Brownsburg council approves consent items, hears parks report and housing dashboard concerns

The Town of Brownsburg council approved routine consent items on Feb. 12, including minutes from the Jan. 22 meeting and the town and fire territory claims and payroll dockets for Jan. 22–Feb. 11, 2026, totaling $4,440,535.47.

Planner Lauren Buschlag reported that the Advisory Planning Commission’s January meeting was canceled and said the Board of Zoning Appeals heard one case: a special-exception request at 645 North Green Street to allow sales and service of golf carts, which the BZA approved. The council received the zoning reports as informational.

Amber Lane, the town’s director of parks, summarized January operations: her staff logged 93 hours responding to snow and ice on parks, trails and town routes. She said the department installed a new "play and learn" collage in an outdoor classroom funded by a grant from the Parks Foundation of Hendricks County, and that indoor facility rentals remained strong with 25 bookings serving more than 1,000 people. Lane also thanked community volunteers and groups — including Meijer volunteers, the Lions Club, Key Club and Connection Point — for helping with events such as a recent father-daughter dance.

During the public comment period, resident Anthony Gary praised the Parks Department. Nancy Stinson addressed the Indiana housing dashboard for Brownsburg, pointing to a widening gap between median renter income and the income required to afford median rent; she estimated the gap at roughly $7,000 to $10,000 and urged council attention to housing affordability metrics. Council members noted the town’s need to attract higher-paying jobs to support local revenue after state-level changes to local income tax distributions.

The council did not take action on the Lee property rezoning at this meeting. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn.