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Planning commission approves R-3 rezoning for Brickyard Estates and Paddock at the Park amid heavy public comment
Summary
The Vigo County Area Plan Commission approved a rezoning request to allow a mixed development of single-family homes and multi‑family buildings along Ohio Boulevard despite sustained public opposition about density, traffic and the historic character of the boulevard.
At a meeting of the Vigo County Area Plan Commission in Terre Haute, commissioners voted to approve a rezoning that would allow a mixed residential development known as Brickyard Estates and an adjacent multifamily project called Paddock at the Park.
The proposal rezones portions of 501 and 601 South Fruitridge Avenue from R‑1 single‑family to R‑3 General Residence, permitting 93 single‑family homes in a development the developer calls Brickyard Estates and an adjacent multifamily component the petitioners described as roughly 11 buildings and 72–76 dwelling units. Attorney Eddie Felling, representing the applicant, called the project “a $70,000,000 development” and said it is coupled with a proposed residential TIF (RIF) award the developer is pursuing.
Supporters and opponents framed competing priorities. Developer Brian Koister of Gibson Development said the…
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