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Ton blasts TIF board vote as retaliation against businesses Gloves off in South Calumet Triangle fight Chesterton annexes 39 acres next to Abercrombie Woods Fireworks illegal again on most days in Chesterton Westwood Manor residents rip plans for more development on 1050N cite drainage problems Porter Cove adopts section of Prairie-Duneland Trail Round the Clock claims loss of $1 million loss if South Calumet closed Chesterton puts out welcome mat for new hospital and other medical centers Town Council tells staff to forget expensive plans for 15th St building Coffee Creek Center mall plan not dead, planners told Chesterton annexes Olson Farm Council favors town manager, not ready to hire one Asphalt inflation: Town of Chesterton short of road maintenance funds Yagelski defends town's right to build on Little League softball field Planners say Mills Pond improves on failed GK plan New plan seeks retail development at 'GK' site east of 49 Town sets new record for fire calls in 2006 Fewer police officers on Chesterton streets in 2006 Town Council takes receipt of Ton's town manager report Village Green Townhomes win planners okay; 17 acre park eyed Public park athletic fields east of 49 proposed Council votes 3-2 to close S Calumet Chesterton BZA approves video gaming center Town Council faces decisions before hiring town manager Wal-Mart in Chesterton? LEL-Gierczyk eye options for site west of 49 Town Council approves $10 million budget Chesterton approves new sewer pact with Porter Property owners organize against South Calumet Triangle plan Adults urged draw the line against teens' abuse of children's park Town eyes closing Calumet and 1100N to fix triangle traffic problems Story of Chesterton trail restroom is tale of community failure Utility board approves sewer agreement with developer south of Toll Road Liberty Township residents blast proposed annexation south of Toll Road at 49 Chesterton Town Council approves 2006 budget; work to begin on 2007 Rehab of old United Tractor building won't come cheap, town is told LEL-Gierczyk deal maps future of Coffee Creek Dickinson Rd. project likely to take years, town is told Town Council rejects GK 3-2 5-2 Planners not impressed by GK GK opponents speak out Planners unanimous in calling for controls on big box stores Chesterton looks to buy land for missing link in Dickinson Road Town seeks route for Dickinson Road project Citizens debate Chesterton's future Town mulls annexation: Do houses pay their way Chesterton Town Council adopts 2006 and 2007 CEDIT capital projects plan Chesterton looks at Dickinson Road extension and South Calumet project Chesterton enacts law regulating sexually oriented businesses TIF board expands list of projects to be funded Chesterton Park Board shapes five year plan Residents urge Chesterton to expand park system Train crews breaking the law when they block crossings to stop for coffee Arsenic all around us despite EPA ban Drug problem taking toll here Original carpenters of bandstand to be remembered How many houses is too many? Chesterton Town Council seeks to diversify growth 20 year plan: 900N more realistic boundary for Chesterton than US 6, panel decides Chesterton Fire Department to respond to Pine Township fires automatically Interchange at Ind 49 and IBR postponed indefinitely Town Council urged to establish historic district Photo: Honoring the Skipper Photo: Chesterton Fire Department history: Walt Pliske lived it Two developments approved without public parks Purchase of park land tops Chesterton wish list Rail Road connects 100E to Dickenson Road Frustration continues over lack of funds for parks Column on heroin topic at Chesterton council meeting Two years later: Town okays LEL land transfer to conservancy