Fishers to hire Agripark manager

The Fishers City Council approved the hiring of a Parks & Recreation Department manager for the Agripark at 113th Street and Florida Road.  Brandywine Creek Farms had been contracted to run the Agripark, but Mayor Scott Fadness told the council the city has severed its relationship with Brandywine.

In other City Council items from the Monday meeting:

–The Lake Meadows housing project planned for 11570 E. 126th Street received approval of its economic development agreement with the city.  The development includes a developer investment of $24 million, providing 95,000 square  feet of  assisted living
housing, including about 123  assisted living apartment homes.  In exchange, the city will waive up to $200,000 in fees.

–The council read two mayoral proclamations, one for Korean War Armistice Day, the other honoring 97-year-old World War II veteran Angelo Ray Marra

–Council members approved changes to the Unified Development Ordinance, including changes to the Comprehensive Plan related to right-of-way widths, the
Thoroughfare Plan, and the Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan.