Council overrides Mishawaka Mayor’s veto on gas station near Wellfield

MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- Monday’s Common Council meeting in Mishawaka took an unexpected twist when all nine Common Council members voted to override Mayor Dave Wood’s veto that he issued against a Casey’s Gas Station from being built along Juday Creek.

This was only the mayor’s third time vetoing a development in his past 14 years serving Mishawaka.

He said he was disappointed in the council’s decision Monday.

“I’m very disappointed in tonight’s action. We felt like we presented a very clear case from our experts at City Hall from our engineers, our planners and our volunteers who are there to look after the public health and safety of our city,” said Mayor Wood.

The council originally voted 6-3 to pass a rezoning to build the store on Douglas and Fir.

 “Certainly, I don’t take any offense at Mayor Wood exercising his prerogative to veto this ordinance, but I am proud of the action that the council took this evening to reiterate our role as a co-equal branch of government in Mishawaka,” said council member, Gregg Hixenbaugh.