By Mackenzie Klahr
The Fishers Town Council began its June 2 meeting by taking its most controversial issue off the agenda. The petition for the rezoning of the northeast corner of 96th Street and Mollenkopf Road had been removed by the petitioner just days before the Council was scheduled to hold its third reading.
In a recent email, Jennifer Bennett, a resident who has opposed the petition, informed interested parties that the rezoning petition had been dropped. In her email she claimed that the petitioner, Randy Campbell, withdrew because he didn’t feel he would get support.
“This means it is over. If he refiles, he is starting over and has to pay the fees to file a new petition and it has to be significantly different than what was submitted in order for the Planning Board to take it seriously,” Bennett said.
The Council also heard a request for funding from the Conner Prairie Interactive History Park.
A presentation showing the success and prestige the museum has brought to Fishers was given by the CEO and president of the museum, Ellen M. Rosenthal. She told the council that over 50 percent of those who attend the museum come from outside Hamilton County.
“We have really enjoyed in the last few years working with the Town of Fishers, I think it’s been a terrific collaborative relationship,” Rosenthal said.
This year the museum teamed up with the Fishers Arts Council for their retrospect exhibit and will co-host two symphonies with the town in the near future.
The Fishers High School “We The People Team” also attended the council meeting to receive an award. The team, led by head coach Liz Paternoster, won at the Indiana State level and then took fourth at the National We the People Competition in Washington, D.C.
Paternoster thanked the community of Fishers for financial and volunteer support. She noted that people such as Senator Joe Donnelly, Judge Henke and Judge Paul Felix were a few of the many people who spent time working with the team to prepare for their endeavors.
“This team it the first to go to the national competition,” Paternosters said. “They’re the best any team has done in the state of Indiana in over a decade.”
