EVANSVILLE − New developments are coming to the North Side of Evansville and people living near the project say it’s causing both excitement and apprehension.
“The Shoppes At New Harmony” is a new development submission introduced to the Area Plan Commission in late December. It’s set to be built along the northwest corner of Boonville-New Harmony Road and Indiana 57.
“This is the fastest growing part of Vanderburgh County,” said Project Engineer Jim Morley Jr., who appeared before the board in early January asking for approval of the division and a sidewalk waiver.
The 29 acres, which is being sold by Hahn Kiefer Real Estate Services for $1.45 million, was rezoned from agriculture to commercial in October 1998. The buyer and developer of the plot is still unknown.
This isn’t the first time that a development was planned for that area. And this isn’t the first time that it’s come with some controversy.
The 2017 Walmart controversy
In 2017, the Boonville-New Harmony Road/Indiana 57 intersection was to be the site of a Supercenter Walmart that alongside 59 other stores the retail giant was building that year. A lot of people in the community were upset with the proposed North Side development.