A proposed heavy vehicle sales, rental, and repair facility threatens a high-quality wetland on the southside of Indianapolis. The wetland is a target for preservation and the local community group Wetlands Not Warehouses Franklin Township, with support from HEC, has been working to develop a site plan for a new park to protect the wetland. The group has received 10K in donations from local developers, and city council members and the Indy parks committee have expressed interest in the plan, but the land parcels remain unprotected. If approved, the proposed petition 2026-MOD-003 would fill portions of the wetland. This would be detrimental to the wetland ecosystem and the future plan for a public park. 

Help us protect the wetland and further our vision for a public park!

Contact the city and encourage them to vote no on the petition: Submit your comments to Kathleen Blackham at Kathleen.Blackham@indy.gov, or use or submission form below. The deadline to submit comments is May 26th.

Attend the hearing: The petition will be heard on May 28th, 2026 at 1 pm at the City-Council Building, 200 E. Washington Street, 2060, Indianapolis, IN 46204. The more people that show up in opposition the better! You also have the option of giving your public comment orally at the hearing if you wish. Instructions for comment will be provided at the hearing.

What makes the wetland important? 

  • One of the last remaining wetlands in the Pleasant Run Creek watershed in central Indiana
  • Provides flood storage for the community
  • Filters and purifies water
  • Home to vulnerable wildlife species such as sandhill cranes
  • Serves as a vital community and educational resource 
  • Provides carbon storage, helping to mitigate climate change impacts

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Categories: Public Notices, Sustainable Development and Green Infrastructure, Water & Wilderness Protection, Wetlands