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Far Eastsiders are invited to share their thoughts on the current state of the neighborhood at a community listening session.

The event is noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Grassy Creek Environmental Community Center, 3510 N. German Church Road. 

Residents will have the opportunity to share community needs, desires and neighborhood priorities. 

The listening session is part of the Far Eastside Quality of Life planning process. A quality of life plan is a set of goals and strategies created by residents to improve a neighborhood. LISC Indianapolis was chosen to lead the neighborhood’s quality of life planning process, which will run through June and include community engagement, the creation of committees and data mapping. 

More information about the quality of life plan can be found online. Registration for the event can be completed online. 

Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is funded through grants and donationsfrom individuals, foundations and organizations. 

Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian or on Bluesky @darianbenson.bsky.social.

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Far Eastsiders can share wants and needs at listening session

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
January 16, 2026

<h1>Far Eastsiders can share wants and needs at listening session</h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />January 16, 2026</p> <p>Far Eastsiders are invited to share their thoughts on the current state of the neighborhood at a community listening session.</p> <p>The event is noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Grassy Creek Environmental Community Center, 3510 N. German Church Road.&nbsp;</p> <p>Residents will have the opportunity to share community needs, desires and neighborhood priorities.&nbsp;</p> <p>The listening session is part of the Far Eastside Quality of Life planning process. A quality of life plan is a set of goals and strategies created by residents to improve a neighborhood. <a href="https://www.lisc.org/indianapolis/who-we-are/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">LISC Indianapolis</a> was chosen to lead the neighborhood's quality of life planning process, which will run through June and include community engagement, the creation of committees and data mapping. </p> <p><a href="https://www.feccindy.org/qol?utm_campaign=adc74c42-494f-42b3-b200-5d13845467fa&amp;utm_source=so&amp;utm_medium=mail&amp;cid=9bc7a11d-1fa6-4f61-aab5-8a80beeb8b88" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">More information</a> about the quality of life plan can be found online. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdywWJQib2WLJw6z2GOUam1hP023GSbluLJxBg5RuExFrkcaA/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Registration</a> for the event can be completed online. </p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is </em><a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>funded through grants and donations</em></a><em>from individuals, foundations and organizations. </em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or </em><a href="mailto:darian.benson@mirrorindy.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>darian.benson@mirrorindy.org</em></a><em>. Follow her on X <a href="https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@HelloImDarian</a> or on Bluesky </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/darianbenson.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@darianbenson.bsky.social</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/far-eastside-indianpaolis-quality-of-life-plan-community-engagement/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=71663&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/far-eastside-indianpaolis-quality-of-life-plan-community-engagement/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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