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The Valparaiso City Council has approved a plan for the city's American Rescue Plan funds. But the fact that more than 60-percent of the $7.7 million would go toward acquiring land for future park facilities drew opposition from residents.
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Valparaiso residents will have to wait until next month to weigh in on a proposed tax hike. The city council planned to hold a public hearing Monday on the reestablishment of the Cumulative Capital Development (CCD) Fund, but City Attorney Patrick Lyp said that's had to be pushed back until April 11.
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As the Valparaiso City Council considers financing arrangements for the Linc development, questions are also being raised about how it got to this point. The $37 million project would replace the Round the Clock restaurant on Lincolnway with three four-story apartment buildings with ground floor retail space.
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The City of Valparaiso has set up a financing mechanism for a proposed downtown parking garage, but not without some opposition. The 300-space Lincoln Highway Garage would be built at the northeast corner of Lincolnway and Morgan to coincide with the Linc development.
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The City of Valparaiso is preparing for some future road improvements. The stretch of Harrison Boulevard where it intersects with Yellowstone Road on a reverse curve near Discovery Cottage needs some help, according to Mayor Matt Murphy. "That's a crazy intersection. It's busy, and it's well-needed," Murphy told the board of works last week.
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Valparaiso city attorney and former economic development director Patrick Lyp has been named to the Board of the Regional Development Authority. He was…