Fall Recycling Day Returns to Billericay Park This Saturday

Fishers, IN · November 5, 2026

Overcast skies are holding steady overhead this Thursday, but there is plenty percolating across local drawing boards and neighborhood halls.

The Lead

The Fishers Plan Commission voted unanimously Wednesday night to recommend denial of "One Sixteen," a proposed 26-home residential development along East 116th Street. Integra Builders sought rezoning for a 10.45-acre parcel at 10401 East 116th Street, proposing four three-story brownstone-style houses fronting the corridor alongside 22 traditional single-family homes behind them.

Dozens of neighboring residents voiced objections during public hearings, citing increased traffic, loss of mature tree buffers, and storm runoff. Commission member and City Councilor Pete Peterson led the push against the rezoning, arguing that urban brownstones suit the downtown core rather than this suburban stretch near Legends at Geist. While city planning staff initially supported the rezoning because its density met the comprehensive plan, commissioners sided with neighborhood concerns. The final decision now moves to the City Council, where developers will try to make their case despite the unfavorable recommendation.

Local Pulse

Library Branches Close Friday for Staff Training Community Hamilton East Public Library shuts its doors tomorrow for professional development, reopening for regular service on Saturday morning.
Overnight Lane Restrictions Planned on Binford Corridor Roads Clear Path crews will restrict ramps and alternate lanes beneath Interstate 69 nightly through early morning hours.
Holiday Tree Lighting Returns to Downtown Amphitheater Parks Fishers Parks scheduled its annual seasonal celebration with live ice carving and lighting displays for November 27.

Today's Outlook

High 59°F · Low 51°F — Overcast
- Grab a light jacket today; overcast skies will keep afternoon temperatures comfortably cool.

What's On Around Town

Today

Together Today Senior Social Fishers Community Center (11400 Johnson Farm Way), 9:00 AM–1:30 PM · Free Casual games, friendly conversation, and lunch for neighbors 55 and older.
Light It Up! Artist Showcase Fishers Art Center (1 Municipal Dr), 5:30–9:00 PM · $40–80 Local artist displays, creative networking, and community fundraiser support.
Corey Cox Live Acoustic Ale Emporium (11501 Geist Pavilion Dr), 7:00 PM · Free Catch upbeat acoustic country tunes during dinner on the patio.

Tomorrow

Veterans Day Ceremony The Tarkington (3 Carter Green), Carmel, Noon–1:00 PM · Free
Pilates at the 106 The 106 Plaza (8100 E 106th St), 12:15–1:00 PM · Free
Indianapolis Ballet: Cinderella Clowes Memorial Hall (4602 Sunset Ave), Indianapolis, 7:30 PM · Paid

Saturday

City Recycling Day Billericay Park (12690 Promise Rd), 8:00 AM–1:00 PM · Free
Fishers Live Music: Max Heyob Sun King Fishers (9713 District North Dr), 6:30–9:00 PM · Free

Spotlight & Story

Fishers Fire Department
- When volunteers organized the town’s first fire department in 1955, their entire fleet consisted of a single pumper housed in a small cinder-block bay on 116th Street. Today, seven stations safeguard 50 square miles across Delaware and Fall Creek townships.

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