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Munster redevelopment panel OKs capital project list
MUNSTER | Capital projects totaling more than $5.9 million received the green light from the town’s Redevelopment Commission.
Christian Reformed Church land rezoned
MUNSTER | The Christian Reformed Church at 214 Ridge Road can move ahead with plans to relocate, add and demolish structures now that the Town…
Schleicher neighborhood properties removed from flood plain
HAMMOND | Some 229 structures in the Schleicher neighborhood are being removed from the floodplain, the city announced Thursday.
Annual memorial service for fallen Munster cops is May 16
MUNSTER | The Munster Police Department and the Munster Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 147 will hold their annual police memorial service at …
Munster to issue new EDC bonds
MUNSTER | The town will sell a new set of Economic Development Commission bonds in late May, with funds earmarked for projects to be initiated…
Munster gets OK to convert park tract for other uses
MUNSTER | The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved converting some land at Centennial Park and Community Park for other uses.
Munster changes water shut-off procedure
MUNSTER | The Town Council on Monday approved a major change to the way the town is allowed to shut off water to non-paying customers.
Little Cal River Basin Commission resets meeting for April 17
MUNSTER | The monthly meeting of the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission has been rescheduled from 6 p.m. Wednesday to 6 p.m. April 17.
Munster council approves general obligation bond spending
MUNSTER | The Town Council recently approved using money from general obligation bonds to cover some capital improvement projects.
Main Street extension talks anger Dyer residents
DYER | Angry residents crowded a meeting last week on the proposed Main Street extension.
Munster to build 4 ball fields as part of Community Park project
MUNSTER | Four Little League ball fields and associated buildings will be built in the third phase of Community Park improvements.
Munster to continue replacing hazardous sidewalks
MUNSTER | Public sidewalks deemed hazardous because of heaving concrete and tree roots will soon be replaced by the same contractor used since 2006.
South Shore study on track to governor
INDIANAPOLIS | State lawmakers would be required to examine the future of the South Shore Line and its operating board under legislation appro…
Dyer discusses proposed Main Street extension on Thursday
DYER | Dyer has scheduled a meeting for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Town Hall to talk about the proposed extension of Main Street into Illinois.
Branch and yard waste pickup will begin April 1 in Munster
MUNSTER | Branch and yard waste pickup will begin April 1 in the town.
Munster to pay $11K a year for sex harassment insurance
MUNSTER | The Munster Town Council has approved paying an additional $11,100 annual insurance premium for $5 million in coverage for sexual ha…
Munster aims to finish park project by mid-April
MUNSTER | Renovations at Community Park’s ball fields are continuing at a rapid pace to allow Little League teams to begin their regular seaso…
Senate panel scuttles plan for Lake veterans court
INDIANAPOLIS | The creation of a Lake County veterans court by the General Assembly may take at least another year after a Senate committee st…
Munster OKs street resurfacing contracts, change in water main project
MUNSTER | Designated streets around town will be resurfaced this year and the water main replacement on White Oak Avenue will be less troubles…
Private or fire-based ambulance services? It's a hot issue
Merrillville turned its emergency medical services over to a private ambulance company in 2008 as a way to cut costs, Merrillville Fire Chief …
Funding fight endangers Lake County veterans court
INDIANAPOLIS | State lawmakers are seeking a different funding source for a proposed Lake County veterans court after a plan to pay for the pr…
Munster amends sexual harassment policy
MUNSTER | The Munster Town Council has approved an amendment to the town's personnel rules dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace.
Dyer extinguishes fire territory move
DYER | Town Council members have decided they are not interested in forming a fire territory with neighboring towns.
Town Council dissolves MUNCAB-TV advisory board
MUNSTER | MUNCAB-TV, the citizens advisory board that produced popular cable TV segments about the town since 1985, has been dissolved.
NWI lawmakers win approval for several legislative proposals
INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana House on Monday completed its work on House-sponsored legislation and will begin hearing Senate-approved measures s…
South Shore Line study on track for Senate
INDIANAPOLIS | The future of the South Shore Line and its governing board would be the topic of a General Assembly study this summer under leg…
Lawmakers agree to study NICTD board membership
INDIANAPOLIS | A plan to shake up the regional board that oversees the South Shore Line has been shelved — for now.
More than 1,550 properties to be removed from flood plain
MUNSTER | The Federal Emergency Management Agency will remove more than 1,550 properties along the west portion of Little Calumet River from f…
Munster Town Council taking active role in video commmunications
MUNSTER | For 25 years, MUNCAB, the town’s cable TV advisory committee, provided live and recorded programs featuring the Ridge community that…
Munster council OKs spending up to $10K to remove last 5 properties from flood zone
MUNSTER | The Town Council recently voted to spend up to $10,000 for on-call engineering services and documentation to FEMA aimed at removing …
Munster approves funds for emergency water main replacement
MUNSTER | Nine separate blowouts last week along a vintage water main on White Oak Avenue south of Fran-Lin Parkway left some homeowners tempo…
Rebuilding bridges between Hammond, Munster
MUNSTER | Three bridges that connect Hammond and Munster finally will be demolished, rebuilt or renovated starting this year, thanks to interl…
Third phase of Munster Community Park redevelopment coming into focus
MUNSTER | Phase three of the Community Park redevelopment is coming into clearer focus after discussions last week between the Park Board and …
Dawn Food Products looks to consolidate in M'ville
MERRILLVILLE | Dawn Food Products has plans to consolidate its Crown Point and Munster facilities into one distribution center in Merrillville.
House approves Lake veterans court funding plan
INDIANAPOLIS | Lake County could be home to Indiana's sixth veterans court after the House on Monday approved a funding plan recommended by st…
Dyer presses on with fire territory discussion
DYER | A few of the players have dropped out, but enough showed up recently to make the second discussion of a fire territory a lively one.
TIF boosted Community Park, Munster Shops
MUNSTER | Fiscal year 2012 saw millions of dollars of continued community investment by the Redevelopment Commission which breathed new life i…
Portion of White Oak Avenue to close starting Wednesday
MUNSTER | A portion of White Oak Avenue will be closed to traffic for about four weeks beginning Wednesday.
Munster saves money by refinancing bonds
MUNSTER | Much like homeowners refinance their mortgages to obtain lower interest rates and save money, municipalities can refinance bonds iss…
Report: More than one-third of Munster's ash trees infected with emerald ash borer
MUNSTER | The emerald ash borer infected 514 ash trees in parkways along the Little Calumet River and Hart Ditch, and to date Munster public w…
Munster will buy state flyover information
MUNSTER | The Town Council recently approved spending more than $23,200, if necessary, to obtain geographic data from the state’s planned flyo…
Siimonetto tapped to lead Munster Town Council in 2013
MUNSTER | Joseph Simonetto will lead the five-member Town Council as president during 2013.
Munster eyes proceeds from gas-to-energy project
MUNSTER | The town's new electric utility fund went into effect Tuesday.
Munster Redevelopment Commission meets in special session Wednesday
MUNSTER | The Munster Redevelopment Commission meets in special session at 11 a.m. Wednesday to organize the commission for the year and condu…
Munster Town Council approves ADA transition plan
MUNSTER | To comply with federal requirements for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Town Council approved the final draft o…
New police task force to address crime along Ridge Road corridor
MUNSTER | An interlocal agreement between the three Ridge communities’ police departments will set up a violence reduction initiative task for…
Griffith signs off on multi-town police task force
GRIFFITH | With Griffith's approval Tuesday, the three-town police task force is two-thirds of the way toward hitting the streets.
Munster Town Council tweaks health premium increase
MUNSTER | The Town Council tweaked an ordinance regarding how much town employees will pay for health insurance after hearing strong objection…
Construction problems on just-completed levee provide food for discussion
MUNSTER | Problems with construction of the newly completed flood protection levee became an issue at Wednesday’s meeting of the Little Calume…
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