The Fishers City Council gave final approval to a mixed-use residential and commercial development at 106th Street, east of I-69.  The Highline at Delaware Park passed on a 7-2 vote, with new Councilor David Giffel joining Jocelyn Vare in voting no.

Giffel says he knocked on more than 100 doors in the area of the development and says 66% of those he asked opposed the apartment component of this development.

Vare argued that the recently revised Fishers 2040 comprehensive plan envisioned commercial development in that area, but Planning and Zoning Director Megan Vukusich responded that the language in the 2040 Plan does support mixed use development in that area, including commercial on the first floor and apartments in the upper floors.  Vare responded that this is not clear to residents when reading the comprehensive plan.

A majority of the council members voiced support for this project, saying the apartments are needed in Fishers in that particular area of the city.