Homeowners with property touching the Nickel Plate Trail will be eligible to apply for a grant program of up to $2,000, defraying the cost of installing screening, privacy, or buffering improvements.
If a homeowner’s property frontage along the trail exceeds 300 feet, the owner may be eligible for an additional $500 grant. The Fishers Board of Public Works and Safety voted Monday in favor of the program that is aimed at funding improvements such as planting trees and shrubs, constructing fencing and other improvements as reviewed and approved by city staff.
Funds from the Nickel Plate Trail bond will fund the program and is budgeted to cost the city $181,000. The city will establish an application process; for more information, click here.