It was 1991, I had just married Jane, just moved to Fishers, and a new building was under construction downtown, the new Fishers Town Hall.  Town staff moved from an old house south and a little west of the current municipal complex into the brand new Town Hall.

It was the 1990s when a Masters Degree student began serving an internship with the Town of Fishers.  That intern was named Scott Fadness.  He became a town employee, worked his way up to Assistant Town Manager, then Town Manager.  When Fishers voted to become a city in a 2012 referendum, Fadness was voted the City of Fishers’ first (and so far, only) mayor in 2014 and has won every election since.

So, it was a special day when Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness and his staff decided to walk around the old City Hall as the demolition crew prepared to begin work Monday morning.

I had the honor of accompanying the group as they walked around, talked about many fond memories of what had happened there.  Big decisions, difficult decisions and good times were shared.  There was a tear or two as reality set-in that this would be their final time in the hall.

Police and Fire Department personnel had been using old City Hall for training exercises, and there was evidence galore with some walls smashed and glass on the floors.

Fishers is preparing to move on to a new Arts & City Hall complex, and as the mayor often says, change is always happening in our city.  Crews told the mayor the old City Hall should be flattened by Wednesday.

Below is a brief video I recorded with the mayor on the morning of the demolition:

Here are a few more photos from Monday morning: