GARY â The city of Gary marked the beginning of nearly $7 million in sewer infrastructure upgrades Tuesday.
Mayor Jerome Prince called it an exciting day as officials gathered for the city s 13th Avenue sewer improvement and grit dewatering improvement projects. Not only does this create an environment, or situation, for us to have a cleaner, safer, more resilient city, it also highlights the opportunities to have partnerships with great people, such as our congressman, and the Army Corps (of Engineers),â Prince said.
âI m extremely proud and grateful and just thankful to be here to announce these projects, particularly for the folks in this area here, but certainly for the entire city of Gary.â
After months of work, the city of Crown Point marked the end of its 101st Avenue Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure Improvement Project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with a
3 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District hosted a number of events in April 2021 to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). This year’s Army theme was Building Cohesive Teams through Character Trust and Resilience. Protecting Our People Protects Our Mission.
Events included Teal Tuesday to show support of SAAPM and survivors; a walk/run/ride virtual 5K; Denim Day; and Ask-a-SARC Day in which several sessions were held on relevant topics surrounding sexual assault such as Reporting Options & Resources, the Complaint Process, and Cyberstalking and Internet Safety.
“The recognition of this month is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and its effects on communities, schools, and workplaces,” Stasi Brown, Chicago District’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Victim’s Advocate, said. “The goal of the events that we hosted was to increase our awareness of sexual assault, and celebrate survivors.