The Chesterton Town
Council made the following 2017 board appointments at its special meeting
Tuesday evening.
Re-appointed to the
Advisory Plan Commission: George Stone and Fred Owens.
Re-appointed to the
Board of Zoning Appeals: Jim Kowalski.
Re-appointed to the
Utility Service Board: James Raffin and Scot McCord.
Re-appointed to the
Stormwater Management Board: Park Superintendent Bruce Mathias.
Newly appointed to
the Park Board: Candy Tucker, who succeeds long-time member Vincent Emanuele.
Emanuele opted not to seek re-appointment
Newly appointed to
the Police Commission: Timothy Scheerer, who succeeds Alex Rodriguez.
Re-appointed to the
Redevelopment Commission: John Swibes, Jeff Trout, Nick Walding, and Council
Member Emerson DeLaney, R-5th. Newly appointed: Council Member Dane Lafata,
D-3rd, who succeeds Council Member Jim Ton, R-1st. Ton opted to step down.
Re-appointed to the
Tax Abatement Advisory Committee: Dane Lafata, Robert Allison, Phoebe Jane
House, and Clerk-Treasurer Stephanie Kuziela. Newly appointed: Neil
Wiskneski, who succeeds Robert Poparad Jr.
Re-appointed to the
Tree Committee: Stuart Franzen. Newly appointed--to complete Stephanie
Kuziela’s unexpired term, through Dec. 31, 2017--Sidney Augustyn.
Re-nominated for
Duneland’s seat on the Porter County Convention, Recreation, and Visitor
Commission: Lisa Woodrich. At least two of the Tri-Towns’ councils must
agree on the nomination. The Porter County Commissioners will make the
actual appointment.
Correction: the
Chesterton Tribune inadvertently left off the time of Tuesday’s meeting,
in the advance the Tribune ran in the Friday, Dec. 23, edition.
In fact the council
met at 6 p.m., not at its regular meeting time of 7 p.m.
The Trib
regrets the mistake.