For many years, the City of Fishers has been eyeing parts of Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport for economic development, and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was announced between Fishers and the Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) in October of 2015 with that development in mind.
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On Wednesday, the parties announced the next step in developing part of the land at the airport by calling for proposals to develop a large part of that property.
The private firm JLL is involved in this process, named last year as marketing broker for the project.
“The City of Fishers welcomes the opportunity to partner with the Indianapolis Airport Authority and JLL on this call for proposals,” said Mayor Scott Fadness in a city news release. “We have seen a significant amount of interest in this property since our MOU was established in 2015, but developers and companies have been hesitant due to the preference of land leases. We now have the chance to sell this land and continue to transform development along 96th Street.”
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Hamilton County Commissioner Steve Dillinger, who also serves as IAA’s Vice President, said, “This further step with JLL is a continuation of that positive momentum that will deliver improvements to our citizens.”
IAA owns the airport property, which is just north of 96th Street on Fishers’ southwest side.