Canceled: Planned 343-acre Ellettsville tech park not going to happen

Town officials said the planned sale of the properties, owned by Umbarger Farms, will not happen because the would-be buyer’s option to purchase the land has expired.

Ellettsville officials on Wednesday described the situation as a temporary setback to their plans for more development on the city’s western edge. However, an Ellettsville resident who had opposed the project expressed relief.

“It would be nice to see something develop there,” said Dan Swafford, vice president of the Ellettsville Town Council.

Resident questions proposal for new development

The would-be developer, Greg Bowlen, had said he envisioned five or six buildings on five parcels along North Starnes Road, south of Ind. 46. Bowlen said he thought between 10 and 20 employees, primarily engineers, would work in each of the buildings, according to the developer and town planning officials. Bowlen did not return a phone message left Wednesday.