Mary Timm

The town of Dyer is looking to purchase the property next to its Plum Creek Center for a potential parking lot. The redevelopment commission agreed Thursday to offer $281,500 for the home at 2146 Moeller Street, the average of two appraisals the town received.

"For the kids' safety across Route 30, many of them, they just run across Route 30, and this would be a safety mechanism for them, as well," said Dyer Redevelopment Commission President Mary Tanis.