Losing their evening sunsets is the least of our neighbors' problems. These zoning abuse decisions approved by Brownsburg Town Council, Staff and Committee Members are threatening their daily quality of life, and their decreased home values may not give them the opportunity to evacuate if they choose to do so. As you can see, these roads are not appropriate for semi truck traffic, and now these neighbors will be under the threat of eminent domain since roadways were not appropriately planned in advance of breaking ground on these developments. This photo is one example of THIRTEEN fully-approved and tax-abated industrial warehouses that share borders with existing residential neighborhoods. This is now a standard practice that should concern all Brownsburg citizens, especially if you live near open land.

The Brownsburg Town Council, Staff and Committee Members are required to evaluate the current conditions of the Town when making development decisions. Now that they have approved almost 10 million square feet of speculative industrial warehouses over the last year alone, it is certainly fair to say that they no longer have any valid information on the current conditions anymore. They do not know how these dozens of trucking facilities will impact the infrastructure, traffic patterns and normal citizen activities, yet they continue with their "speed to market" propoganda for industrial development. The giant warehouses on the east & west borders of the Town will only encourage trucking routes right through the center. When adopting the Land Use Map showing new industrial development areas, they were already in violation of it on the day it was approved by blessing industrial development in areas that were coded as commercial. The mix of ignorance on these topics and arrogance of authority from the Town government is making citizens lose faith in their abilities to be in control of Brownsburg's future (or Brownsubrg's future? ☻) . Please remember this when you vote in November as Travis Tschaenn and Ben Lacey both showed strong support for proposals as incompatible as the 160' tall Project Aisle.

This reference was sourced from the current Avon Comprehensive Plan and was used as an example of responsible growth strategies. Avon's 2017 Town Comprehensive Plan seems to be holding strong, yet the Town of Brownsburg felt the need to present major revisions to the 2019 Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinances to remove all protections between residential/industrial borders and allow for faster approvals of industrial development and fair income housing, all while meeting policies have been manipulated to limit participation from the impacted citizens. The 2022 strategic vision of 3% tax base growth with no specific direction is absurd and irresponsible, and Brownsburg now has the reputation that any and all development will be easily approved and fast-tracked. We believe that the Town Government will eventually learn that if they do not address citizen concerns with empathy and genuine care, then the conflict will shift to the developer. If the developer does not address citizen concerns, then the conflict will shift to the corporations that lease these misguided development sites through active protests and boycotts. Limiting participation in Town Meetings will not silence citizens... it will just shift the conversation outside of the influence of the Town.

The Brownsburg Warehouse Fire is a valid example of how Brownsburg is not prepared for the infrastructure needs of these massive warehouses. Fire safety support should be fully in place before development begins, and Fire Territory budgets should not be robbed by Town Council during the very same meetings where they approve industrial developments that stretch the safety thresholds of the department. Many areas already targeted for industrial development are missing critical support features such as expanded water service and appropriate roadways (with turn lanes even!) required for the expanded activity levels. Get the infrastructure in place first, and then welcome the appropriate developments.