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Residents urge more invasive-species funding, ask about AgriPark lead testing and transit during Fishers budget hearing
Summary
Residents asked the council to increase funding for invasive-species removal, reported a lead-test result for the proposed AgriPark site and urged study of public transit during the Sept. 15 budget hearing.
During the Sept. 15 Fishers City Council budget hearing residents raised three recurring concerns: funding for invasive-species removal in city parks, potential lead contamination at the proposed AgriPark site, and the need to study public-transit options.
Amy Perry, a Fishers resident, asked the council to increase the 2026 budget allocation for removing invasive woody plants such as honeysuckle, noting removal costs escalate with infestation density. Perry said Ritchie Woods Nature Preserve is roughly 40–42 acres and warned that high-density…
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