City Council Meeting 09/28/2026

Westfield City Council meeting, September 28, 2026: The council approved the claims docket (the transcript gives no total) and adopted the fiscal plan and annexation ordinance for the Reserve and Village at Ironstone. It also held a public hearing on the proposed 2027 budget, but no budget adoption vote is captured. No procurement awards or vendor selections were identified. The council introduced a Midtown PUD amendment for a proposed Costco warehouse and gas station on about 23 acres; the development team described an approximately 166,000-square-foot store and 32 initial fuel pumps. The traffic study remains underway, and councilors raised substantial concerns about site access, traffic from nearby planned development, and the proposed left-turn entrance. The proposal is scheduled for Plan Commission review on October 5, with no council approval taken at this meeting.

The council also heard a first reading of a 41-acre mixed-use proposal at 161st Street and the Monon Trail, including office buildings, a 900-plus-space parking structure, public spaces, and a new roadway connection to David Brown Way. The development team is coordinating with the city on public infrastructure and a development agreement; councilors requested clearer phasing and infrastructure commitments before a later adoption decision. Separately, the council introduced a short-term-rental permitting ordinance with a $150 fee, a notice-and-hearing process for permit revocation, and state-law infractions for unpermitted rentals; the proposed requirements would take effect in January 2027. No contract award or final spending decision was made on these proposals.