City moving forward with new City Hall, Art Center and Recreation Center

Fishers is poised to name key players in the development of a new City Hall & Arts Center, as well as a Recreation Center.

The Fishers Board of Works and Public Safety is scheduled to vote Tuesday morning on proposals to enter into a “scoping agreement” with local contractor Meyer Najem for design and preconstruction services.  This facility is envisioned as a combined City Hall and Arts Center, which is proposed to be constructed as a public-private partnership.

Engineers have determined the current City Hall is sinking and is costing the city a great deal of money just to keep the building maintained, leading to the proposal of demolishing the current structure and replacing it with a combined City Hall and Arts Center.

Hagerman, another local Fishers contractor, has a similar agreement for the proposed Recreation Center, with no location yet determined.

The Meyer Najem contract is budgeted for just over $1.5 million, the Hagerman pact costing more than $1.6 million.

Both contracts are scheduled for a board vote at 9:00am Tuesday, November 30.

The Fishers Board of Works and Public Safety consists of Mayor Scott Fadness and his two appointees, Jeff Lantz & Jason Meyer.