'Burb Bites: Indiana's first Buc-ee's faces community pushback in Greenwood
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Not everyone is excited about the beaver coming to the Hoosier state. Photo: Thomas Fuller/LightRocket via Getty Images
This week's news from around the region includes a big Buc-ee's vote in Greenwood, e-bike rule reconsiderations in Carmel and a new water tower nearing completion in Noblesville.
🦫 Greenwood Common Council members should expect a packed house when they consider a rezoning proposal that could lead to Indiana's first Buc-ee's.
- Despite community concerns about the impact on property values, traffic, public safety and the environment, the Greenwood Advisory Plan Commission advanced the proposal to the council for a final decision last week.
- The development is targeting a site on the southeast corner of I-65 and Worthsville Road. The Buc-ee's would take up roughly 37 acres, including a 74,000-square-foot travel center and 120 gas pumps and EV charging stations.
- The next council meeting is scheduled for Monday at 7pm.
🚴 The Carmel City Council is preparing for a potential revamp of its e-bike rules during Monday's meeting.
- After adopting an ordinance regulating the use of micromobility, e-moto and other devices in November, city leaders say the problems have gotten worse as the vehicles surge in popularity.
- A few of the amendments to be considered include limiting the vehicles to designated lanes on the Monon Greenway between Main and Walnut streets, prohibiting stunt riding and increasing fines for first- and second-time offenses.
👷 Also in Carmel, the three-month closure of the intersection of 116th Street and AAA Way to install a new roundabout begins Monday after being pushed back from last week.
- Meanwhile, Cherry Creek Boulevard and Hazel Dell Parkway will remain closed through Aug. 10 for the installation of raised pedestrian crosswalks.
💧 Noblesville's new 1.5 million-gallon water tower in Innovation Mile is on pace for completion by early October.
- The tower is part of a $15 million Indiana American Water system investment to support the fast-growing area near Hamilton Town Center.
- The nearly 150-foot tower on Olio Road has a concrete pedestal and a steel tank that bears the Noblesville city brand.
🏫 Fishers Elementary School is welcoming its next principal.
- On Thursday, the Hamilton Southeastern Board of School Trustees named Emily Supergan the school's new leader, effective immediately.
- An administrator for Carmel Clay Schools for the past five years, Supergan previously worked as an elementary teacher and high school cross-country coach in both Washington Township and Carmel.