Valparaiso City Council members passed an ordinance at the Monday, May 22 meeting giving the greenlight for the $39.5 million Grand Gardner boutique luxury hotel for downtown Valparaiso, while emphasizing parking concerns.
After five months of public and expert input, the Valparaiso City Council approved the creation and funding for a new staff position intended to help fight growing local cases of opioid addition.
The Valparaiso City Council completed the first round of interviews for the application process for appointing a new member to the Valparaiso School Board with five candidates vying and each fulfilling the body’s guiding resolution, which dictates applicants for the vacancy cannot be Republican, since currently, three of the four City Council appointees already represent the Republican Party.
Porter County Democratic Party Chair Brendan Clancy has tendered his resignation, and while the party won’t formally caucus to replace him until May 20, it looks as if Ward 2 Porter Town Council Member Don Craft will be the new leader.