The city of Hobart and Valparaiso Transit held a Community Center meeting to determine the amount of public interest in a new ChicaGo Dash line going through Hobart.
As the project has been discussed in recent months, many residents have expressed concerns about traffic, the environment, crime, health and property values.
The City Council and Mayor Brian Snedecor authorized up to $1 million in American Rescue Plan funding for enhancements addressing safety and COVID issues, Clerk-Treasurer Deb Longer said.
Councilmen have differing views of the proposed project that would include multiple speculative buildings and offer about 2 million square feet of space in total on about 156 acres of