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Arbor Homes proposing pond with fountains for Blue River Memorial Park

Arbor Homes’ proposal for a 115-lot subdivision needed assistance from the Shelbyville Parks and Recreation Department Wednesday afternoon during its board meeting.

 

Caitlin Dopher, entitlement manager for Arbor Homes, presented the layout for the proposed “Riverview” subdivision that would sit across N. Rushville Road from Blue River Memorial Park, 725 Lee Boulevard.

 

Dopher explained to the parks board that not enough drainage could fit within the 40-acre project. Arbor Homes is proposing creating a detention pond on Blue River Memorial Park property with two fountains, a shelter house, boardwalk and connectivity to Riverview included in the plan.

 

The pond would sit on the site where a current storage building still stands. The parks department built a new maintenance building at the park near the Shelby County Fairgrounds.

 

“That would remove a building that already needs removed,” said parks board member Gary Bowen.

The pond would be on approximately two acres of land. The dirt removed could then be added to the amphitheater project within the park property.

 

“This creates a nice pond area for the community to enjoy and also any building in the future, this gives us a detention pond,” said parks department director Karen Martin.

 

The board unanimously approved the proposal which will be heard in more detail Monday at the scheduled Plan Commission meeting at 7 p.m. inside Breck Auditorium at Shelbyville High School.

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