The Fishers City Council held a rare early-morning session to allow a proposed new site for the iTown Church to move forward quickly.  By passing the plan on first reading Wednesday morning, that clears the way for the Fishers Plan Commission to hold a July 12th public hearing and vote on a recommendation for the council.

The church originally planned to build a new house of worship at 126th Street and Brooks School Road, taking out the Gray Eagle golf course driving range.  After complaints from residents in the area, iTown is now proposing to locate their new building at 136th Srreet and Brooks School Road, on a plot of land now being farmed.

The city had passed an overlay area near I-69 where churches and other nonprofit organizations would be limited.  The measure under consideration would allow such use at the 136th Street location.  The city says that area is not well suited for other types of development.

Director of Planning and Zoning for the City of Fishers, Tony Bagato, told the council this area at 136th & Brooks School Road is near the Interstate, but there is no nearby access to the highway.  The nearest interchange is at Exit 210,

Once the Plan Commission holds the July 12 public hearing and votes a recommendation, the City Council could act on the new location for iTown as early as the July 17th regular council meeting.