Fishers- City or Town?

The City of Fishers? It very well could be.

Citizens from Fishers have been discussing becoming a city again. In 1998, a ballot referendum was posed to the voters of Fishers who ultimately decided to retain their identity as a town. Since then, Fisher’s population has grown and with it, so has support of becoming a city. A meeting held at the Fishers Library by CityYes, a political action committee with the objective of making Fishers a city, saw more than 30 residents show up to hear their argument. The committee also earned seven new volunteers and 15 more signatures on their petition to get the issue on a ballot. Proponents argue that with a population over 70,000, residents need an appropriate sized and responsive government to respond to their need. Opponents worry about the financial impact these changes would have on their taxes and services. They also find satisfaction in the current government. One thing is clear, everyone interested wants more information. The local Chamber of Commerce has promised to form a study committee which would make a recommendation one way or the other. In the meantime, CityYes is actively seeking signatures for their petition. They currently have almost 800 signatures, or roughly half the amount needed to hold a special election to decide if the state’s eighth largest community should be a city or a town.

(Published by the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors)