district, enhancing public safety, or maintaining the roads we travel every day, these departments are united by a shared purpose: to make Noblesville a place where people and businesses can thrive.

The How It Works series will showcase not only what these departments do, but why they do it, emphasizing how each contributes to our city’s economic vitality, quality of place, and long-term growth.

Stay tuned as we open the doors to City Hall and take you inside the operations that make Noblesville one of Indiana’s most vibrant and well-managed communities.

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Chuck Haberman

Chuck Haberman

As the Assistant Director of Economic Development, Chuck brings a diverse background that includes eight years of service in the United States Marine Corps and experience in talent development within the construction industry. He holds a B.S. in Organizational Leadership and HR Management and a master's degree in Organization Development and Change from Penn State University. Chuck focuses on operations, marketing and communications, and strategy development within the department.

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