The Fishers Board of Public Works and Safety unanimously approved every item on its agenda at its Thursday morning meeting, clearing a slate of nonprofit funding, neighborhood improvement grants, public-safety equipment and infrastructure purchases. Here’s a roundup of what the board approved.
The board signed off on three nonprofit contribution agreements totaling $275,000. The largest, $165,000, goes to the Fishers Youth Initiative, which connects young people with volunteer mentors. Conner Prairie Museum will receive $75,000 to support free admission and memberships for Fishers families, and Advocates for Children and Families Inc., the child advocacy organization known as CHERISH, will receive $35,000 for its work removing barriers to the investigation and treatment of child abuse. Each one-year agreement requires the organizations to file expenditure reports with the city and makes them subject to audit by the Indiana State Board of Accounts.
The board also approved nine 2026 Neighborhood Vibrancy Grants totaling $126,067. Most fund entrance and common-area landscaping refreshes, including projects in Hillsborough, Pleasantview, Fox Run, Limestone Springs Condominiums, Graystone at Fishers, Waterford Gardens, Brookston Place and Delaware Crossing. The Whelchel Springs grant, the smallest at $2,680, will install a public bike repair station near the trail at Southeastern Parkway and Florida Road. Several projects address landscaping disrupted by nearby roundabout construction or new development such as Fishers District and the Fishers Event Center.
In a move tied to the city’s youth sports strategy, the board approved a facility use agreement allowing Indy Premier Soccer Club to operate and use the six soccer fields at Cyntheanne Park for league games and practices. Under Chapter 96 of the city code, partner organizations must be nonprofits offering competitive youth sports and maintain a roster that is at least 60% Fishers residents. Indy Premier SC currently reports 69%.
The Fishers Fire Department received approval to buy 30 masks and 15 regulators from Hoosier Fire, the sole vendor for equipment compatible with the department’s self-contained breathing apparatus. The vendor’s price of $74,430 reflects a discount of $36,280.05 off the $110,710.05 retail cost.
The board also approved the purchase of nine new streetlights — poles, bases, luminaires and hardware — to replace aging lights in the Nickel Plate District and bring them in line with the district’s standard. The budgeted cost is $64,808.
Finally, the board accepted an amended Indiana Department of Health Public Health Emergency Preparedness agreement, a federal grant passed through the state to help fund local emergency-response personnel and 14 grant deliverables. The amended award totals $100,340 over a period running July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, adding $52,670 for the second grant year. That figure restores a $5,000 reduction from the original $47,670 agreement the board approved in August.