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Chesterton Town Council hears of recycling opportunities TIF board must pay 10K to CSX for RRs time in new traffic signal project Town Council adopts 2012 CEDIT Plan, earkmarking $1M Council OKs 2012 Chesterton Wizard of Oz Festival Building Commissioner reports some residents unhappy with new DNR flood plain map Missing Abercrombie Woods sidewalks will be built, town promises Chesterton Stormwater Utility finishes 2011 with surplus Utility says Post Office having trouble getting bills to residents on time Utility board to tally all costs of bypass control plan for possible bond issue Doyle: Senior living facility back on the table Chesterton homes to start getting rollaway trash carts in February Town Council reappoints Doyle, department heads Chesterton Town Council makes 2012 board appointments More lighting problems in South Cal District signage Chesterton Town Council okays favorable renewal of health policy State Board has no opinion on Chesterton opinion of use of Major Moves money for new building Town Council formally sets refuse and recycling rates Town of Chesterton tells 2012 holiday schedule Town employees to get $1,000 bonus this year Town sells $880K of stormwater bonds Town to talk to county about partnering to clear log jams from the Little Calumet Service will allow town officials to notify folks in an emergency Finally decided: Dickinson Road extension to cross RR tracks by way of Council Drive CHS students hope to find another sister city for Town of Chesterton Council okays town hall for use as early voting satellite center Town OKs clinic deal with Franciscan Alliance Two restaurants eyeing the Downtown Chesterton 'riverfront' 2012 budget draws no comment at public hearing Lukmann: OK to pay for new dump truck with TIF Construction of Indiana 49 utility corridor could begin this year Rethinking 2002 vision: NiSource answers town's questions on LEL's future Dunes Kankakee Trail route through Porter and Chesterton not yet formalized Cincoski: Golfcart operators on notice to comply with ordinance Property tax hike: Chesterton Town Council votes to raise CCD rate Chesterton Fire Department makes case for providing its own ambulance service Utility outlines additional sewer tapon fee for some new homes east of 49 Town pushing LEL to keep Coffee Creek Center promises Planning underway for Chesterton Indiana 49 corridor project Orlich urges county to fund eight new E911 dispatchers Town Council hears of Westwood Manor drainage problems Work continues on list of stormwater bond projects Broken promises: Planners call for action to stop decay of Coffee Creek Center Chesterton Council votes 4-1 to rezone ambulance barn to commercial Variance to allow climate controlled storage in old GTE building approved TIF board okays $176K contract to engineer 49 utility project Planners favor rezoning ambulance garage Public speaks out on Utility's proposed 1.2M gallon tank New 15th St. facility opens for business New TIF district created to fund Ind. 49 Utility Corridor Yikes! Utility storage tank could cost $11.4 million; expect a rate hike 2 percent sewer rate hike official in Chesterton TIF board gives DLZ time to make South Calumet District signage more readable Chesterton Chamber presents plan for $170,000 welcome sign on Ind 49 Storage tank will not be built on State Park Little League fields Chesterton BZA hears Chamber plan for LED welcome sign Downtown sewer project bid awarded, set to begin March 15 Planners favor creation of new TIF district south of the Toll Road Town Council debriefs on snow removal ops following blizzard TIF board eyes new package of South Cal Road improvements Chesterton Town Council hears comments on proposed smoke free ordinance Utility board formally endorses 2 percent sanitary sewer rate increase TriTowners told Trust is essential part of fire territory Chesterton moves to create new TIF district south of the Toll Road Porter walkway to extend into Chesterton New foot bridge swayed into place at Coffee Creek Park Chesterton planners approve reworked land use maps Stormwater board approves 2011 budget Hurdles continue to grow for any Dickinson Road extension Chesterton Town Council grants nursing home tax abatement over objections Sports complex developer warned he will need zoning approval Tri-Towns consider idea of creating Duneland fire territory Disgruntled citizens urged to attend Town Council meetings TIF board hears complaints about South Calumet District Hero Evelyn Ello honored with LifeSaving Award by the CFD Landlords to pay tenants' sanitary sewer bills New home in town? Consider a second water meter for outdoor summer use Sewer collapses into Coffee Creek Council hopeful of getting federal funds for Ind 49 corridor project Building Commissioner: Grass doesn't violate Town Code until 10 inches tall Folks seeking building permits take note: Process takes time George Nelson honored for support of Drug Task Force Jim Ton urges TIF board to revisit Dickinson Road extension Skate park now open and rules posted, but skaters are warned Chesterton Council splits to support RDA Older Town of Chesterton News Items
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