By James Feichtner
A Town Council meeting was held Sept. 2 at Town Hall. All council members were in attendance.
An additional appropriation from the Food and Beverage Fund to provide a development incentive for the company Smart IT to build their facility at the Northwest Technology Center in Zionsville was approved. The fund will contribute $25,000 in development incentives.
Smart IT is a technology company that develops products and software. President Papa believes that the company is close to making a decision regarding its development here in Zionsville.
“I think they’re in their final stages of making a decision, they just have not signed anything yet,” he said.
What else happened at the meeting?
1. An additional appropriation from the Food and Beverage Fund was approved to provide funding for engineering studies. Areas in focus were Sycamore, Main Street and First Street, as well as 875 East and Whitestown Rd. The fund will contribute $74,900.
2. Zionsville West Middle School students on behalf of the crosswalk to be constructed from Whitestown Parkway to 700 E. The representing student inquired upon the progress of the crosswalk. This comes after a first crosswalk was established this summer, with the help of Whitestown and Zionsville councils.
Zionsville council members were still deciding on funding options and an exact date of completion, but assured the student that the progress was being made towards the project.
“We’re moving forward, but we do not have anything in the ground just yet. We should know more within a few weeks about whether or not we can do that quickly or if that’s a longer term project,” Council President Jeff Papa said.
3. The second annual Zionsville Stream Walk and Clean Up was introduced and will take place on Sept. 13. The event is headed by the Street and Parks Departments, which will help clean up trash in and around Eagle Creek.
