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Planning commission approves Fletch Line corporate office and warehouse, OKs roadway improvements
Summary
The White House Planning Commission on April 13 approved a site plan for a new Fletch Line corporate office and adjoining warehouse, noting traffic mitigation that includes widening the property frontage to three lanes and a center turn lane. Construction could begin by late summer.
The White House Planning Commission approved a site plan April 13 for a new corporate office and warehouse for Fletch Line, a nationwide installation contractor, after the applicant and staff addressed traffic and timing concerns.
Staff member said the developer submitted an updated traffic study and proposed elevations; Clover Engineering’s Josh Line presented the plans and described the two‑story office facing I‑65 with a one‑sided warehouse and dock doors. “As long as those improvements are made…this didn't require anything additional to be added,” Josh Line said, describing the traffic consultant's recommendations.
Ed Fletcher, owner of Fletch Line, told the commission the facility will house corporate offices and seasonal storage for equipment used nationwide. “We're not a manufacturing company. We don't make anything. We store, like, our electrical materials in there,” Fletcher said, describing a typical seasonal influx of equipment in spring and summer.
Staff and the applicant said the traffic study recommends widening the road along the property frontage to three lanes with a center turning lane to allow trucks to turn in safely. The applicant estimated 2–9 truck visits per day in peak season and about 40–50 employees across office and warehouse roles.
A commission member asked about timing; staff and the applicant said preliminary pricing is under way and the developer is aiming to break ground by the end of summer with roughly a 15‑month construction schedule, making occupancy possible in 2027. A commission member noted the city is budgeting design funds to widen Union Road from Harper's Way to the I‑65 overpass and said coordinating the city project with the developer's frontage improvements could reduce construction costs.
After discussion, a motion to approve the site plan was made and seconded and the commission voted in favor.
The commission did not attach any manufacturing or hazardous storage uses to the site: Fletcher confirmed the only fuel‑type product to be stored on the property would be propane for company equipment. The commission's approval includes the traffic mitigation described in staff and consultant materials. No state or federal permits were discussed during the meeting; staff said any required permits would be the developer's responsibility.
The planning commission moved on to other agenda items following the vote.
