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Valparaiso continues making financial arrangements for some large-scale projects.
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Neighbors' Educational Opportunities (NEO) will have to wait a bit longer to see if the city of Portage will help fund a proposed childcare program and career training center.
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Funding to upgrade the Memorial Opera House is apparently back in Porter County's plans for American Rescue Plan money.
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Porter County government services will soon be easier to access online. The county commissioners Tuesday approved a pair of contracts for additional services from CivicPlus, totaling almost $106,000 over the next three years.
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After months of work on Porter County's ARPA spending plan, the county council has only agreed to approve part of it. Council members voted six-to-one Tuesday to approve the appropriations recommended by the infrastructure and county COVID response subcommittees totaling over $10 million. But they held off on approving the almost $9 million requested for behavioral health and nonprofits.
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The Porter County Council is holding off on approving the county's ARPA spending plan. The county commissioners approved a plan for much of the county's $33 million share of federal American Rescue Plan money in early August, but it wasn't placed on last week's county council agenda.
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The Porter County Commissioners have approved a spending plan for federal COVID-19 response money. An ordinance ratifying plans for the county's $33 million dollars in American Rescue Plan funds was adopted Tuesday.
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Valparaiso may give COVID-19 premium pay to retired employees who no longer work for the city.
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Increasing costs are creating challenges for Hammond's American Rescue Plan projects. Last fall, the city council approved a list of projects totaling almost $39 million. But Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. told council members Monday that costs have gone up by about $9.6 million from those initial estimates.
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The Porter County Council is considering its next steps, when it comes to addressing mental health issues in the county. The county commissioners recently hired an outside consultant to conduct a community assessment on suicide awareness and prevention.