The Fishers Plan Commission voted unanimously Wednesday evening to send an unfavorable recommendation to the City Council on a text amendment allowing a gas station and convenience store to be placed in the Fishers Marketplace area, near 135th Street and the east side of State Road 37.

The Plan commission is an advisory body and sends recommendations to the Council.  The Fishers City Council is scheduled to vote on the text amendment Monday.

Fishers City Councilor Selina Stoller, also a member of the Plan Commission, said it is her view that there are plenty of gas stations along the State Road 37 corridor already, and due to the right-in right-out nature of that exit, a gas station at that location may not be the best use of that land.

The only public comment came from representatives of Woods of Britton, just north of the proposed project.  They voiced concerns about noise from speakers at the gas pumps and lighting impacting nearby homes.  Attorney Joe Calderon, representing the company, said there would be no speakers at the pumps and the lighting issue can be handled.

The Wednesday session was the first by the Plan Commission in the new City Hall auditorium.