Mayor Scott Fadness and the Board of Works and Safety acknowledged the lease for the mass vaccination site in Fishers Tuesday, which is allowed under emergency law provisions tied to the COVID pandemic.

Mayor Fadness says the site, located in a former Marsh grocery on 116th Street just east of Brooks School Road, has already administered 3,000 doses of the Moderna COVID vaccine.

“With this new facility, we should be able to scale up 1,600-2,000 people a day,” said Fadness. “Unfortunately, right now, from a vaccine capacity perspective, we’re only at about 1,000 a week.”

The lease on this building is for 6 months, with city holding an option to lease the space an additional 6 months.  If the city wishes to lease beyond that time, City Attorney Greisl says city officials would need to have further conversations with the landlord.

Board of Works member Jason Meyer says the cost of the lease, at $5 per square foot, is very reasonable.

Greisl told the board the majority of the costs for the mass vaccination site will be reimbursable by the state and/or federal government.

Mayor Fadness voiced his concern about how long the vaccinations will last, and what the city may face if there is a need to vaccinate people once again into 2022.