By KEVIN NEVERS

Just for the record: the Chesterton Utility would not be encroaching on any of the property of State Park Little League (SPLL) should it build a storage tank to eliminate sewage discharges into the Little Calumet River.

That’s because the left and left-center fields of the SPLL softball field actually encroach on Utility property, Superintendent Steve Yagelski reminded Dunelanders at Monday’s meeting of the Town Council.

Yagelski has said previously that the Utility will do everything in its power to avoid forcing SPLL to find a new location for the softball field. But it will almost certainly need to use that portion of its property currently used by SPLL for parking.

Kudos for the

Street Department

In other business, the council took receipt of a letter from Dennis Byron praising Street Commissioner John Schnadenberg and the Street Department for their prompt cleanup of the dust and debris on South Calumet Road kicked up by traffic and wind from the gravel patch on South Calumet Road left by the emergency sanitary sewer replacement. “Every time I have asked involving John’s help he has responded. . . . Thanks to John and his crew for an outstanding job,” Byron wrote.

Kudos for the

Police Department

From the floor a Chesterton resident who wished to remain anonymous, for fear of retribution from skateboarders, praised the Chesterton Police Department for its efforts in controlling skateboarders. “Take pictures of the kids,” the resident urged. “Have a cell phone in your hand and call the police. They will leave.”

Advice from the

Tree Committee

Meanwhile, Tree Committee President Jeff Cernick strongly advised residents not to “top” their trees when trimming them. Not only is topping an unattractive way to prune trees, it also kills them. The Street Department has literature available on the proper way to trim, he said.

CFD

The Chesterton Fire Department has responded to 64 calls so far in March and 244 in the year to date, Fire Chief Warren “Skip” Highwood informed members.

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