Update on Supreme Court Ruling

It’s been just over 30 days (March 8th) since the State Supreme Court heard the oral arguments in the Southwest Clay vs. City of Carmel annexation case. Our legal counsel had advised us that it may take between 30 and 90 days before a ruling was issued by the court, so we’re still within the expected waiting period-no news yet.

As soon as a ruling is issued-and our attorneys will get immediate notification-we’ll publish the results to you right away.

It is important to keep in mind that regardless of the outcome of the case, we fully expect-and are prepared for-the Town of Fishers to continue to try to annex the Geist Area.

If the ruling is in favor of SW Clay, then likely Fishers will need to substantively change their approach and rationale for annexation. While pursuing annexation under this situation may be viewed as a fool’s errand-that is, their statutory basis for annexation would not be sound-that hasn’t stopped them before. After all, ego and arrogance often drive people to do silly things.

If the ruling is in favor of Carmel, then likely Fishers will simply re-initiate their annexation plan, and we’re ready for that!

One thing we do know for sure, regardless of the court ruling and Fisher’s next steps, Carmel will have a bigger water park than Fishers.