As I approached the Wednesday afternoon ground-breaking ceremony for the new project on the grounds of the Delaware Township Center on 131st Street, just west of the Nickel Plate Trail, I saw Township Trustee Debbie Driskell was smiling ear-to-ear.  This is a development Debbie and her township board have been pursuing for some time and construction is finally about to start.

Assembled were people from the township, city and county government.

“It took us 7 years to get here, but we are here,” Driskell told those at the groundbreaking.

When it was Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness’ turn to take the microphone, he spoke of intersections, but not the type you see on the street grid.

“I mean the intersections between the township, county government, city government – when we all come together, when we put our collective resources toward a common goal, it is amazing what we can do on behalf of our residents,” Fadness said.

This ambitious project will include a Nickel Plate Trailhead, a pocket park, restrooms and an expansion of the township government building.