Hawk's Landing: Substantially Awful

05/29/2026

LEGAL UPDATE

Similar to Connection Pointe, David Weekley requested an extension to respond to our petition until after the official APC record is filed. The Court granted that request, and they now have until August 3, 2026, to respond.

The Town of Brownsburg remains the Deciding Authority in this case and filed its response earlier this week.

After reviewing it, we remain confident that we have a strong case and are committed to seeing it through. A major issue in this case is whether the Court should consider the prior zoning commitments and conditions tied to the 2021 rezoning approval.

The Town argues those prior commitments should not factor into review of the February 23, 2026 approval. We strongly disagree and maintain they are central to understanding the legality of the approval itself.

As a reminder, our attorneys also requested an extension to file the official APC record because the Town is still in the process of compiling and providing the required materials. This includes lengthy meeting transcripts and other documents from the proceedings. The Court granted a deadline of July 26, 2026, for the record to be filed.

We expect briefing and oral arguments to occur sometime after that date, which remains generally consistent with the late summer timeline we previously anticipated.

05/28/2026

The Town Council President just released this statement.

We assume this was coordinated with the response to our petition for judicial review the town recently filed.

We also invite you to see in the comments the Town Council President's view on Hawk's Landing.

A message from the Brownsburg Town Council PresidentOver the last five years, Brownsburg has seen an explosion of development, from housing to businesses. This growth has brought new job opportunities

05/26/2026

LEGAL UPDATE

The Town of Brownsburg Advisory Plan Commission (“APC”) has filed its formal response to the Petition for Judicial Review concerning the approval of the Hawk’s Landing primary plat.

The most notable aspect of the Town’s response is its repeated attempt to narrow the scope of the case by arguing that the 2021 rezoning ordinance, the original concept plan, and related development commitments are largely irrelevant to the court’s review of the 2026 plat approval.

Throughout the filing, the APC repeatedly objects to references involving the original Lennar concept plan, the bridge connection across the creek, and the conditions tied to the rezoning ordinance, arguing those matters are “beyond the scope” of the present review.

This appears to be the central legal strategy in the case. This was also the strategy of David Weekley's attorney in the the February 23 meeting.

We maintain that the currently approved David Weekley plat materially departs from the commitments and development framework that formed the basis for the original rezoning approval. The Town’s response strongly suggests that it intends to argue that those earlier rezoning commitments were either nonbinding, modifiable without additional rezoning approval, or otherwise not pertinent to the current plat review.

The APC did not challenge standing, timeliness, venue, or exhaustion of administrative remedies. As a result, the case is expected to proceed on the merits.

The next phase of the litigation will involve preparation and filing of the certified administrative record, including staff reports, exhibits, hearing materials, and transcripts that formed the basis of the APC’s decision.

We encourage everyone to go read the entirety of the Town's response at mycase.in.gov, case -2603-PL-000059

Indiana Supreme Court, Public Access

05/21/2026

To our knowledge, the following Brownsburg Town Council members have not publicly stated their position on Hawk’s Landing:

Brownsburg Town Councilman Travis Tschaenn (Ward 5, up for reelection this November against Nancy Stinson)

Brownsburg Town Councilman Matt Simpson (Ward 4, up for reelection in 2027). Councilman Simpson’s ward includes the northern portion of Brownsburg, where Hawk’s Landing is located.

Councilman Glenn Adams (Ward 2, up for reelection in 2027)

Cindy Hohman for Brownsburg Town Council (Ward 3) also serves on the Brownsburg APC and voted at the February 23 meeting to approve the Hawk’s Landing plat. She is up for reelection in 2027. We take her "yes" vote on Hawk's Landing as her public statement.

We encourage each council member to publicly share their stance on whether this development represents responsible growth—and why they believe it does or does not—and to also address their views on how the process has unfolded thus far.

05/21/2026

LEGAL UPDATE

Connection Pointe had a deadline of May 26 to respond to our petition (a 30 day enlargement from the original response deadline).

After the Court approved our request to submit the Plan Commission record by July 27, Connection Pointe’s attorney filed a motion to extend their response deadline to July 29. Their attorney stated that they wanted time to review the record before filing a response.

The Court granted the extension.

Right now, Brownsburg's response deadline remains May 22.

David Weekley's response deadline remains May 25.

As a reminder, you can view the entire court record and timeline by visiting mycase.in.gov and searching case number: 32D01-2603-PL-000059.

05/18/2026

LEGAL UPDATE

Two quick updates regarding legal proceedings:

1.) Contrary to what we expected, Hendricks County has assigned our case to Hendricks Superior Court 1, not the Hendricks Circuit Court. This does not substantially change anything other than the judge who will hear the case.

2.) Our attorneys are still working to obtain the official record from the Brownsburg APC. Due to this delay, along with the transcription process required for court proceedings, the Court has granted an additional 60 days to file the record. We now have until July 27, 2026, to submit the required materials to the Court.

In the meantime, our attorneys are working with all counsel on a proposed briefing schedule and are seeking a date for oral arguments from the Court. Once a more concrete timeline is established, we will share that information with you.

We expected this process to extend into the summer, and that continues to be the case.

05/14/2026

We have a lot of new eyes on this movement, so we want to reiterate a few things.

You will see people unfamiliar with what we are advocating say some version of the following:

“You’re just anti-development. You built your houses and now you don’t want anyone else coming to the area. Growth is inevitable.”

“You can’t tell another landowner what they can and cannot do with their land.”

These are lazy takes, and they ignore core tenets of this movement.

First, we have said time and time again — publicly and at Plan Commission hearings — that we are not anti-development. We are anti-bad development. Hawk’s Landing is textbook bad development. In fact, some leaders in this movement have advocated for Brownsburg’s growth for decades.

Second, regarding “you can’t tell another landowner what to do”: no, we certainly cannot. We do not have that power. The Plan Commission does. What we can do — and what we are doing — is speaking up when we believe an institution in our community is making a decision that is detrimental to it.

We believe that institutions which consider themselves pillars of the community have a responsibility to protect and strengthen that community through responsible stewardship of their land and resources. Profits should not come before community well-being.

For whatever reason, people making these lazy arguments have a defeatist view of local development. They would prefer that residents simply roll over and allow the town, developers, and institutions to do whatever they want.

Do not listen to them. We never have and we certainly aren't going to start today.

05/13/2026

We recently found out how many souls Connection Pointe says they can save with the money obtained from the Hawk's Landing land sale.

Yes, there appears to be a number of souls fixed to this transaction.

Souls that...and we quote..."would not find eternal life otherwise"

What about the neighbors, who have been here for decades? Any word on that?

05/12/2026

What on earth are our Commissioners up to? The Hendricks County Plan Commission gave a 5-1 DOWN VOTE against this development.

Insanity.

Dennis Dawes can also be blamed for giving Hawk's Landing the green light years ago.

Watch for yourself at
https://www.youtube.com/live/wmlVZfDNjbQ?si=xtYoT-OAHK7okd8E

1:12:35 mark

05/06/2026

We made a deliberate decision not to endorse or tell people who to vote for in yesterday’s primary elections.

Instead, we encouraged voters to ask questions, engage with the candidates, and examine their records.

Based on the results in the town and county council races, it’s clear that many Brownsburg residents are ready to try something new.