Decatur Township Civic Council

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Decatur Residents File Court Action to Stop Sabey Data Center

On Friday, April 17, 2026, the Decatur Township Civic Council joined with neighbors Jan & Tim McWhirter, Loueva, Chuck & Leslie Young, Pat Andrews & Russ Glashan to ask for Judicial Review of the Metropolitan Development Commission (MDC) grant of Variance that allows a Sabey data center in Decatur Township.

This is the first data center approved by the MDC without the ability of residents to appeal to the full City-County Council, and the first to be taken to Court in Marion County/Indianapolis. The group hired Arie Lipinski of Lipinski Law to pursue the Court action.

As we are a working-class community, our financial resources are slender. Along with the Protect Decatur Township group, the Decatur Township Civic Council is actively requesting donations for our fight.

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updated 4-21-26

ANNOUNCEMENT : Our next Members Meeting will be Monday, April 27, beginning at 7:00 pm in the Community Room of the Decatur Township School for Excellence.

ANNOUNCEMENT : Our next Land Use Committee meeting will be Thursday, May 14, beginning at 6:00 pm in the Training Room of the Decatur Township Government Center.

To receive notification of all meetings and important information, email us a DTCCWeb@gmail.com and add 'sign me up' on the subject line

Welcome

The Decatur Township Civic Council is one of the oldest neighborhood organizations in Marion County. Established in 1953, it serves all the neighborhoods of Decatur Township. Any resident who is at least 18 years old can become a member.

Decatur Township has experienced accelerated growth in the past few years, and through the Decatur Township Civic Council you can help shape that growth. Membership in the Civic Council is a way to have a voice in what happens to our community.

Future Members Meeting Dates:

April 27
May 18*
June 29
* = not the last Monday of the month

These are all Mondays and meetings begin at 7 PM. Meetings are held in the Community Room of the Decatur Township School for Excellence -
5106 S High School Rd

Next Land Use Committee Meeting

May 14 -- Training room, 2nd floor Decatur Township Government Building

Petitions that may be discussed --

6801 Stanley Road -- request a variance to allow a 2nd house on one lot with a shared drive, parking area 37 feet wide (30 feet max allowed), and to legalize an existing detached garage too close to the lot line. - This petition will be switched to a variance + plat petition. No hearing date has been assigned.

7323 S Mooresville Road -- Redwood Apartment Neighborhoods, represented by Joe Csikos, seeks to rezone 20 acres from D-A to D-6 to allow for 99 one-story apartments.

6501 Mann Road -- Kittle Property Group, represented by Joe Calderon, seeks to rezone 23 acres for apartments.

Zoning Petitions in Discussion with Land Use Committee:

6801 Stanley Rd -- Claudia and Jose Aboytes, represented by Dave Gilman, seeks to split the lot into a 0.5 acre and a 1.5 acre lot. A 5000 sq ft house would be built on the larger lot and that would legalize an existing barn that is too large and too tall. The existing house would be enlarged to 1200 sq ft to meet the D3 standards. They also seek a variance to legally establish the existing detached garage which is 5.6 ft from the lot line when 6 ft is required.
STATUS: [2026-CVR,CPL-810 ] The petition is scheduled for hearing on April 9 - We will file to move the hearing to May 14.

7323 S Mooresville Rd -- Redwood Apartment Neighborhoods, represented by Joe Csikos, seeks to rezone 20 acres from D-A to D-6 to allow for 99 one-story apartments.
STATUS: [2026-ZON-035 ] This petition is scheduled to be heard by the Hearing Examiner on May 14.

6501 Mann Rd -- Kittle Property Group, represented by Joe Calderon, seeks to rezone 23 acres for apartments. This is a refiling of a similar (if not identical) petition that was withdrawn last year. We do not yet have any specifics
STATUS: [2026-ZON-039 ] This petition has been filed, but no hearing date yet assigned.

5501, 5521 & 5546 Mendenhall Rd -- A petitioner represented by Dave Gilman, seeks to rezone 12 acres from DA to I2 to build office/warehouse and mini-warehouse storage buildings.
STATUS: [ ] This petition has not yet been filed.

3889 W Perry St -- Alayna & Jayden Bridgman will seek a rezoning from D5 to C3 to allow for operation of a CBD store. This was initially filed as a variance. That petition was withdrawn on July 8 with the understanding that they would file for a rezoning. That rezoning has not been filed. The site continues to operate as a CBD store illegally. A legal file is now open and a pre-trial conference has been scheduled for Mar 18.
STATUS: [ ] The Variance petition was withdrawn, but the petitioner has failed to file for a rezoning.

Go to Zoning Page for description of all petitions and where they stand in the zoning process.

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