Why City Hall Is Playing the Long Game on the Old Fry's Site
Fishers, IN · October 3, 2026
Pull on a warm sweater and head out early before the farm lines form. With festival tents popping up from Florida Road to the Yard, this overcast Saturday won't leave anyone sitting still.
The Lead
The cavernous, 17-acre former Fry’s Electronics site along Interstate 69 has sat dark for over five years, but City Hall is in no rush to accept just any replacement. Mayor Scott Fadness confirmed Friday that the city is deliberately playing "the long game" regarding the high-visibility property at 9820 Kincaid Drive, resisting quick-fix low-density retail and ruling out eminent domain. Commercial real estate brokers note that the I-69 corridor through Fishers remains among Indiana's most coveted economic stretches, meaning private buyers and the property's out-of-state owner will eventually find common ground. With major draws like the Fishers Event Center and Fishers District driving surrounding investment, municipal planners intend to hold the line until a proposal emerges with the corporate density and architectural ambition fitting the city's primary commercial entryway.
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Today's Outlook
- High 65°F · Low 46°F — Overcast
- Grab a light jacket for outdoor morning errands under the persistent gray autumn skies.
What's On Around Town
Today
Christmas in October Craft Fair Fishers High School (13000 Promise Rd), 9:00 AM–2:00 PM · Free Juried artisan gifts and seasonal decor supporting high school band programs.
Fishers AgriPark Fall Festival Fishers AgriPark (11171 Florida Rd), 11:00 AM–7:00 PM · $5 Scarecrow trail, tractor encounters, and campfires on the 33-acre urban farm.
Fishers Fall-A-Palooza The Yard at Fishers District (9713 District North Dr), Noon–3:00 PM · Free Pumpkin patch, fresh cider, and family games in the central courtyard.
Headless Horseman Festival Conner Prairie (13400 Allisonville Rd), 5:00–10:00 PM · Paid Iconic haunted hayrides, midway games, and Washington Irving thrills after dark.
Movies in the Plaza: Miracle Fishers Event Center, 7:00 PM · Free Free outdoor screening of the classic 1980 hockey film under stars.
Tomorrow
- Fishers AgriPark Fall Festival Fishers AgriPark (11171 Florida Rd), 11:00 AM–7:00 PM · $5
- Sunday Bingo Fishers American Legion Post 470 (9091 E 126th St), 1:00 PM
- Headless Horseman Festival Conner Prairie (13400 Allisonville Rd), 5:00–10:00 PM · Paid
Monday
- Curious by Nature: Simple Machines Conner Prairie (13400 Allisonville Rd), 10:00 AM · $10
- Kinusaiga Fabric Art Workshop Maker Playground (8100 E 106th St), 6:00–8:00 PM · $65
- Hambone's Trivia Night Sun King Fishers (9713 District North Dr), 6:30–8:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Geist Reservoir
- Named for Clarence H. Geist, a utility magnate from LaPorte who bought the Indianapolis Water Company in 1912. Geist foresaw the regional water deficit and spent decades quietly purchasing Fall Creek valley farmland, though the reservoir was finished five years after his 1938 death.
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