96th Street from Olio Road, extending east to the county line,  is one of those areas where the road goes in and out of Fishers City and Hamilton County jurisdiction. The two government entities have been discussing what speed limit is appropriate for that stretch.  The compromise reached was 45 miles-per-hour, per Jeff Hill, Director of the Fishers Engineering Department.  The Fishers Board of Works and Safety approved the speed limit Monday.

Hamilton County conducted a study and found that piece of 96th Street should have a speed limit of 50-55 miles-per-hour.  The city staff came to a different conclusion, recommending a speed limit closer to 40 MPH.

In other actions taken by the Board of Works Monday:

–$188,000 will be spent on the second phase of the Experiential Learning Project, a joint undertaking between HSE Schools and the city.  KSM Consulting will provide a technology platform for this project.

–The city will spend $35,000 on neighborhood projects throughout the city, based on a committee evaluation of the 18 applications submitted for the Neighborhood Matching Grant Program.  To look at which neighborhoods received funding, and how much, use this link.     

–The city is selling a 2010 Dodge Charger to the Arcadia Police Department for $1.  Fishers Police Chief Mitch Thompson says his department is trying to help Arcadia because that department is “in a pinch.”

–The board voted to extend the contract with Verizon to provide the city with cellular service.  The contract calls for 550 lines for an annual fee of $335,000, including equipment and service.