Enumerators for the City of Fishers’ partial special census began going door-to-door May 26.
The partial special census, first approved by city council last summer, will focus on portions of Fishers identified as high-growth areas.
“We were able to identify significant gains by moving forward with a partial census,” Fishers Controller Oscar Gutierrez stated when the census was approved. “We explored doing a full and partial censes and concluded that focusing on selected areas of high growth would have the most impact on future revenues.”
By completing the partial special census, the city will see an increase in per capita revenue distributions beginning July 2017. The overall benefit for Fishers is expected to be more than $1.455 million from July 2017 to 2021.
“I’m proud of the work the controller’s office has done to bring more revenue to the city,” stated John Weingardt, city council president and former finance committee chair. “The special census is an innovative, smart solution that capitalizes on the growth in the developing part of Fishers and captures revenues that the city wouldn’t have seen until 2021.”
