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Check this out!…This morning as I was driving to the office I saw this gas sign.

At first I thought it was $2.49 for regular and a lazy person forgot to flip the sign. The closer I looked the more I could see that it was not a “2″ but a “3″ as the first number. I saw cars driving in to the station, stop a second and then quickly leave. I decided to have a closer look and see what the pump price said. Just as I suspected…$3.49!

West 86th Street
8600N/5900W/6700W
W. 86th St. will have bridge reconstruction over Big Eagle Creek between Moore Rd and Conarroe Rd. (3/4 mile west of I-465) through November 1, 2005. Detour will be 71st St. and Lafayette Rd.
INDOT

5935 West 86th Street
8600N/5900W/6700W
There will be total street closure to demolish bridge at I-465 (Street closed below on 86th Street) from 7:00PM-5AM through August 24-27 and September 6-9, 2005.

6056 West 71st Street
7100N/3300W/7598W
There will be total street closure to demolish bridge at I-465 (Street closed below on 86th Street) from 7:00PM-5:00AM through September 8-15, 2005.

West 56th Street
5600N/2350W-4200W
There will be restrictions on 56th St. due to road reconstruction. There will be widening of bridges on 56th Street over Guion Creek and Little Eagle Creek, and widening of road to 5 lanes on 56th street between Lafayette Rd. and Guion Rd. through January 2006. There will be two-lane traffic for use while other lanes are reconstructed.
DPW

2712 Oglethorpe Court
9110N/2700W
There will be 1 traffic lane restricted for service repair from August 11-September 30, 2005.

Compliments of our Pike Township Neighborhood Liaison Karen Terrell

WOW!…They are finished enlarging the intersection at 62nd and Georgetown Road. No more construction at that corner. All directions are open.

The new fire station at 7002 Lafayette Road had it’s grand opening ceremony Tuesday, August 23 at 10 AM. Sorry I am late on this…I just got the news.

The School Board is pricing a new football stadium for the Pike campus. The existing one is 40 years old, has water damage and structural steel deterioration. The existing stadium has no access for handicapped fans. People in wheelchairs have to look from a field-level location behind the home team. “We’re not talking about a Taj Mahal, but our district should have first-class facilities” said Larry Metzler, School Board president. He also does not envision a cost higher than $5 million to $7 million. Leftover bond funds would pay for the facility. Skillman Corp., is going to submit a cost bid. Skillman managed the construction of the new freshman center along with interior renovation of the High School.

If Ali Khan gets zoning approval he will transform 4914, 4930 and 4942 Lafayette Road into a strip center with at least 5 tenants including his Health Spot store and a new franchise of Dick’s Bodacious BBQ along with several other businesses. Right now this property located at the NW corner of I65 and Lafayette road is vacant and needs a zoning change before he can move forward.

The only problem I see is the city won’t allow a median cut on Lafayette Road. This means to enter the center you must be traveling south on Lafayette Road. When you leave the center you have to go south on Lafayette Road. Ali says he has a plan to resolve that in the future. We shall see…

Brian Sauer, Fire Marshal for Pike Township is stepping down from the job and becoming a on the line fireman. I hope the township finds someone who will serve us as well as Brian did. I have known Brian for several years and know that his dedication to his job has made Pike a safer place to live. Good luck Brian!!! Picture of Brian at Taste Of Pike

Fortune House restaurant at 9106 Wesleyan Road (you could see it from 91st and Michigan Road) has been torn down. The restaurant and land were sold for $850,000 to Ruby Tuesday. As I remember, a Ruby Tuesday was originally built across the street on Michigan Road and torn down several years ago with some other restaurants. That area of Michigan Road is like the Bermuda Triangle for restaurants. They come and they go mysteriously…

It was noticed yesterday that the BP gas station at 56th and Georgetown Road was boarded up and the pumps wraped in black plastic. All indications that there was a BP there are gone. The signs are covered and there is no way to drive in. It seems like this happened overnight. I also found out that there are 2 BP stations between Bloomington and Lake Monroe that look the very same.

As reported in Pike’s Peek the old Shell station at I465 and 86th that was supposed to be turned into a BP station this year and the BP station at 86th and Michigan Road that was taking over the old Chinese restaurant and expanding have not happen.

Looks like “…one of the largest gasoline retailers in the United States.” is either slowing down or tightening up. I must say that it is not true for their station at 71st and Woodland Drive. It seems to be doing a landslide business. Some mornings I go in there for coffee and can’t find a parking space.

Ever since the Shell gas station was torn down, there has been wild speculation about what would replace it. I have the answer. It seems the rumors have been true all along. Currently construction has started on Flagstar Bank by Capitol Construction. In the very near future Mezzetta Construction will start on the new Culvers. If I am counting correctly, that will bring the total up to 9 restaurants(including fast food) at that corner.