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Commissioners to hold public hearing on ordinance to halt protests at funerals Porter County Council puts $8 million in CEDIT back into commissioners' budget Vicki Urbanik to be County Council's first full time financial advisor County Council battle with auditor heating up Porter County ranks 20th most healthy in Indiana, Lake 81st BZA tables Luke Oil car wash request at US 6 Commissioners approving 20 percent match to win hefty grant for fire deptartment radios Commissioners order study of jail funds in wake of new costs Plan Commission favors promoting growth around County airport Rivas gets the boot in County Council coup; Poparad new president County Council splits 5-2 over accountability for efficiency fund Lakeshore PAWS drops out of partnership for county animal shelter Porter County parks board and staff agree on objectives for 2013 Commissioners move to push Council member off RDC County wants state to study widening US 6 in Liberty Township Consultants urge revamp for Indiana Dunes visitor center County RDC accepts preliminary draft for TIF at US 6, initiates impact study Sheriff wants more time for medical staff selection; Evans wants CEDIT School referendum raises tax rates for Duneland in 2013 County office heads eye pilot program to offer services at Portage location Luke Oil planning reconstruction at US 6 and Meridian Board votes to seek funds for south county park Porter County Waste Reduction District offers recycled paint program Porter County Council wants a say on TIF districting Porter County considers terminating deal to house federal prisoners at jail Porter County Council hears first request for salary hikes of 2013 Evans wants to see structural changes on Gary Chicago airport board Sunset Hill center eyed for more county offices Porter County Animal Shelter sees a year of change and progress Council agrees to use interest from hospital sale to fund PACT building Bed and breakfasts don't fit by hospital, County BZA says Council shows support for Porter County PACT building purchase Opera House chief eyes historic roots and tighter budget Location officially selected for Raise-the-Barn at Sunset Hill Farm Calumet trail project plan presented to County Commissioners County attorney renders opinion that council cannot control CEDIT funds County Park system nets grants, commissioners create funds County Council using income tax funds to help Portage; rejects loan for Lake County Commissioners look for space for voting machines; Sheriff medical staff tabled Porter County voter turnout near 65 percent; voters office needs more space Tourism board tells 2013 grant recipients; criteria to be reevaluated again New county employee health insurance would bring minimum savings Commissioners agree to local match for RDA grant to revitalize Town of Pines Biggs raps special salary hikes in failed Porter County budget proposal Porter County nets $2.9 million from 2012 tax sale Evans bites back: 'They're playing Russian Roulette with our budgets' County Council splits to freeze budgets; Whitten walks out over cuts ExAnimal Shelter worker sues county for firing her over whistleblowing Planners say yes to dome at Courts, to open by year end Tourism Board hears plans for Porter trolley track to the Dunes and museum Park board ponders partnership for sports fields at county home site Adams prompts County Council anger after misspeaking about ADA project bids Medical campus wins plat approval; Family Express drops gas station County corrects violations cited in audit for E911 State audit raps Porter County Opera House no-bid equipment purchase Report: Urgent action needed to ease overcrowding at Porter County Jail County Tourism board exploring education to prevent lake drownings Dennis Morgan retiring after 40 years of leading Family and Youth Services Bureau New site eyed for Sunset Hill Farm Park barn activity center Council wants answers from Commissioners on CEDIT spending County and feds finally renew Dunes Visitor Center lease Commissioners to pony up $2 million against county shortfall jail staffing problems loom Valpo Schools budget casts shadow over 2013 county budget sessions Porter County Fair County Treasurer offers payment plan to help delinquent taxpayers avoid tax sale Moving Day: Porter relocates to new hospital tomorrow County redevelopment commission organizes; Frataccia elected chair Commissioners looking for fresh start with employee health insurance Porter County BZA says yes to new church at US 6 and Indiana 49 Indiana 130 / 149 intersection eyed for new county animal shelter NPS says poor decisions chief factor in Lake Michigan drownings Campground, road and landscape upgrades eyed for Sunset Hill park Duneland School board member Ayres to be advisor to county TIF board County mulls health savings account option to cut insurance costs County says safety for school buses priority in 1100N bridge work County Council votes 5-2 to partner with town on 49 corridor Falling real estate prices push property tax assessments lower Burrus and Frataccia picked for Porter County redevelopment commission Tourism board member calls for action to make lake swimming safer Schafer resigns as head of opera house and expo center Porter County creates new fund for Chesterton 49 corridor Commissioners dissolve animal shelter advisory board Porter County waste district compost passes analysis New county bridge opened over Kankakee Whitten opposed to TIF district at hospital County Council pushes for elected Valpo School Board Commissioners push to make fire radio system upgrades using hospital money Jobs Cabinet looks at Porter County strengths and weaknesses Family Express station proposed for US 6 near hospital Architectural and construction management contracts okayed for Raise the Barn Commissioners remain quiet on parks' funding request for Raise the Barn Sheriff and judges push for study of county jail crowding Donated horse to join Sunset Hill Farm; Raise the Barn center to begin first phase County to close roads in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore; Tremont and Furnessville to remain open State says no: Auditor drops amnesty for homestead violators Report says new county animal shelter to cost $2.9 million Raise the Barn project 'long overdue.' enthusiastic County Council says Porter County Council urges working with municipalities on E911 fund crisis County and cities to get undistributed CEDIT taxes; taxpayers to benefit later US 6 overlay district gets 9-0 support from planners Porter County tourism to defend against Lake County, look at visitor center space County Park Board dedicates master plan in memory of Jim Perkins Divided County Council approves spending CEDIT funds Citizens tell opposition to NPS plan to close roads in National Lakeshore Liberty Township residents push for Damon Run to serve 49 corridor, not Chesterton utility State reports accounting snafus in county clerk records for 2010 Jackson Township wildlife preserve asks county to help acquire 26 acre wetland Plan Commission unanimously favors Brincka Cross rezoning Solar farm company sues Porter County BZA over denial Board hears pleas for ice rink during county park plan input session Porter County assessor reports completion of property reassessment Expert says Porter County needs bigger animal shelter 2-1 vote: Commissioners favor helping Chesterton pay for utility lines south along 49 Duneland tax districts to see lower hikes than others for bills payable this year Porter County tourism office lays out strategy for next three years County Park Board favorable to Lake County maintaining site on Kankakee River Porter County tourism leaders respond to Lake County attack Porter County Commissioners vote for changes to development rules Craig Kenworthy of Morgan Township joins county park board Porter County election officials propose combining precincts in Westchester Township Countywide cabinet announced for economic development New integrated clinic treats physical and mental needs at PorterStarke County Assessor to check tax exempt status of nonprofit properties Council split 4-3 on funds for Opera House rehab Plan Commission favors PUD and development review amendments 6-0 County adopts five year ambulance contract with Porter Health Systems County hears Chesterton plan for 49 corridor County residents get first look at new flood risk maps Porter County planners favor subdivision rule changes, 7-2 Commissioners approve funding for courthouse metal detector and Xray County Council undoes six weeks of work, flatlines budget back to 2011 Farming, horses, sports fields, ice rink among ideas for Porter County parks plan Public gets a look at rehabbed county animal shelter Biggs and Whitten call for county financial master plan to prioritize spending Sagamore Subdivision back in business after county planners reinstate plats Smart911 is up and running Porter Hospital on track to make 2012 debut, CEO reports Study: Porter County students at high risk for drug and alcohol use County and Chamber reach agreement on new Indiana 49 sign Porter County, 12 others, to get hybrid welfare system Evans orders ethics review after DLZ pays for Adams' flight to Indy Commissioners agree on need for new activity center at Sunset Hill Farm County Park Board sets aside funds for Sunset Hill activity center Commissioners hand animal control duties over to sheriff department Council accepts $500,000 plan for tax bill revamp with 4-2 vote Healthcare and environment highlight proposals for use of hospital interest Commissioners split to approve St. Andrews medical campus rezoning Porter County parks to seek hospital money for Brookdale and Sunset Hill projects Longtime Porter County health officer Dr. Gary Babcoke retires after 33 years State responds to Porter County complaint about bridge agreement Evans slams INDOT for blackmail on US Steel bridge Technology and cooperation highlight look at the future of Porter County Commissioners back RDA appointment; Harper urges transparency GOP majority: Porter County Commissioner John Evans tells vision for future County Drainage Board approves footbridge in Little Cal nature preserve Astronomers persuade commissioners to pass light pollution prevention resolution County officials hear plea for more sports facilities from parents Archived Porter County News