Fishers approves $297,192 pergola, awards winter event tent contract; OKs sewer variance and declares firearm surplus

Fishers City officials approved multiple items at a city meeting, including a $297,192 pergola adjacent to the Arts Municipal building, a contract to Blue Peak for a large winter event tent, a variance from the city sewer standards for a Rivian site and the declaration of a firearm as surplus for a retired officer now serving in a civilian role.

The approvals are intended to expand outdoor programming at the Arts Municipal complex, allow a single large tent for winter events and address a developer’s site constraint for an on-site sewer tie-in. The surplus declaration covers a firearm to be transferred to Officer Robert James after 23 years of service, the meeting record shows.

A staff member describing the pergola said the structure will sit on the north side of City Hall outside the arts center doors, measure about 30 feet wide and 60 feet long, and include overhead louvers that close to allow outdoor arts activities during rain events. The…