Developers planning a new industrial warehouse on farmland in Franklin, just south of Indy, are facing opposition over flooding concerns.
Brain Zoeller calls his 16-acre property in Franklin Township paradise, but he said the possibility of a huge industrial warehouse just to the east could make it paradise lost.
Beyond the potential flooding hazards, residents are concerned the proposed warehouse will affect wildlife habitat, increase heavy truck traffic and mar the natural views of the southernmost portion of Indianapolis’s Greenways plan. Indy Greenways are trail systems throughout Marion County that let hikers and bikers enjoy natural areas.
Four detention ponds are proposed at the site to alleviate addition runoff that could contribute to flooding.Zoeller and Racher contend the Federal Emergency Management Agency maps Becknell relied on are outdated and the floodway may be larger than current projects show. Carmosino also defended the FEMA maps, saying they are used to calculate flood insurance and the studies going into the maps are rigorous. Flood maps may, on occasion, not predict what’s going to happen in a floodplain, he said, but to call them inaccurate is not right.
“This is not a typical ‘Not In My Backyard’ situation,” Zoeller said. “There is too much development north of us causing problems and climate change, according to many, is why we’re seeing an increase of water in the last decade. The land has to be built responsibly.”
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